Ethnic Studies Vocabulary Units 3-5

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Indigenous

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Term for people worldwide who have been living in a particular place since before settlers arrived.

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Colonialism

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System where one nation has control over another nation and its resources without it becoming part of the nation.

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Settler Colonialism

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The intent to remove or erase the people already living in a place and to replace them.

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Mission System

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A network of religious institutions that sought to convert indigenous populations to a particular faith and integrate them into the colonizer's culture and economy.

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Reservations

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Land set aside by the U.S. government for the use and permanent homeland of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or tribes.

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Assimilation

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Replacing an existing culture with another dominant culture.

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Reparations

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Making amends for a wrong or injury by providing acknowledgement, payment, or other assistance to those who have been harmed.

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Push Factors

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Convince people to leave in search of something better - Negative: WAR, OPPRESSION, FAMINE, DROUGHT, HIGH COST OF LIVING, NO JOBS.

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Pull Factors

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Encourage people to leave a bad place and go to a good/positive place: AVAILABLE JOBS, STABILITY, GOOD ENVIRONMENT, FREEDOM, EQUALITY, PEACE.

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Power

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The ability to act in a certain way; to influence behavior or events.