Indigenous Rights and The Undoomed Indian

Heather M.

This factsheet explores the history of the Beothuk alongside the development of human rights discourse in the Romantic period. The factsheet calls for a language of cultural sovereignty to remain distinct from discussions of human rights; as fighting for colonial powers to recognize human and political rights only reinforces the idea that the colonizer has authority over Indigenous peoples.

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References

Cariou, W. (2016). "Indigenous Rights and the Undoomed Indian." European Romantic Review (27), no.3: pp. 309-318. DOI: 10.1080/10509585.2016.1163784

Source Authors

Warren Cariou

Keywords

Appropriation, Canada's Colonial History, Colonial Exploitation, Colonial settlement, Colonial Violence, European Settlers, Indigenous Sovereignty, Interrupting Colonial Narratives, Land and Power, Language of Rights, Museums, Myths and Power, Racist Violence, Reclaiming History, Royal Proclamation, Settler Fantasy, Settler Moves to Innocence, Settler-Indigenous Relations, Unsettling Settlers

Key Figures

Beothuk, Demasduit, Shanawdithit

Locations

Beothuk Territory, British North America, Newfoundland, North America, St. Johns, Turtle Island

Themes

History