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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
I don't think you or the person who wrote that article understands what colonialism actually means.
The largest issue with that article, among many, is that it offers no solutions, just name calling and historical grievances. It's terrible that FN people were displaced in the Martimes for loyalists in the 1780s but that doesn't help FN people forge a path forward now.
Actually the solution it called for was more funding for FN people but they are already heavily heavily subsidized by the governments and it's not improving outcomes for them.
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Wikipedia has it nailed down pretty well. Canada in a nutshell.
Settler colonialism#is a form of#colonialism#which seeks to replace the original population of the colonized territory with a new society of settlers. As with all forms of colonialism, it is based on exogenous domination, typically organized or supported by an#imperial authority.[1]#Settler colonialism is enacted by a variety of means ranging from violent#depopulation#of the previous inhabitants, to more subtle, legal means such as#assimilation#or recognition of indigenous identity within a colonial framework.#Unlike other forms of colonialism, the imperial power does not always represent the same nationality as the settlers. However, the colonizing authority generally views the settlers as#racially superior#to the previous inhabitants, which may give settlers' social movements and political demands greater legitimacy than those of colonized peoples in the eyes of the#home#government.
The land is the key resource in settler colonies, whereas#natural#and#human resources#are the main motivation behind other forms of colonialism. Normal colonialism typically ends eventually, whereas settler colonialism lasts indefinitely, except in the rare event of complete evacuation or settler#decolonization.[2]