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Unit 5 Groups

Unit 5 Groups. Indigenous Religions of North America. Rels 120 7 January 2014. Unit 5 Overview. 7 Jan: Intro: Indigenous Religious Traditions 10 Jan: Sacred Teachings 14 Jan: Elders, Healers and Shamans

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Unit 5 Groups

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  1. Unit 5 Groups rels 120 - appleby

  2. Indigenous Religionsof North America Rels 120 7 January 2014 rels 120 - appleby

  3. Unit 5 Overview rels 120 - appleby 7 Jan: Intro: Indigenous Religious Traditions 10 Jan: Sacred Teachings 14 Jan:Elders, Healers and Shamans 17 Jan: “The Gift of Diabetes” (NFB video, viewing guide, and video report guidelines) 21 Jan: Colonization of Indigenous Peoples Video Report due on Friday Jan 24th

  4. Readings for this Unit rels 120 - appleby Invitation to World Religions, Ch. 2, pages 30 to 53 “Shamanism and Spirit” by Edith Turner, Expedition Vol.46, No.1 (Spring 2004), http://www.penn.museum/documents/publications/expedition/PDFs/46-1/Shamanism%20and%20Spirit.pdf “Colonialism and Shamanism” by David Chidester (from Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture – Reference Collection, GN475.8 .S445 2004, MacDonald Library) Government of Canada, Statement of Apology, http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100015644/1100100015649

  5. Unit 5 Objectives rels 120 - appleby To investigate Indigenous traditions, their creation narratives, and relationships and interconnections among humans, animals, vegetation, the earth, spirits and the spirit world; To learn about spiritual traditions which are commonly found within or associated with Aboriginal traditions; To understanding the components of human well-being situated within interconnected contexts of communities (human, spirit, nature); and To examine the destructive effects of colonization on Aboriginal peoples and cultures, and contemporary efforts to recover cultural ceremonies and healing traditions.

  6. People belonging to the land rels 120 - appleby “An Indigenous person is, by definition, a person belonging to the land or soil and being native to, or belonging naturally to a particular region. Indigenous identity and cultural expression is closely linked to their relationship with land areas.” http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/indigenous/peoples/

  7. Prehistorical rels 120 - appleby Prior to 8,000 to 10,000 BCE – many as long as 50,000 to 60,000 years ago Tribal cultures – throughout world Seasonally nomadic; hunter/gatherers Oral cultures; sacred myths about ancestors, spirits, animals, totems, heroes, etc. Time is circular & cyclical, not linear Life cycles; seasonal cycles

  8. http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/indigenous/peoples/http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/indigenous/peoples/ “The Indigenous cultures of Australia have the oldest living cultural history in the world - they go back at least 50,000 years and some argue closer to 65,000 years.” http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/first-australians-episode-1/clip1/# (3:05) rels 120 - appleby

  9. Cosmogony (cosmos = universe) rels 120 - appleby • account of the world’s origins and its essential powers • mythical account of the creation • Distinctive for tribal groups throughout the world • South America: Inca creation story: http://www.bigmyth.com/myths/english/2_inca_full.htm • Scandinavia: Norse creation story: http://www.bigmyth.com/myths/english/2_norse_full.htm • Canada: http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/main.html

  10. rels 120 - appleby • MI’KMAQ TEACHING • ELDER: STEPHEN AUGUSTINE • Mi’kmaq Creation Story • Glooscap • Transcript: http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/transcripts/mikmaq.pdf • Stephen Augustine narrates the Creation Story: http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/main.html - click on Mi’kmaq

  11. For Friday the 10th of Jan rels 120 - appleby Read IWR, Ch. 2, pages 32 to 53

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