Imperialism, History & Indigeneity

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Explores four different contexts that define the word Imperialism and links Imperialism and Colonialism with History. The factsheet calls for centering Indigenous knowledge and scholarship in learning about Imperialism.

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References

Tuhiwai Smith, P. L. (2012). "Imperialism, History, Writing and Theory." In Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. Zed Books. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uvic/detail.action?docID=1426837

Source Authors

Linda Tuhiwai Smith

Keywords

Canada's Colonial History, Capitalism, Decolonization, Doctrine of Discovery, European Settlers, History of Racism, imperialism, Indigenous Resistance, Land and Power, Land Dispossession, Language of Rights, Multiple Ways of Knowing, Ongoing Colonialism, Patriarchy, Racist Legislation, Reclaiming History, Resilience and Resurgence, Resistant Knowledge, Scientific Ideas and Power, Settler Colonialism, Settler-Indigenous Relations, Unsettling Settlers

Key Figures

Christopher Columbus

Locations

Europe, Turtle Island

Themes

History, Theory