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« Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans », FPX CHARLEVOIX, « Histoire de la Nouvelle France » vol 2, 1744. Source: @lastatemuseum #nouvelleorléans #louisiane #louisianecoloniale #neworleans #coloniallouisiana #orléans #orleans #oldmaps #vieillescartes (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWSVyEFYxQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wc33krj2axtr

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#Repost @amistadresearchcenter (@get_repost) ・・・ An invoice, dated 13 September 1819, from the Mayor of New Orleans to a P. Caillou for a contracted day laborer named Celestine. For Celestin's 21 days of work, his master was to receive 10.50 piastres (10 piastres and 50 cents) from the city's treasurer • #SmallCollections #1819 #ColonialLouisiana #History #NewOrleansHistory #exploitation http://ift.tt/2s5C4C2 Follow #ADPhD on IG: @afrxdiasporaphd

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« Plan des Ouvrages Projettés pour le Nouveau Establißßement du Nouveau Biloxy », dans l’année 1721. Source: @centerforlouisianastudies @ullafayette #lafayettela #louisiane #paroisselafayette #vieillescartes #oldmaps #louisianecoloniale #coloniallouisiana #biloxy https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWSM82lpnR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jiq4rhm27bp3

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[nolacoursearchive]

Blood of colonial France Erik Rose

“The Blood of France” by Guillame Aubert gives readers a realistic depiction of how race, class, and sex disparities operated in colonial France. Some make the mistake of supposing French race relations were effectively equal or fluid because racial lines were no divided as rigidly as in English colonies. Although racial boundaries were relatively fluid in colonial France, racial hierarchies were still existent. In reference to indigenous populations in lands colonized by French in North America, the official policy regarding interracial marriage between French men and women from this population changes many times during the colonization period. Initially, France encouraged the marriage of French men and native women. For example, Samuel de Chaplain, who founded Quebec, supported assimilation of natives into French society and creating a new society in unison. In the charter granted for New France in 1627, expressed the same assimilationist attitude. Eventually, however, the French crown disapproved of interracial marriage in the colonies. Jacques-Rene de Brisay de Denonville, the new governor of New France in 1685, declared that the mixing of French and native blood/culture was a threat to the civility of French colonies. In particular, de Denonville pointed to the courier de bois – a group of French men that took up living with the natives as traders – as threatening the French culture in the new world.

Aubert’s article relates to many themes discussed in class. Social vulnerability and structured inequality are factors both present in the issue of interracial marriage between French and natives in French colonies. The changing of French marriage policy provided literal structure for racial inequality in colonial France. This structured inequality was accepted because natives, specifically native women, were socially vulnerable. Due to demographic shifts and lack of power relative to Europeans, natives themselves had little say in how colonial governments determined policies that affected them. Women in particular had little power in political matters and native women were being used by colonial governments solely for reproduction. These factors made indigenous women socially vulnerable, which allowed colonial policies to ignore their well-being in policy making. The theme of betrayal is also present in the history of racial policies in colonial France. Originally, policy was accepting of interracial marriage of French men and native women and of trade relations between colonists and indigenous populations. Eventually this attitude was reversed and interracial marriages were looked down upon. This change in policy betrays the original interracial families who were accepted by the French government and couples who were condoned to get married.

I chose to share this knowla entry about native slavery in North America. It was discussed a little in class, but this article gives a little more of an in-depth overview of the slavery of natives. In the reading so far, slavery is only really talked about in reference to African slaves. An understanding of how slavery operates against native populations in integral to understanding colonial race relations as a whole.

@charniece asks the question “Were these accusations about blood transfer backed behind facts or did the French make assumptions off what felt right?”. The reading indicates that the French did not base their theory of royal/racial blood on facts. Rather, they used it as a justification to maintain hierarchies and make clearer distinctions between the different classes and races. The French did not need medical facts to make this believable for the time period.

Questions:

How did the history of French blood theory relate and affect race relations in New France?

What affect did policy changes regarding interracial marriages have on native populations?

What say did natives have, if any, over what policies were implemented about them?