Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal People via the Model of Colonization

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL PEOPLE VIA THE MODEL OF COLONIZATION
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The Aboriginal society was in a steady state marked by a stable culture evolved for over many years. This culture made the Aboriginals to be the curators of the world’s major prehistoric living culture. At the first encounter, the Aboriginals were friendly towards the non-Aboriginals, but never understood how the colonizers behaved. At the steady period, the Aboriginal society and political structure were stable. The family was the central unit of a community where people were responsible for keeping good relationships. There was the band system which was the social and political unit composedof 50-1000 people closely connected in a community.The leadership was informal where consensus was used in decision making. The gender roles were also well split among the society with distinctive roles played by men and women.[. Module 3, 2]
As depicted by Talbot, the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and non-Aboriginal people was characterized via dialogue and discussions conventional in signed treaties. When non-Aboriginals came to Native lands, they created peace, friendship, plus respect treaties with Aboriginals and they were offered the Aboriginal custom. The treaties entailed binding obligations on the land and were lexis of sovereign wills. When the non-Aboriginals came in they met a society with its own stable structure. There existed a basic relationship between the White Settlers and the Natives. The colonial relationship was marked by Natives and colonizers being economic and military allies where they connected in a more civil and mutually beneficial relationship. However, with time the steady state changed from the Aboriginal people losing the "mutually cooperative" relationship to subjugation. During this time, their cultural practices, traditions and laws became criminalized through the Indian Act. In addition, the non-Aboriginals confiscated their ceremonial instruments and cultural items and took them to museums. In addition, the colonizers segregated the Natives and isolated them on Reserves and the Indian ACT amendments curbed movements without formal permissions.[. Article for Seminar.] [. Module 11, 9]
The second stage in the colonization model is first encounter with the colonizers. The non-Aboriginals had their own medical systems to solve wellness and health issues. They used healing traditions to cure health problems affecting them. However, the first contact the non-Aboriginals introduced " virgin soils" epidemics that greatly affected the Aboriginal people. At this point also the Aboriginals intermarried with the non-Aboriginals, shared involvement in the fur business. In addition, most of the Natives mixed features of Christianity, religion with their traditional beliefs. The first encounter was marked by tremendous diversity in traditional practices of Natives across the country.[.Module 11, 4]
The third stage, according to the model of colonization is the imposition of colonial relations. In relation to this, at the end of 1700s and the onset of 1880s, it developed more clear that an essential change was happening in the conn...