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THE COLONIZATION ROAD IN CANADA

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COLONIZATION ROAD 2

Canada among many other countries in the world faces to many challenges due to the

collision between the aboriginal people and the foreigners. During the early days the land was

huge and most of the native people did not divide land since land belonged to the community.

Different communities had different territories, each territory was safeguarded by the warriors of

the community. They had their source of food, water and also shelter on their lands. With the

different traditions, communities had to stay away from each other or else war would occur in an

every time in fight for resources. Communities had their own cultures and believes, introduction

of foreign people lead to a mix in beliefs and culture and before the blending of the two cultures

war was the only solution. The foreign men forced the aboriginal people to separate and

therefore their cultures and believes were affected. Land being a community property it had to be

shared which brought war over the available resources. The colonialists also played a huge role

in breaking the culture of the native residents of the land (Sommervile, 2018). Fighting for the

resources, introduction of roads and railways that passed through the lands brought many issues.

Some of the local governments of the native people collaborated with colonialist and the

community lands were sold at a price without the knowledge of the community members. Roads

and railways came to serve as boundaries, some of the lands were taken by the government and

the native communities were forced to be squatters living in very little pieces of land. The essay

discusses the colonization road in Canada and how different treaties were formed to ensure that

peace prevailed.

In Canada, the government had to take away land from the natives. This land was to be

used for passing roads and railways to the lands. The government knew that it would beneficial

not only to the indigenous people but also to the country at large. The roads would be used in the

movement of people from one place to another and also resources such as foodstuffs. Keeping in

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Running head: COLONIZATION ROAD 1 THE COLONIZATION ROAD IN CANADA (Name) (Institution affiliation) COLONIZATION ROAD 2 Canada among many other countries in the world faces to many challenges due to the collision between the aboriginal people and the foreigners. During the early days the land was huge and most of the native people did not divide land since land belonged to the community. Different communities had different territories, each territory was safeguarded by the warriors of the community. They had their source of food, water and also shelter on their lands. With the different traditions, communities had to stay away from each other or else war would occur in an every time in fight for resources. Communities had their own cultures and believes, introduction of foreign people lead to a mix in beliefs and culture and before the blending of the two cultures war was the only solution. The foreign men forced the aboriginal people to separate and therefore their cultures and believes were affected. Land being a community property it had to be shared which brought war over the available resources. The colonialists also played a huge role in breaking the culture of the native residents of the land (Sommervile, 2018). Fighting for the resources, introduction of roads and railways that passed through the lands brought many issues. Some of the local governments of the native people collaborated with colonialist and the community lands were sold at a price without the know ...
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