Some Legacies of Early British Rule
Here are some of the legacies for early British Rule. Hudson's Bay company limited their activities to coastal areas relied on First Nations such as the Cree to carry furs to them. But competition from the North West Company forced the company to change its tactics and so they later set up trading posts and canoe routes at key inland locations. The British were involved in the pacific maritime fur trade, transporting sea otter, marten, fox, and bear pelts to markets in China. When the HBC and NWC merged in 1821, agents of both had travelled and mapped much of Canada West. European settlement of Canada's West began with the Red River Colony. The idea of the farming settlement was introduced by Thomas Douglas, an HBC partner. In 1811, he persuaded the company to grant him 300,000 square kilometers in parts that are now Manitoba, Minnesota and North Dakota. He believed that the colony would help solidify the company's control over the area and become a valuable source of food for its traders. This plan didn't take into account the metis who were already living in this region. This created tensions which eventually led to volient,divise and largely unsuccessful metis uprising of 1869-70 and 1885. Soon after the British took over, Canada became the destination for thousands of European immigrants. Many were fleeing widespread unemployment caused by Industrialization. At the same time, many Scottish tenant farmers were being forced off their land. Between 1790 and 1845, more than 750,000 immigrants arrived in Canada.
Consequences of Historical Globalization on people
The Indigenous people of various continents faced difficult choices when the imperialist powers colonized their lands. And no matter where the contact, occurred, the outcome was catastrophic for Indigenous peoples. In Mexico, for example, Spanish soldiers led by Hernan Cortes had defeated the extensive Aztec Empire by 1521. In the aftermath, The Spanish imported with plants and animals to the territory, set up gold and silver mines, and enslaved many indigenous people to provide labor. In North America, some First Nations people benefited from the fur trade and the introduction of European tools and technologies but these benefits didn't last. As Europeans built settlements and began farming, First peoples were forced out of their traditional territories. Most colonists believed that the First peoples they encountered should assimilate and try to be more like Europeans. And as First Nations adopted new goods, technologies and worldviews, their cultures began to change. People believe that contagious diseases imported with European soldiers and settlers took the greatest toll on Indigenous peoples. Some estimates suggest that 75 to 90 per cent of the indigenous peoples of the Americas- 8 to 10 million people- may have died as a result of contact.
Governments responding to globalization
The goals of the UN are to keep peace, security, and friendly relations among the countries of the world, to promote human rights, to protect the environment, to fight poverty and disease and to help refugees. Many of the 370 million Indigenous people the world are not represented at the United Nations. As a result, their voices are not heard. To try to correct this situation, the United Nations established the Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues in 2002. The forum discusses issues related to Indigenous economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. Wilton Littlechild of the Ermineskin Cree Nation is the international chief of the Confederacy of treaty 6 First Nations in Alberta.
Consequences of Historical Globalization on people
The Indigenous people of various continents faced difficult choices when the imperialist powers colonized their lands. And no matter where the contact, occurred, the outcome was catastrophic for Indigenous peoples. In Mexico, for example, Spanish soldiers led by Hernan Cortes had defeated the extensive Aztec Empire by 1521. In the aftermath, The Spanish imported with plants and animals to the territory, set up gold and silver mines, and enslaved many indigenous people to provide labor. In North America, some First Nations people benefited from the fur trade and the introduction of European tools and technologies but these benefits didn't last. As Europeans built settlements and began farming, First peoples were forced out of their traditional territories. Most colonists believed that the First peoples they encountered should assimilate and try to be more like Europeans. And as First Nations adopted new goods, technologies and worldviews, their cultures began to change. People believe that contagious diseases imported with European soldiers and settlers took the greatest toll on Indigenous peoples. Some estimates suggest that 75 to 90 per cent of the indigenous peoples of the Americas- 8 to 10 million people- may have died as a result of contact.
Governments responding to globalization
The goals of the UN are to keep peace, security, and friendly relations among the countries of the world, to promote human rights, to protect the environment, to fight poverty and disease and to help refugees. Many of the 370 million Indigenous people the world are not represented at the United Nations. As a result, their voices are not heard. To try to correct this situation, the United Nations established the Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues in 2002. The forum discusses issues related to Indigenous economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. Wilton Littlechild of the Ermineskin Cree Nation is the international chief of the Confederacy of treaty 6 First Nations in Alberta.