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What is History?

What is History?. What is History. History is the study of the past, focused on human activity and leading up to the present day Social, economic, and political history… Economic: the study of economic change, and of economic phenomena in the past

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What is History?

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  1. What is History?

  2. What is History • History is the study of the past, focused on human activity and leading up to the present day • Social, economic, and political history… • Economic: the study of economic change, and of economic phenomena in the past • Social: an area of historical study considered by some to be a social science that attempts to view historical evidence from the point of view developing social trends • Political: is what most people refer to as history. It is history with and emphasis on the state.

  3. Why Do We Study History? • Our Identity: • To know who we are and the choices we make in life is to understand our background and history • Important to be aware of them if we are to understand why we act and behave the way we do

  4. Sources – how we study history * Must watch for bias (already having your mind made up about something

  5. Terminology & Definitions • Assimilation: The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture • Discrimination: Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit or unfair treatment of a person, racial group, or minority • Prejudice: A judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge • Racism: Discrimination or prejudice based on race

  6. Canada & Aboriginal Nations • Paternalism: Government taking on role of “parents” to manage affairs of their children • Law was passed allowing the gov’t to confiscate sections of reserve lands • Post 1885 – policy of assimilation • Banned traditional events e.g. potlatch & sundance • Assimilation began in high gear • Creation of residential schools – separated from parents, no native language or practices, abuse common • Schools remained until late 1980s

  7. French-Canadians • Issues re: separate schools (religious & language rights) arose, between French Catholics & English Protestants in On. & Man. • Laurier – public school system would be est. but schools were to provide religious instructions at the end of the school day • This did not satisfy Fr. Catholics, it reinforced their feelings of minority outside Quebec (the only area where the survival of Fr. culture & language could be ensured) • Issue of Fr. language & culture repeats throughout Canada’s history

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