Settler
This article is about the social group of settlers - for other meanings see Settlers (disambiguation).
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By settlers (pluraliter) is meant a group of people who attempt to make a piece of land, which to all appearances has not previously been used for agriculture or forestry and cultivated by anyone, arable by clearing, planting, irrigation and cultivation, in order to be able to inhabit it permanently.
These settlers were mostly population groups who were either persecuted or disadvantaged in their original homeland because of their religion, culture, language or nationality, or who wanted to build up a new existence in a new place under deprivation due to a general crisis (climatic catastrophes, famines, epidemics or wars).
As a rule, they were exploited by a group of ruling elites, who often secured their services by contract, since they could only assert their own claim to rule over higher authorities through the permanent settlement of the lands entrusted to them, either leased or rented. The possible legal claims of indigenous peoples were ignored in this process, either by pointing out that they had not used the land and therefore did not own it, or by referring to their foreign religion or low level of civilization.
An important difference to the colony is the autonomy of the settlement.
Examples in history
In antiquity, settlers founded the Hellenistic poleis, and later catœcs were specifically deployed to secure the military power of their kings locally. In Central Europe in the Middle Ages, settlements were extended to previously inhospitable areas, as the Holler colonization shows. In the 14th century, the Teutonic Order, with its military successes, laid the foundation for German settlement in the East. The first permanent European settlements on the continent of America were in what are now the states of Virginia and Maryland. Today, Israelis are deliberately settled in Palestine (see Israeli Settlement).
See also
- Vienna Settlers' Movement
Questions and Answers
Q: What is a settler?
A: A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and made a permanent home there, often to colonize the area.
Q: Who are indigenous people?
A: Indigenous people are people who had lived in an area for a long time before settlers arrived.
Q: What are some other names for indigenous people?
A: Some other names for indigenous people are natives, Aborigines or, in the Americas, Indians.
Q: How is land usually settled when indigenous people already live there?
A: Land is usually settled against the wishes of the indigenes and controlled, defended, and grown by force.
Q: What is the reason for colonization?
A: Many times, the reason for colonization is to settle in a new area.
Q: What is the significance of settlers living on land that used to belong to indigenous people?
A: The significance of settlers living on land that used to belong to indigenous people is that it often happens against the wishes of the indigenes, who are then forced to give up their land.
Q: What is the implication of settlers controlling, defending, and growing the land by force?
A: The implication is that it is an act of aggression and can lead to conflict and hostility between settlers and the indigenous people.
