the effect, result, or outcome of something that occurred in the past.
historical consequences
happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the present time period.
contemporary consequences
a period that is often identified as beginning in 1492, Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to the Carribean, and ending after WWII.
historical globalization
inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times; indigenous.
Aboriginal
the memories of living people about events or social conditions which they experienced in their earlier lives told orally.
oral histories
something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past.
legacies
Foundations of historical globalization
rise of capitalism
industrialization
imperialism
Eurocentrism
An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
• rise of capitalism:
The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services.
• industrialization:
the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination. (another word used is colonialism)
• imperialism
the practice of viewing the world from a European perspective
• Eurocentrism
impacts of cultural contact between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples:
exchange of goods and technologies
depopulation
influences on government
influences on social institutions
the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all).
• depopulation
imperialist policies and practices that affected/affect indigenous peoples
- British rule in India
- British and French rule in Canada
- post-colonial governments in Canada
- Scramble for Africa
- USA today
- Apartheid
contemporary global issues that have origins in policies and practices of post-colonial governments in Canada and other locations:
- consequences of residential schools:
- social impact on indigenous peoples:
- loss of indigenous languages:
- civil strife: (i.e. the Oka Crisis, Idle No More Campaign, The Congo, Ipperwash)
Attempts to address consequences of imperialist policies and practices on indigenous peoples in Canada and other locations:
- apologies
- financial settlements
- allowing self-determination
