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Worlds Collide

Worlds Collide. What happens when two worlds collide?. When you see this… note it!. What does the Eagle Feather represent? Why would I choose a representation of an Eagle feather? (Created by an unknown Haida artist). Indian Native. Indian

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Worlds Collide

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  1. Worlds Collide What happens when two worlds collide?

  2. When you see this… note it! • What does the Eagle Feather represent? Why would I choose a representation of an Eagle feather? • (Created by an unknown Haida artist)

  3. Indian Native

  4. Indian Someone from India – Myth – This was not the case – Europeans knew of the land mass of NA & SA but did not know its extent Not offensive but ignores 1000’s of years of history Native Means was here before Preferred way to refer to First Nations peoples Recognizes a history before Europeans Indian v. Native

  5. Context:Reasons for exploration • Profit • Knowledge • Religion • Imply the world would be better if everyone lived like a European

  6. Review • Why did Europeans explore the “New World”? • What was the perspective held by Europeans?

  7. European Attitudes • What did the Europeans think of the people they saw?

  8. Case Study: Cartier • 1534 Cartier explored St. Lawerence • Met the Mi’Kmaq in July • Mi’Kmaq had traded before with Europeans • Cartier kidnapped chief Donnaconna and his 2 sons and took them to France • Donnaconna and sons die in France • Cartier puts cross on Mi’Kmaq lands

  9. RESPECT?

  10. What did the Europeans think of the native peoples? • Called “Sauvage” – meant lived with nature • Meaning shifted to “Savage” – without culture

  11. Admiral Columbus – On Navigation • “They should be good servants and intelligent, for I observed that they quickly took in what was said to them, and I believe that they would easily be made Christians, as it appeared to me that they had no religion. I, our Lord being pleased, will take hence, at the time of my departure six natives for your Highnesses, that they may learn to speak..”

  12. What about explorers to Canada?

  13. What was the attitude toward native peoples?

  14. How did the Europeans see native peoples? • Wards • Violent • Savage • Without Culture • Without Religion • Gullible • In need of protection

  15. View of Native Populations: Past • Spiritual • Communion with nature

  16. View of Native Populations • Subordinate • What they can give and what can be gotten

  17. Modern Reality • 46% of inmates in Stony Mountain Federal Penitentiary in 1989 • 57% of all provincial correctional institutions

  18. “Indian Mascots”

  19. “Indian Mascots” Atlanta Braves NBL Shawinigan Cataractes QM Cleveland Indians ABL Washington Redskins NFL Vancouver Canucks NHL Chicago Blackhawks NHL

  20. Modern Reality

  21. The Daily Show - The Redskins' Name

  22. Native Mascots and Honour? • CBC.ca | ReVision Quest | June 30, July 3: The Fighting Sioux: Battles over the Brand • (June 30, Episode 1 – Sports Logo) • Complete organizer as the episode plays.

  23. Honour or Disrespect?

  24. Modern Reality • 35% 14 and under in 2001 • 25% of teens on reserves choose suicide • More than 50% living in single parent homes • Higher rates of substance abuse, and poverty than non-native children

  25. Missing and Murdered Aboriginal People • Stolen Sisters • call for inquiry missing murdered aboriginal people - Google Search • Calls for inquiry from Halifax to BC and up North • Continual denial of inquiry • Why did Canada allow this to happen?

  26. Getting Back • Fighting for recognition • Gaining Programming • Finding insight • Finding themselves after years of the Indian Act • Finding their own voice in the Media (APTN)

  27. From… To…

  28. Outcomes and Indicators of Mastery • C1. Shared Ways of Thinking • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture and will recognize the effect of their own cultural knowledge and experiences on their interpretations of other cultures.

  29. Outcomes and Indicators of Mastery • C4. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: An Evolving Culture • Students will examine the evolving nature of Mi’kmaq culture and recognize the challenges it faces from dominant cultural beliefs and practices.

  30. Outcomes and Indicators of Mastery • SE2. Dispossessed: The Mi’kmaq Experience • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the historic and contemporary causes of social and economic marginalization of Mi’kmaq people.

  31. Summative Assessment 1. Define culture in your own words. Why is it so complicated to define? 2. How do you see modern native culture? What do you see happening as a result of contact? 3. What did the European people think of the native people when they first came to North and South America? 4. How did these views impact how the European people treated native populations? Make sure to use an example to back up your point. 5. THIS ANSWER REQUIRES MORE THINKING AND WILL THUS REQUIRE A LONGER RESPONSE! You may answer in an essay, a poem, or visually. Do teams that are named after native populations or use native mascots honour native groups or do they defile or disrespect them? PLEASE USE EXAMPLES! Make sure you pass in your web graphic as well on the Re-Vision Quest Episode. 6. Is it all doom and gloom or is there hope for a change in the perception by and of native peoples? Again, give examples.

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