Scenarios about 'indigenous peoples'
Indigenous peoples are the original inhabitants of lands later colonized or settled by other populations, maintaining distinct social, cultural, and political identities tied to their ancestral territories. Their histories encompass complex civilizations, traditional knowledge systems, and ongoing struggles for sovereignty, recognition, and cultural preservation against forces of colonization and assimilation. In alternate history scenarios, indigenous peoples' resistance, technological development, or different colonial encounters often create divergence points that reshape continental or global power structures.
What If Colonialism Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where European powers never embarked on colonial expansion, radically reshaping global development, cultural exchange, and economic systems.
What If Native American Civilizations Repelled European Colonization?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Indigenous peoples of the Americas successfully resisted European conquest, preserving their sovereignty and fundamentally altering the course of global history.
What If The Amazon Rainforest Was Never Deforested?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Amazon rainforest remained intact, preserving its biodiversity and critical role in global climate regulation, with profound impacts on environmental systems and human development.
What If The Vikings Established Permanent Settlements in North America?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Norse settlements in Vinland flourished and developed into permanent colonies, transforming the cultural, political, and technological landscape of North America centuries before Columbus.
What If Canada Had Fully Implemented Indigenous Self-Government in 2016?
Exploring how Canada's relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples would have evolved if the federal government had implemented comprehensive Indigenous self-government following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.