Ethnic minorities in Mexico, United States and Canada: a comparative study of coexistence

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contents Ethnic minorities in Mexico, United States and Canada: a comparative study of coexistence Mónica Gónzalez Estudios Culturales Colonization Indigenous people American Continent In the American Continent, the French, British and Spaniards generated a new socioeconomic geography and, still more, strong differences in social organization between the native population and the European. The natives were subjected to certain degree of acceptance or inclusion depending on European establishments. As a result of the structural differences marked by their particular conditions, three models can be identified among the diverse ethnic groups in the American continent. The first is in the North, where French colonizers required local labor force (indigenous labor) in order to develop commerce (mainly leather since no precious metals were found). Coexistence was reinforced with the arrival of the British. These diverse groups cohabited with certain equilibrium. In the second, British colonizers willing to recreate religious experiments (i.e. pilgrims and quakers), and without the idea of evangelization, did not need an indigenous labor force. African slaves were brought and lived closer to Europeans, but separately, while natives were almost exterminated. In the third model, in Central and South America, the Spaniards and Portuguese conquerors found gold and silver (“El Dorado”) and used natives as slaves (with experience in construction, mining and agriculture). Catholic missions were “including” not only “converting” natives (occidentalizing), integrating them to a new society. As a result of this relationship, Latin-America currently has a racially mixed population. In the three models, the economic expansive necessities of immigrants eliminated a great part of the native population, caused its gradual reduction, and/or were pushed away from the economic centers and natural resources. With time, colonization subjected native interests to the colonizing economy, its language, culture and religion, relegating them to an inferior status their local traditions, erasing cultural and religious differences opposed to European civilization. Abstract by Redalyc. 2002 artículo científico 1600-0110 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16200501 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=162 Diálogos Latinoamericanos application/pdf Aarhus Universitet Diálogos Latinoamericanos (Dinamarca) Num.5
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spellingShingle Ethnic minorities in Mexico, United States and Canada: a comparative study of coexistence
Mónica Gónzalez
Estudios Culturales
Colonization
Indigenous people
American Continent
Ethnic minorities in Mexico, United States and Canada: a comparative study of coexistence Mónica Gónzalez Estudios Culturales Colonization Indigenous people American Continent In the American Continent, the French, British and Spaniards generated a new socioeconomic geography and, still more, strong differences in social organization between the native population and the European. The natives were subjected to certain degree of acceptance or inclusion depending on European establishments. As a result of the structural differences marked by their particular conditions, three models can be identified among the diverse ethnic groups in the American continent. The first is in the North, where French colonizers required local labor force (indigenous labor) in order to develop commerce (mainly leather since no precious metals were found). Coexistence was reinforced with the arrival of the British. These diverse groups cohabited with certain equilibrium. In the second, British colonizers willing to recreate religious experiments (i.e. pilgrims and quakers), and without the idea of evangelization, did not need an indigenous labor force. African slaves were brought and lived closer to Europeans, but separately, while natives were almost exterminated. In the third model, in Central and South America, the Spaniards and Portuguese conquerors found gold and silver (“El Dorado”) and used natives as slaves (with experience in construction, mining and agriculture). Catholic missions were “including” not only “converting” natives (occidentalizing), integrating them to a new society. As a result of this relationship, Latin-America currently has a racially mixed population. In the three models, the economic expansive necessities of immigrants eliminated a great part of the native population, caused its gradual reduction, and/or were pushed away from the economic centers and natural resources. With time, colonization subjected native interests to the colonizing economy, its language, culture and religion, relegating them to an inferior status their local traditions, erasing cultural and religious differences opposed to European civilization. Abstract by Redalyc. 2002 artículo científico 1600-0110 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16200501 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=162 Diálogos Latinoamericanos application/pdf Aarhus Universitet Diálogos Latinoamericanos (Dinamarca) Num.5
title Ethnic minorities in Mexico, United States and Canada: a comparative study of coexistence
topic Estudios Culturales
Colonization
Indigenous people
American Continent
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16200501