The Perception of the Aboriginal People About Their History

Question 1
The case of the first nations in Canada and the perception of the aboriginal people about their
history is totally dependent on the stories. When we check the historical accounts of these small
communities and other setups, we find that these places have this tendency of preserving history
in the form of various stories. The historical accounts of most of these places identify two types
of sources. The first types of sources are the sources which were maintained by the colonial
masters. Under these accounts, we can find stories from a point of view under which the colonial
masters criticized the local culture and presented colonization as a necessary boost for them to
become a part of the mainstream process of the development. The second accounts of the history
are the glorified accounts of history where aboriginal people inflated the bravery and power of
their Gods and Demigods to add glory in their cultural and traditional stories. In modern times
NGOs and other organizations are also publishing inspirational success stories of the
rehabilitation of aboriginal people in contemporary modern society as well.
The impact of all three types of stories in the formation of positive or negative psychology is
tremendous in many ways.
When we have a look at the history of the first nations in Canada we find a predominance of
stories coming from various sources presenting different versions of the same events. The
aboriginals living in the first nations did learn some valuable lessons from these stories carrying
forward their legacies, however, the same stories also gave them a contrived overview of the life
under which they were reluctant to adopt the scientific ways of life. In general, we can say that
event-based stories majorly bring a negative impact on the psychology of the aboriginal people

unless the outcomes of the events are positive for them. Unfortunately, the history of aboriginals
after the advent of the colonization doesn’t have many glorious chapters because the colonial
historians presented them as an outcast and defined their victories as the victories for the barbaric
forces.
Another issue related to the historical accounts of the aboriginals is ingrained in the fact that
some of the storytellers of these societies glorified the traits and heroes and established them as
demigods. This served as a disadvantage for the aboriginal people because it contrived their
views and prevented them from adopting scientific and modern ways easily.
However, in the modern world, bodies like AHF and others are publishing some stories that deal
more with the emotional faculties of the aboriginals and allow them to develop a feel-good factor
that can inspire them to perform better. Most of these stories are character-centric and deals with
the feelings and battle of a common man surviving against the odds and interacting with the
positivity which is surrounding him.
Question 2
Colonization
Term colonization refers to the gradual transfer of the power from the side of the natives of the
land to the immigrants or the settlers. Under this process, the immigrants or the settlers take the
advantage of the weaknesses of the native people and gradually take control over their resources
and sovereigns with an intention to gain an upper hand in the business deals.
In general terms, the process of colonization demands certain phases, in the first phase
immigrants and natives, share the wisdom and develop compatibility with each other. The