Settler colonialism

Quick Facts: Who was Settler colonialism?

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Settler colonialism

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A process where settlers establish rule, replacing or assimilating indigenous populations.

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Origins & Early Life

Settler colonialism is a process by which settlers exercise colonial rule over a land and its indigenous peoples, transforming the land and replacing or assimilating its population with or into the society of the settlers. Assimilation has sometimes been conceptualized in biological terms such as the "breeding of a minority population into a majority", but in other cases, such as in some parts of Latin America, biological mixing of populations was less problematic.

Career & Major Achievements

Settler colonialism is a form of exogenous (of external origin) domination typically organized or supported by an imperial authority, which maintains a connection or control to the territory through the settlers. As settler colonialism entails the creation of a new society on the conquered territory, it lasts indefinitely unless decolonisation occurs through departure of the settler population or through reforms to colonial structures, settler-indigenous compacts and reconciliation processes.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Settler colonial studies have often focused on English-speaking settler colonies in Australia and North America, which are close to the complete, prototypical form of settler colonialism.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Settler colonialism

True or False: “Settler colonialism always results in the complete and permanent replacement of the indigenous population.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): While replacement is a key feature, the process can also involve deep assimilation or the establishment of complex, ongoing settler-indigenous compacts, meaning it is not always a clean, total replacement.

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