Displacement Experiences

History Grade 7

What is displacement?

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What is displacement?

immigrant refugee displaced person

• a person who flees in search of refuge because of: war, political oppression, or religious persecution

• people who move into another country or region to which they are not native• a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another• a person forced to flee from home (may remain in their own country) or country• driven from one's homeland by war or internal upheaval• removed from his or her native country as a refugee, prisoner or a slave laborer• a forced migrant• a person forced from his home or country, especially by war or revolution • a "refugee" or victim of war• a person driven or expelled from his or her homeland by war, famine, tyranny• a migrant who fled because of economic hardship• a person displaced due to natural or man-made disasters• a person displaced due to environmental factors

Displacement New France and British North America, 1713 - 1800

• Acadian• Loyalists• First Nations• African Slaves• Métis• Indentured Workers• Black Loyalists

Acadian

The original French settlers in New Brunswick & Nova Scotia were deported when British officials could not force them to swear allegiance to Britain.

Loyalists

These settlers left America when independence was declared in order to remain under British rule. They moved to British North America and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec.

First Nations

These are the nomadic inhabitants of Canada who were forced from their traditional homelands by early settlers from Britain and France.

African Slaves

Early British and French settlers brought in slaves from Africa. American slaves escaped to Canada along the ‘underground railroad’.

Metis

The Metis are the product of marriages between First Nations women and French or British fur traders. What is the displacement issue connected to the Metis?

Indentured Workers

These people were too poor to pay their passage overseas and were given work, food, and a place to stay if they signed a contract.

Black Loyalists

Black Loyalists were those settlers who were loyal to Britain and left America to remain British.

Present Day Displacement

Refugees Aboriginal Peoples: First Nations & Inuit Immigrants

Refugees

Refugees are those who leave their home country to escape persecution or danger. American slaves and British loyalists are early Canadian refugees. Today people from countries experiencing a variety of dangerous situations continue to apply to Canada for refugee status.

Refugees

Inuit & First Nations Displacement

Recent events,claims and treaties in Canada reflect the changing experiences of the Aboriginal peoples.

Immigrants

Immigrants are those who choose to move from one country into another to resettle. In Canada this began with the first British and French settlers and continues today.

THEN & NOWConsider and Compare Displacement Experiences

•Aspects of the lives of the displaced including social values

•What challenges were faced•How challenges were dealt with•Perspective of this and another participating group

Mapping

Create a map to show the important component locations of both displacement experiences

Show the movement accurately