Settler Colonialism
Settler colonialism occurs when colonizers invade and occupy territory to permanently replace the existing society with the society of the colonizers. [...] Patrick Wolfe theorized settler colonialism as a structure (rather than an event) premised on the elimination rather than exploitation of the native population, thus distinguishing it from classical colonialism. Wolfe also argued that settler colonialism was centered on the control of land and that it continued after the closing of the frontier.
- WikipediaSettler colonialism in Canada is the continuation and the results of the colonization of the assets of the Indigenous peoples in Canada. As colonization progressed, the Indigenous peoples were subject to policies of forced assimilation and cultural genocide. [...] The traditional governance of many of the First Nations was replaced with government-imposed structures. Many of the Indigenous cultural practices were banned. First Nation's people status and rights were less than that of settlers. The impact of colonization on Canada can be seen in its culture, history, politics, laws, and legislatures.
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General Education Resources
Performing Arts Resources
- CODE’s In a Good Way: Drama, Dance and Indigenous Studies teacher resource (PDF)
- CODE’s Meaningful Integration of Indigenous Content Youtube
- First Nations, Metis and Inuit Educators' Association of Ontario webinar with playwright Drew Hayden Taylor
- Five Protocols of Theatrical Indigeneity - Podcast
- Ndo-Mshkawgaabwimi (We all are standing strong Indigenous panel at Stratford)
- PJ Prudat – Playwright and Actress
- Storytelling and strength: Voices from Indigenous theatre in Canada (Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences)
- Ontario Council for the Arts video: Indigenous Arts Protocol.
Community Practitioners
Search the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance: https://ipaa.ca/indigenous-organizations/
CODE Resources
- Financial Literacy and Trade: Origins and Impact // La littératie financière et le commerce : les origines et les impactes – J/I Drama – Public
- A Question of Loyalty – Grade 7 Drama – Public
- If Water Could Talk – Senior Dance – Members Only
- Not My Girl – A Process Drama – Intermediate Drama – Members Only
- Re-imaging our relationships to space/place/land – Grade 11 Dance – Members Only
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