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Jan 1, 1500
First interaction between First Nations and Europeans
This event was a huge impact becuase it was the first interaction between the First Nations and the Europeans. This sparked trade amoungst these two colonies and it also benifitted both traders. First nations wanted to get metal items for cooking and weapons and the europeans wanted food and animal pelts. -
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early assimilation on first nations into catholocism/ 15 year monopoly on the fur trade in french territory
France had granted the royal charter to the ompany of New France, or the hundred associates. It gave the company a 15 year monopoly on the fur trade. this affected the first nations due to the fact that the company in return for the charter and monopoly would try converting first nations into catholocism. This did not benifit the first nations because it was an early attempt on trying to assimilate the first nations into the already growing catholic religion. -
British Treaties with First Nations
The British attempted negotiating written treaties with the first nation in their north american colonies. These treaties were to mainly prevent conflict from arising between first nations people and european settlers who wanted to live safely and make farms and settlements. The colonial governments also made oral promises to first nations. -
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The Seven Years War
The proclamation limited settlement in eastern north america due to the fact that it was reserved for first nations people, it was intended mainly to maintain peace with the first nations. Quebec wanted to attract British settlers because they were the only ones who could buy reserve land from the first nations. This created treaty making-process that reamins in effect today. -
Beothuk rivalries
In the beginnning the Beothuk tried driving away the european newcomers by stealing or destroying equipment. The Europeans then were agated and hunted and killed most of them. By the end of all this there was only one surviving Beothuk Shawnadithit, this impacted the population of the Beothuk substantially they are a tribe one step away from extinction due to this tragic event. -
assimilation
The Canadian Government wanted to attract European settlers to the west. The only obstacle in their way was the first nations... To ensure success they needed to have the first nations peacfully turn their terrtory over to the canadian government and to do that the government planned to assimilate the first nations into mainstream canadian society. -
Depopulation of First Peoples
Europeans had been taking land from First Nations forcing them to movie to unproductive spaces that they were unfamiliar with. then europeans started to migrate westward to the land claimed by the plains first nations this created violence between these two territorys. they also brought diseases to many first nations one being smallpox a deadly disease that wiped out many first nations. This affected there culture and lives due to the depopulation of many tribe memebers. -
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The Numbered Treaties
11 treaties were negotiated between 1871 and 1921. These treaties sparked the beginning of "cash for land"
The first nations surrendered their territory and agreed to live on reserves. They were promised many things including annual payments, farm animals, tools, etc. The government kept the highly productive land and the first nations had no other choice but to live in the smaller, less productive areas.
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Indian Act
This affected first nations alot. This was another way that the government would attempt to assimilate the first nations. It made it next to impossible to pursue land claims. The act controlled first nations an example of this is the term "status indian' which meant the government decided if you were first nation or not, if you were you received special benifits. This act also attempted to disban some first nation traditional practices which was taking a blow at their cultures. -
Residential schools
First Nation students were usually abused at these schools so it had a impact on their life after leaving and while being there. this was put in to place in order to assimilate the first nation children while they are young this affected them in many ways one being that they lost touch with their language, culture, and even identity. First Nations parents were forced to bring their kids to these Residential schools.
