Reflect on the term “Settler”
The term “settler” can be challenging for people. Take a moment to reflect on your own understanding and relationship with the term.
Does the term "settler" make you uncomfortable? Why?
How does the term settler relate to power, agency, and choice?
Why are the descendants of enslaved Africans not considered settlers?
How might we understand migrants who have been displaced as a result of colonial systems, like war and climate crises?
How can we use the term settler without setting up a good/bad binary?
It is important to recognize that not all settlers arrived here by choice. Some came to Canada due to lack of security, displacement and other harms perpetuated by the colonial systems like slavery, wars, and climate crisis.
Learn more about the term “Settler”
Imagining a Better Future: An Introduction to Teaching and Learning about Settler Colonialism in Canada - Andrea Eidinger and Sarah York-Bertram
Settling on a Name: Names for non-Indigenous Canadians - âpihtawikosisân
Why the term ‘settler’ needs to stick - Corey Snelgrove and Klara Woldenga
Who Is a Settler, According to Indigenous and Black Scholars - Ashleigh-Rae Thomas
