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Thesis
Canadian settler colonialism was the fruit of European adventurism and it had severe impacts
on the aboriginal people in the country because European colonizers imposed racial
oppression against them.
Research questions How did imperialism fair in the Canadian nation state? What were the reactions of the First Nations aboriginal people on the imperialism from
the European powers? What are the implications of the Canadian society as a settler society? How were the identities of people affected through imperialism in terms of the settler
identity of Canada?
The topic that has been chosen for the upcoming essay is that of unsettling settler
colonialism. The different social structures of the society that existed in Canada in the previous
centuries will be discussed in the essay (Manuel, Derrickson and Klein 2017). The ongoing
settler colonialism will also be discussed later on. The views of the adventurism by the European
countries have been one of the major reasons as to why this kind of imperialism and colonialism
took place in a country like Canada. On the other, the arguments will be presented in the essay
about the impacts of these issues on the First Nations and aboriginals of the country (Snelgrove,
Dhamoon and Corntassel 2014). Clear differences between imperialism and settler colonialism
would also be discussed through more research work.
The essay will argue on the imperial reality of the country since some differences have
been observed among the nature of colonialism between Canada and Europe. The existence of

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the First Nations created a problem for the imperialists since the aboriginals resisted the form of
imperialism into the country (Snelgrove, Dhamoon and Corntassel 2014). The impacts of this
Canadian imperialism on the lives of individuals will be assessed in the following essay. The
concept of settler identity in terms of Canada will also be discussed in the following essay.
Essay portion
The following essay will look to discuss on the various aspects of the unsettling settler
colonialism. This is definitely one of the most intriguing factors in terms of the history of
Canada. The scenario has to be looked forward from the imperial reality that existed several
years ago (Veracini 2015). This essay will look to focus on the various facts that would help the
social critics to find the way through the behaviors of the imperial elites and the inspiration of
their activities on the entire scenario. The overall nature of the Canadian society must be
discussed in this paper so the authenticity of their conditions could be highlighted. The colonial
oppression and settler identities of the country are very much different from the perspective that
one will get to see in the contemporary times. Therefore, the review of the policies and social
conditions should be reflected in this essay so the critics can understand on this issue.
The context of the settler colonialism is one of the most important factors for the
understanding of the situations. The settler identities in Canada have helped the people to
establish the solidarity in the country. The main purpose of the colonizers should always have
been on establishing a very smooth relationship between the indigenous and non indigenous
sections of the people. This will only help the society to put on the restraints and help the people
to make the positive contributions. The settlement in the different parts of the country and their

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steps to deal with the various challenges should be done properly. The local and national
governments must pull up some policies that would cater to the needs of the indigenous people in
the society (Veracini 2015). It has been seen and found that the organizations within Canada
must look up to provide support to the indigenous people since they are the most important parts
of the society (Bonds and Inwood 2016). The concept of the settler colonial power should be
discussed with proper interest since the power structure of the society will depend upon this
scenario. The community support and place-based relationships must be mentioned in this
context since the common people will already feel the impacts of the policies to be implemented
by the government.
The aspects of the climate and weather change are also something that can be related with
the settler colonialism. It should be remembered that the settlers within the colonies must look to
think about the various incidents that would deepen their hold on the structure of the society. The
tropical climates and their effects on the settler colonialism must be considered properly.
Otherwise, it would have not been possible for the settlers to adjust with the weather situations
and live for a longer time (Bonds and Inwood 2016). This sustenance of the lives of the settler
colonials will be assessed on how they have combated with the different sections of the states
with the present indigenous people. The critics have highlighted the fact that these people of the
settler colonialism should always look to acknowledge all these issues. Otherwise, it would have
been impossible for the organizations to provide the colonizers of different continents with all
necessary articles. The context of agriculture in these new lands must also be discussed and
identified (Pasternak 2014).
The realities of the colonial period must be maintained and the people should be made
aware of all these realities. On the basis of this practical awareness on the scenario, it must be

