European Settler Colonialism

European settler colonialism refers to the process where Europeans established permanent settlements in other parts of the world, often displacing Indigenous populations and claiming land as their own. This involved not only exploring and trading but also expanding territories, imposing European systems, cultures, and governance. The impact includes land dispossession, cultural suppression, and lasting social inequalities for Indigenous peoples. Unlike other colonial practices focused on resource extraction alone, settler colonialism centers on establishing long-term, often dominative communities, fundamentally transforming the social and physical landscape of the colonized regions.