Unit 2: Native American History Vocabulary

• Typical stories told by the dominant group in a society and celebrated in public, by the government, or in the media.

• Standard story

• Hidden story

• Resistance story

• Stories that are hidden from public knowledge to maintain the standard and more friendly history.

• Standard story

• Hidden story

• Resistance story

Stories of people resisting the dominant group to have a more egalitarian society. They are examples of people fighting for justice.

• Standard story

• Hidden story

• Resistance story

What type of history is this? "In Canada, from 1831 to 1996, indigenous children were separated from their families and placed in special schools. This was so they could learn to be like white Canadians and not speak their own language. These schools caused many problems and even made some children very sick or even die."

• Standard story

• Hidden story

• Resistance story

Fill in the blank: The first people who live somewhere are called (a)   people

Fill in the blank: The indigenous peoples of the "Americas" are called ______ _________.

(a)  

This is the FIRST stage of colonialism. It is when a military or governmental group collects information about a region or the people living there. Usually, this type of mission is smaller.

• Invasion

• Assimilation

• Reconnaissance

• Occupation

This is the SECOND stage of colonialism. It is when a large military force enters a different country in an attempt to conquer it.

• Assimilation

• Recognition

• Occupation

• Invasion

This is the THIRD stage of colonialism. It is a stage of colonialism where Europeans establish their own government to control the population of indigenous people who survived the invasion stage.

• Invasion

• Occupation

• Assimilation

• Recognition

This is the FOURTH stage of colonialism. It is a process in which people of different heritages adopt the basic habits, attitudes, and way of life of the dominant culture.

• Invasion

• Occupation

• Assimilation

• Recognition