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pointed out that the colonial realities are largely associated with the imperial system of the
country. The systems should work positively and the nature of imperialism of the country should
look to cater to the needs of the indigenous people within the society. The imperial system of
Canada will always range from the geographical borders of the region outside the country as well
as the internal matters like the individual lives of the people also. The Canadian society should
be looked as a settler society and this is of course one of the major factors for contrasting
outlooks in the society by people of different social standards (Pasternak 2014).
The majority population of different states in Canada belong to the Settler Identity and it
should be looked after properly si the benefits of the common people could be understood. Here
the common people in the society will refer to the indigenous people. Through the settler
colonialism, the people from outside of the actual Canadian state had settled in Canada. They
became the official citizens of Canada by force and the Confederation of Canada in 1867 was the
official method of doing so (Strakosch 2016). Thus, it is pretty clear that the indigenous people
of Canada were deprived of the opportunity of being called the first citizens of Canada. The
relationship between the First Nations and Canadian settler society has been very crucial for
discovering the actual essence of the society. The regions like the New France under the
jurisdictions of the British North America and many other regions. Such issues had also arisen
during the first years of the Confederation of Canada.
The condition of the First Nations of Canada was getting seriously worse and it was the
need of the hour for all the people in that particular society that they would be able to preserve
their cultures properly (Strakosch 2016). The chances of Canada being a colonial state were
increasing and it was extremely important for the First nations to preserve their independence.
The pre-contact First Nations and the influence of the European societies were the most essential

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parts in this scenario. The early contacts between these two types of people and the contexts of
the fur trade and many other issues have created certain challenges in this scenario. The early
contacts between the people of First Nations Canada and European settlers are definitely very
crucial aspects regarding the cultural assimilation (Veracini 2014).
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 is one of those guidelines that must be followed in this
scenario. The land surrender treaty is also one those things that must be included regarding the
studies of Settler Colonialism in the region. The policy regarding the assimilation of the First
Nations people must be considered as a very important policy for the creation of a proper
society. The Canadian settler society had to deal with the people of the First Nations since the
society needed to adapt and it could only be possible with the helping of the people from all the
stages of the society. The treatment of the First Nations people by the settler colonials is
definitely one of the most essential issues in this scenario. The social assimilation could only be
possible if all sections of the society come together and accept the differences between them. The
settlers from Europe must have kept in their minds that the cultures of both these sections might
be different but they could work together for the overall development of the country indeed.
Various social institutions like activists in society, NGOs, church authorities in the
society and governments of both state and federal level must work together by keeping in mind
the only objective i.e. the betterment of the country (Veracini 2014). The consciousness of the
settlers should be very much important in this section so the settlers can understand their
acceptability and their power of adjusting with the already existing cultures of the Canadian
society (Lefevre 2015). Various social organizations have gone forward to demonstrate the
several issues that might exists between these sections of the society. Sometimes, the people of
th First Nations have faced several problems regarding the oppressions tortures imposed by them

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by the settlers from Europe. This is why the settlers must think about this context properly
because their place in the Canadian society might be disrupted due to various reasons. They can
definitely communicate with the Governments and take the necessary actions for the
assimilations between the two social classes of the society. Amidst these issues, it has been
conveyed that the settlers should be treated as the beneficiaries of the First Nations people. The
ethical perspectives must be kept in notice as well. The social organizations should always keep
in mind the fact that the substantial shifts in the settler colonialism would affect the social
relations in a large manner.
The settler colonialism has been a very important factor for the development of the
society and catering to the needs of the First Nations people. The well being of the First Nations
people must be maintained by the settlers since they had come from already developed countries.
The people of the European Settlers group must give respect to the people of the First Nations.
This will definitely increase the amount of trust, respect and fellow feeling between the people of
both the sections of the society (Lefevre 2015). The actual purpose of the Settler government in
Canada should always be to support all the needs of the First Nations all over the country. The
perception of the mistrust was all the way there and the people of the First Nations had
acknowledged the fact that the people of the First Nations did not have any kind of trust on these
people from the Settler communities. In this scenario, both the communities must find some
activities that will hold all of them together. There are several anti-colonialists in the society who
have always supported the rights of these First Nations people (Tuck and Gorlewski 2016).
Many challenges have also been identified in the context of the settler colonialism. The
concept of the imperialism within the Canadian society has been one of the most interesting facts
for the understanding of the various social institutions. There are several challenges in

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understanding the impact of the imperialism within the Canadian society. The concept of
reconciliation comes in this scenario since the notion of this settler colonialism signifies the fact
that this nation state of the settler Canada might move on from the imperial and colonial history
that would lead them towards a brighter future. The settler colonialism will also help the
countries a lot to embrace the multiculturalism (Tuck and Gorlewski 2016). One thing must not
be forgotten in this scenario that the multicultural aspects will be of great importance in this
scenario. The settler colonial theory will be very crucial that will actually undermine the settler
framework (Dhamoon 2015).
Most critics have opined that the studies on the institutionalization of settler colonialism
have been immense. The settler colonial studies have found several connections with the overall
indigenous studies (Dhillon 2015). The conceptual framework on the settler colonialism has
helped the researchers to focus more on the different aspects of the colonial studies. The class
and desire of the settler colonials had an exceptional role to play in making the decisions whether
to give importance to these people or not (Dhamoon 2015). The interactive relations are really
very interesting factors that would determine how the people belonging to the communities of
settler colonialism The situations of the First Nations must be kept under control by different
institutions since the understanding the nature of the settler colonialism has been multi
dimensional completely. Therefore, it is vital to understand the scenario that connections
between these two sections of the people (Tomiak 2016).
Various dimensions of understanding the settler colonialism can be understood from the
concepts like culture, place, power structure and social constraints. Otherwise, it would have
been completely impossible to understand the roles of the settler colonialists in the society and
their influence among the First Nations community in the society (Edmonds 2016). There have

