Why Indigenous Literatures Matter by Daniel Justice is a piece of literature that highlights how Indigenous people create honest and truthful stories about themselves that include their faults, but on the contrary, colonized stories about them make them seem out of place. In particular, the author shines a light on how stories made about Indigenous…
Indigenous stories share common-sense understandings and moral teachings; they function as spiritual and mental medicine. Storytelling is a widely practiced and celebrated part of Indigenous culture for connecting Indigenous peoples to their culture and spiritual identities. It serves to heal traumas such as cultural genocide, racially motivated hate crimes, various types of substance abuse, and…
When one is surrounded by constant incredulity from the people in their life it can lead to a lack of conviction and self-doubt. In the novel Monkey Beach, Eden Robinson develops the theme of loss of native culture through the struggles Lisamarie faces with the normalcy of her spiritual gifts because of colonialism from residential schools…
For a while, suicide and depression has been an urgent issue among Aboriginal youth. Though suicide rates vary among the different groups, statistics show that suicide rates for First Nations and Inuit youth are much higher, ranging from 5 to 11 times higher than non – Aboriginal youth. Statistics show how this issue in many…
Canada as a nation we are known to the world for being kind, polite, and generally very accepting of all ethnicities. However, the treatment of Canada’s Indigenous population seems to suggest otherwise (Paquin, 2015). Throughout our history, we have shown undeniable amounts of discrimination towards Indigenous peoples. This, and more, has led to major…
An object, person or place that is too spiritually powerful for anyone to come into contact is called a _________ Taboo For indigenous religions, the goal of life is to live with nature in balance or _________ Harmony Indigenous religions clearly make a distinction between what is sacred and what is not sacred. FALSE When…
ALLIES AND ENEMIES Seneca are among the most respected and feared. The Seneca are culturally similar to their Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk confederates. The five tribes were known as the Five Nations or the League of Five Nations. Sometime between 1715 and 1722 the Tuscaroras from North Carolina joined the confederacy and changed the…