CHAPTER 3

Question 1

The study of the Indigenous arts is

Answer 1

an oft-neglected
pursuit

Question 2

The arts are more

Answer 2

abstract

Question 3

literature and the performing and visual
arts ground Indigenous intellectual traditions

Answer 3

○ They catalogue history and philosophy

Question 4

Indigenous intellectual traditions embrace
performance as

Answer 4

○ Expression of self and community
○ Symbols of social identity
○Outlets for entertainment and artistic expression

Question 5

Indigenous literature is an umbrella term for

Answer 5

contemporary works by Indigenous authors

Question 6

literary tradition contained within what many describe as

Answer 6

oral tradition

Question 7

Oral tradition is a body of work that

Answer 7

people has
preserved and passed on to later generations

Question 8

A founding ethic

Answer 8

Words command great power

Question 9

Stories are vital for they offer

Answer 9

○Moral guidelines for living a good life
○A sense of identity
○ Entertainment

Question 10

Each nation had its own unique

Answer 10

oral tradition that
reflected the ecological context

Question 11

are values and customs are embedded

Answer 11

yes

Question 12

Each tradition highlights

Answer 12

a nation’s story

Question 13

Stories are so vital to a community’s

Answer 13

survival and
continuation

Question 13

European media controlled the

Answer 13

image of Indigenous
peoples

Question 14

Native Communications Societies had four key characteristics

Answer 14

○ They were based in the community and/or region
○ They were controlled completely by Indigenous people
○ They were independent corporations, unaffiliated with political organizations and local councils
○ They shared a common mandate with other
Indigenous broadcasters and journalists

Question 15

The Juno Awards established the Aboriginal Recording of the Year category

Answer 15

in 1994

Question 16

Indigenous art expresses and illuminates social
structures and an

Answer 16

intellectual tradition

Question 17

Ecological context influence

Answer 17

Indigenous societies’
understandings of what art represents

Question 18

Cultural variability makes it difficult to

Answer 18

speak authoritatively about an Indigenous artistic tradition

Question 19

Indigenous art has a sense of

Answer 19

place that is central to
a sense of identity

Question 20

Indigenous cultures’ intimate knowledge of the

Answer 20

surrounding environment suggests that art is

Question 21

Indigenous cultures’ intimate knowledge of the
surrounding environment suggests that art is:

Answer 21

○An expression of nationalism
○An expression of sovereignty

Question 22

Indigenous artistic traditions remained underappreciated until the

Answer 22

1960s