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been some differences of opinion among some of the critics. The confusion is regarding the use
of the term for the benefit of the readers. Some people have declared this as the settler
colonialism and some others have defined this as the colonies of the settlers. The condition of the
settlers and their influence on the freedom of the First Nations was quite interesting in this
discourse (Edmonds 2016). The Europeans were the pioneers in improvising the context of the
colonialism in various other continents.
Those other continents were completely absorbed into these practices. Rather, the
condition of the First Nations indigenous people in Canada became to be worse in many ways.
The naturalization of the settler colonization must be kept in mind by all standards Snelgrove, C.,
(Dhamoon. and Corntassel 2014). Then only it would help the social institutions to prove the
solid point that the common people should not be oppressed or deprived of their rights at any
cost. The concept of the settler colonialism is not only state centered. Rather the federal
government at the national level has a huge role to play in this context as well (Lloyd and Wolfe
2016).
The reality of the Canadian imperialism must be taken care properly so the situations
could be brought under proper control. Several themes can emerge from this issue. The relevant
themes that can be highlighted in this scenario are transphobia, Islamophobia, homophobia,
racism concepts on the black people and many others (Lloyd and Wolfe 2016). All these themes
have been found to be very much relevant in this context. The treatment of the black people like
the indigenous people by the Canadian settlers is something very alarming. Most people of the
First Nations have not been able to attain their rights within the society and they have only
craved to be servants to these settlers (Rowe and Tuck 2017).

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The distinct forms of colonialism have been very important for understanding the
relations between the First nations and the colonizers from Europe. The settler colonialism has
been explained and described by the critics in different ways. The critics are opinion that the
settler colonialism could hamper the cultures of the First nations and take away all their civil
rights (Day 2015). The social and cultural imperialism has been one of the most crucial matters
through which the interpretation of the Canadian society can be given. The cultural imperialism
would look to establish the Europeans as the most essential sections of the society but it will also
not take away all the rights of the common people. Rather, it will help both the sections in the
society to live in harmony and help each other when needed (Coombes 2017).
The dominant culture should be established by the blend of the two cultures. Amidst
these situations, it has become very important to note that the Confederation of Canada had
separated three crucial sections from the heart of the country and established a complete new
section in the world. This was the first impact of the settler colonialism on Canada. The rights of
the First Nations indigenous people had been deprived and they were unable to make any
decisions on any scenario (Seawright 2014). Thus the separation of the indigenous people from
the society and taking away their rights was the first attempt of these European colonizers. In
that situation, it was highly needed that the orders should have been restored in the various states
of Canada. After the Federal Government of Canada had taken over the situation, their only
motto was to create an imperial culture where the essence of First nations could be found also
(Sánchez and Pita 2014).
Keeping this view in mind, they had originally went on to make some changes in their
policies and helped them to combat against the other cultures like USA. The prevention of the
culture of Canada was highly needed and this new culture could be freed of imperialism. Thus,

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the context of cultures and their impacts on the people could be explained properly. Most critics
have discussed over the fact that cultural imperialism will create an impact on the common
people in the country and this will definitely hamper the growth Canada as a unified nation. The
growth of culture could definitely expand beyond the borders and this would be a sign of growth
for the Canadian people (Logan 2015). The desires of the elites could be in jeopardy if the
society could be run on the basis of the needs of majority of First Nations people. It is a known
fact that context of the cultural imperialism will create an impact on the lives of commoners also.
Then only it would be possible to deal with the issues that arise from cultural clashes between
different segments of people (Crosby and Monaghan 2016).
On a concluding note, the essay can be ended by saying that the political agenda of settler
colonialism has been one of the biggest issues in term of Canada over the last few centuries. The
settlement of the Europeans in the country had left a large impact on the minds of the First
Nations people. The reality of the Canadian imperialism will look to treat the human beings of
First nations with the proper respect and dignity unlike the older times. The people of the First
Nations had been deprived of all the facilities but they are treated with a sense of dignity in the
modern times since Canada has been able to establish itself a multicultural country. The social
institutions should always come up and assist all the sections of the society to live in proper
harmony. This will indeed create a better atmosphere for everyone to live peacefully- whether
First Nations or the settler colonials.

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