The Ochapowace Reserve
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| Titles | The Ochapowace Reserve: The Impact of Colonialism |
| Name | Andrew George |
| Type of Resource | text |
| Genre | Thesis |
| Abstract | --Description taken from "The Ochapowace Reserve"-- Treaty Four was signed on September 15, 1874 at Fort Qu'Appelle. The chiefs who signed the treaty on behalf of their bands were of the belief that the treaty was a nation to nation agreement and were doing so as sovereign independent nations. Unfortunately, from the perspective of the First Nations, this relationship quickly eroded. The specific purpose of this research has been to demonstrate how the inhabitants of the Ochapowace Reserve have resisted the colonial practices of the Canadian government. These practices, which have been exercised since 1874, have resulted in creating a state of dependency and poverty for the people on the Ochapowace Reserve. The paper focuses on relatively recent contemporary issues because they illustrate how strongly and persistently the Canadian government has adhered to its colonial practices from 1876 to the present. The project also concentrates strictly on the Ochapowace Reserve and its residents because they represent an example of the people who endured the policies of the colonial Canadian government. Much of the substance for this thesis concerning the colonial practices that the Canadian government applied in their administration of the Ochapowace Reserve Indians was abstracted mainly from written works and government records. A secondary source, albeit a limited one, was the use of oral tradition and oral history. This oral component, drawn from the knowledge of community members, serves as an historical base and as a parallel support for the written sources. A problem arose when it became evident that many of the more knowledgeable persons who were important transmitters of the oral history were no longer alive. As a consequence, reliance was placed on individuals who were believed to have direct or secondary knowledge about the history of the reserve. Nonetheless, the evidence collected from these informants provided enough of a basis to construct a narrative to illustrate how colonialism has impacted Ochapowace people. In a sense these individuals were viewed as repositories of information, but this was subject to the limits of their memories and understanding of the history of the reserve. The collected information, written and oral, was used to explain the current circumstances confronting the people of Ochapowace within the context of colonialism and its accompanying capitalism. It was also used to illustrate how the band has resisted the government's colonial control. Over the years, the resultant forces of subjugation and control by the government created a situation of dependency and poverty for the people on the Ochapowace Reserve. The evidence strongly suggests that the current dependent condition that led to a state of poverty for the Ochapowace Indians is a direct result of colonialism. |
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| Form | text |
| Access Condition | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher |
| Subject Hierarchical Geographic | North America--Canada------ |
| Subject Local Name | --Ochapowace--Colonialism--Culture--European--Annual Report--Oral history-------- |