Places And Exchanges

1) First peoples in Canada

- Aborigines make up more than 1.3million(3.5%) of Canada’s population(33.2 million

- Canada’s aborigines live mostly in remote regions in the north

- The Blackfeet territory stretches over both sides of the USA Canada border which is a problem for the Blackfeet who can’t go from one point of their territory to another without having to go through customs

- Canada’s first peoples are seldom in contact with other cultures ( but sometimes need their help in the extract from the Snow walker

- First peoples don’t reject other cultures. They only disagree with the way other cultures treat them and steal the resources of their land

2) Territory vs country

a) Explain what vision First Peoples have one of the land

- According to First Peoples, the land belongs to everyone, not just a nation or a community

- Large stretches of land shared by everyone. The nation of border does not exist (e.g. Leticia’s mother in the next “citizenship?”

b) What does this imply about the way First Peoples react to borders?

- Different revisions of the notion of borders: First Peoples do not recognize and do not need any borders, whereas American or Canadian societies are built inside borders

- First People’s lands after straddle one border(Canada or America)

- First Peoples have been forced to live within artificial borders(reserves)

- Life on reserves may prove difficult for First Peoples who have been assigned these artificial borders and live either in Canada or in the US to have a better life

3) Recognizing First Peoples in Canada

- Nunarut: first native run territory in North America and its citizens are now listened to and respected

- The Intuits have been fighting to stop the exploitation of their land by superpowers

- First Peoples’ lands are open to tourism

- First peoples need to tourism to thrive and to be recognized

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