Impact of Modernization on Traditional Economies of Canada’s Isolated Northern Aboriginal Communities
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Introduction The Aboriginal people are also known as the indigenous people in Canada. They are comprised of three groups known as First Nation, Inuit and Metis people. They were the first inhabitants of the current Canada. They formed complex economic, social, cultural and political systems before the Europeans came to North America. The First Nations occupied south of the Arctic, Metis people live mostly in the Prairie Provinces and Ontario but are also found in other parts of the country, while the Inuit people are found in the northern regions of Canada. Indigenous economies refer to the traditional
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These factors influenced their settlement size and duration, their interaction with other communities and division of labor between genders. This subsistence economy involved activities such as fishing, gathering hunting, trapping and other activities that provided income kind, which is food, shelter, heat, clothing, and other forms of subsistence goods and services. The indigenous economic activities were not meant for exchange of profits or competition but for the sole purpose of the individual, families and the community (The National Aboriginal Economic Development Board, 2015). The surplus was shared at ceremonies and festivals that promoted social cohesion of the community. The indigenous economies focused on two major principles, sustainability, and …show more content…
Due to the contact between the settler population and the aboriginal people, the subsistence-based economies went through irreversible changes (Lang, Price, Pedersen, & Trovato, 2015). These impacts of these were experienced differently by each region and by over time, they have very much been the same, slow yet consistent, from the informal-based economy to a capitalistic based form of livelihood. There were three important factors that contributed to this transition. They include the distinct evolutionary culture of each of these traditional societies, the magnitude in which the individuals were attracted into the wage, money, market economy and finally the federal government’s role in the administration and support of the aboriginal communities. The formalization of the fur trade (acquisition and sale of animal fur) brought a great change to their way of living. After this, their tradition of subsistence economy changed to market needs. This brought about a conflict between them on resource availability and territorial boundaries when it came to hunting and trapping. The aboriginal societies became dependent on external markets and in return suffered from the destructive consequences of today’s capitalistic economies (Monique, 2016). One of the consequences was that they
In www.firstpeopleofcanada.com it states that the the Inuit lived in the Arctic, the Haida lived in Haida Gwaii and Iroquois lived in Manitoulin Island.
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The significant societal, economical, and political changes of the First Nations tend to be overlapping and correlational. As political maintenance declines the economy declines, and as the economy declines society crumbles and quality of life declines. While issues in one area cause issues in others it becomes hard to separate what can be solved politically vs. societally. All issues, either with society or politics, cause damage to the First Nations economic situation creating gaping issues with society such as health issues, famine, sheltering, and education.
Around the world there are groups of people who refer to themselves, or we refer them, as indigenous people. Indigenous people are “originating in and characteristics of a particular region or country; native.” (Dictionary.com) Sometimes they are referred to as Native Americans. One tribe that has been around for many years is the Chippewa tribe there are approximately 150 tribes or bands. They call themselves the “first man” or the “original” man, also known as Anishinabe, in the Chippewa language. The Chippewa tribe originated in North America, mainly in the United States, however, over time they have ended up in parts of Canada as well as the United States.
Aboriginal women had occupied an essential position in the fur trade of the North American region from its birth during the 17th and 18th centuries. Even though this is true, the role of women, especially those of the Native American society, has been ignored a great deal in the entire history of fur trade. Contrary to the belief that the whole fur trade activity was only male-dominated, it very much depended upon Native women and their participation and labor in order to ensure survival as well as economic success. This paper will attempt to illuminate how Native women played the role as important producers when it comes to fur trade of the American Plains and, of course, the Canadian region. This paper will also deal with the two important company's namely the North West and Hudson's Bay Company and tell how each functioned during the time of fur trade. The term “fur traders” is the term often used to described anyone who was interested in the traffic of furs. The traditional picture has been that of a male in buckskin shirt and a raccoon cap, dispensing alcohol and trinkets to gullible savages, in turn for the quality furs worth 10 times their value.
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