Abstract
In 1876, a Canadian Indian reserve commissioner in British Columbia told a Nanaimo audience on Vancouver Island,
Many years ago you were in darkness killing each other and making slaves was your trade. The Land was of no value to you. The trees were of no value to you. The Coal was of no value to you. The white man came he improved the land you can follow his example – he cuts the trees and pays you to help him. He takes the coal out of the ground, and he pays you to help him – you are improving fast. The Government protects you, you are rich – You live in peace and have everything you want.
Later in 1896, the Brisbane Courier, a major newspaper in Brisbane, the capital city of the British settler colony of Queensland, printed an article titled the “The Proper Immigrant.” Intending to contribute to domestic debates about how to encourage economic productivity, the author stated at the outset that “We want immigrants badly: we want immigrants with moderate capital; and we want them above all else to settle on the soil...
Many years ago you were in darkness killing each other and making slaves was your trade. The Land was of no value to you. The trees were of no value to you. The Coal was of no value to you. The white man came he improved the land you can follow his example – he cuts the trees and pays you to help him. He takes the coal out of the ground, and he pays you to help him – you are improving fast. The Government protects you, you are rich – You live in peace and have everything you want.
Later in 1896, the Brisbane Courier, a major newspaper in Brisbane, the capital city of the British settler colony of Queensland, printed an article titled the “The Proper Immigrant.” Intending to contribute to domestic debates about how to encourage economic productivity, the author stated at the outset that “We want immigrants badly: we want immigrants with moderate capital; and we want them above all else to settle on the soil...
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Cambridge History of Global Migrations, Volume 2 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Migrations 1800-Present |
| Editors | Marcelo J. Borges, Madeline Y. Hsu |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge, U.K. |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Pages | 86-103 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Volume | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108767071 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781108487535 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Colonial Encounters
- Empire
- Indigenous Elimination
- Indigenous Removal
- Indigenous Resistance
- Land Grants
- Settler Colonialism
- Settler Projects
- Settler States
- Settlers