"The Lay of the Land"

Eva B.

This factsheet provides a timeline of colonial land theft in Secwepemc territory and brings to light the colonial legal fiction that founded 'justifications' for land usurpation. The factsheet details ongoing Indigenous struggles for sovereignty and points to future possibilities for rebuilding Indigenous societies and communities.

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References

ICTINC Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. (January 26, 2020). "Indigenous Title and The Doctrine of Discovery." https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-title-and-the-doctrine-of-discovery
Manuel, A. (2015). "The Lay of the Land." Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call. Toronto: Between the Lines. pp.1-12.
RSBC Rivershed Society of British Columbia. "Map Exploration." https://watershedcpr.canadiangeographic.ca/salmon-fry/connect/map-exploration/

Source Authors

Arthur Manuel, ICTINC Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., RSBC Rivershed Society of British Columbia

Events

The Indian Act, World War One

Keywords

Broken Promises, Canada's Colonial History, Colonial settlement, Colonialism, Consent and Consultation, Doctrine of Discovery, European Settlers, Future Possibilities, History of Racism, Indigenous Resistance, Interrupting Colonial Narratives, Land and Power, Land Defence, Land Dispossession, Ongoing Colonialism, Organized Resistance, Reserve System, Resisting Racism, Settler Colonialism, Settler-Indigenous Relations, Terra Nullius

Key Figures

Captain James Cook, Chief Neskonlith, Grand Chief George Manuel, James Douglas, National Indian Brotherhood, Secwepemc Nation, Simon Fraser, Wilfred Laurier, William Pierrish

Locations

British Columbia, British North America, Canada, Secwepemc Territory, Turtle Island

Themes

Activism, History