Month: May 2024

Driving Question 🏎️: What were the consequences of colonization?

To figure that out we had to research colonization, and the affect’s of it, and we had to present it to grade 11s in a keynote presentation in groups. This all sounds very complicated, so allow me to explain.

Worldview 🌎

 

Worldview would be very important for this project especially even though we use it for every project, this one would be extra important to apply worldview to it because we had to see in two different perspectives and make assumptions as estimates based on research. We had to see in the worldview of the Indigenous peoples in Canada and the Europeans, that would require worldview because there are two different worldviews.

Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Inuit, Métis, and First Nations (three groups) Métis people are of mixed European and indigenous ancestry. First Nations people were the original inhabitants of the land. Indigenous territories were NOT static. The Haudenosaunee allied with the Dutch and the English. They fought against the French in the Iroquois War.The Six Nations consist of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora. Haudenosaunee means “people of the longhouse,”

Craft

We used “craft” in this project more than you would even imagine. We had to take so many notes about colonization and it definitely made note take much much easier and even made it fun (kind of).

Affects of Colonization

Colonization had many impacts on Indigenous peoples and the environment. Generational trauma from residential schools. Environmental degradation occurred due to hunting and deforestation. Multiple Indigenous communities wiped out completely. Racism and injustices towards Indigenous people.

Keynote

We had to do research and out it into our keynote that had to be 10-15 slides long that included a bibliography and a title slide. This was difficult because one of our group members didn’t contribute to the Keynote very much, so we had to do more work. We had to review it, change it, and make it better. We included stories about colonization like the Iroquois war, how colonization impacts us today, and about New France.

Presenting to Grade 11s

Presenting to the grade 11s was pretty nerve wracking and scary at first, but then I got used to it and it went smoothly. We got some feedback from them, and they said that we could’ve talked slower and maybe added a quiz at the end like some other groups did, but everything else went well!

Individual Keynote

The grade 11s said that we should make individual keynotes to demonstrate our knowledge further so we had to make a 2 slide keynote with 3 words on each one. The point of it was to elaborate on the words and explain the main consequences of colonization.

What Were the Consequences of Colonization?

The consequences of colonization are relevant to today and have been relevant since hundreds of years ago. It impacts the environment, the mental health of indigenous people today, how the government works, the people that live in Canada, and racism and discrimination against indigenous peoples. The consequences of colonization are very relevant to today and even though we don’t think about it, almost everyone living in Canada wouldn’t be here if not for colonization. There are many perspectives on how colonization turned out, for a lot of people it’s a good thing that colonization existed, but for many indigenous people, it had a negative impact on their lives because they were killed, displaced, and discriminated against. 

Conclusion

In conclusion I learnt a lot about colonization and how it not just impacts me, but the millions of indigenous people and all the people in Canada. I also learnt much much more about colonization and New France.