final exam

Question 1

“Good Neighbours”

Answer 1

Leanne Simpson
- Indigenous sovereignty
- Diplomacy w cohesion, diplomacy of domination
- diplomacy: A way of solving problems through shared experiences, ex feasts ceremonies
:“ reconciliation, restitution, mediation, negotiation, and maintaining sacred and political alliances between people
- interconnectedness of land, people, spirits

• Nimkiig Binesiwag: thunder birds
• Nishnaabeg: indigenous people
• place, storytelling, diplomacy, relationality, traditional knowledge, voice

Question 2

“History Lesson”

Answer 2

Jeannette Armstrong,
- Interconnectedness
- Synecdoche: figure of speak, a term used to represent a large part or whole
- impacts of colonialism
- resiliency, strength
-reclaiming indigenous narratives
- cyclical storytelling

• voice, history, decolonization,

Question 3

“An Athabasca Story”

Answer 3

Warren Cariou
- connection to land
- repercussion of actions
- The ordinary human struggles to live a good life
- Succumbing to their weaknesses
- our teacher, our first researcher
- when he succeeds but by chance not by kill
- name – meant to remind people of the kinship relationship with nature
- shared struggle – what it means to succumb to our weaknesses and the interdependence of all beings

Question 4

“Tatterborn”

Answer 4

Daniel Heath Justice,
- Reimagining the world of oz
- Diversion, distraction, colonial project – ooo and awes
- Scarecrow
- Foolish – road – war
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Question 5

Elatsoe

Answer 5

Darcie Little Badger,
- Indigenous futurism – grace Dillon
- Wonderworks – Daniel heath justice
- Asexual erotic’s – przybyllo
characters:
elasoe
Vivian: mom
dog: kirby
Jay:neighbor white
trevor; dead cousin

Question 6

Place

Answer 6

• connection to land and environment
• preservation of cultural knowledge
• spiritual and sacred sites
• identity and belonging
• environmental stewardship
• culturally continuity

Question 7

Language

Answer 7

• transmission of oral traditions
• connection to the land
• cultural revitalization

Question 8

Representation

Answer 8

• cultural authenticity
• diverse perspective
• Storytelling agency
• challenging stereotypes
• awareness

Question 9

History

Answer 9

• interpretation
• author (who is telling the story)
• impact
• methodology
  -continuous process

Question 10

Diplomacy

Answer 10

• treaty negotiations
• conflict resolution and reconciliation
• advocacy and representation

Question 11

Relationality

Answer 11

• interconnectedness
• harmony with nature
• community and kinship
• ancestral connection

Question 12

Traditional Knowledge

Answer 12

• environmental knowledge
• tradition
• healing practices

Question 13

Storytelling

Answer 13

• oral tradition
• cultural preservation
• education
• personal and collective narratives

Question 14

Voice

Answer 14

• Challenges world literature
• Connection and expression of spirituality, nature and community
• Draws from traditional knowledge/oral tradition
• Blends old and new

Question 15

Appropriation

Answer 15

-exploitation and misrepresentation
- violation of intellectual property and sacredness
- erosion of cultural identity
- power imbalance
- loss of control and autonomy

Question 16

Sovereignty

Answer 16

• cultural autonomy
• self-governance
• preservation of indigenous knowledge and traditions
• reclaiming indigenous narratives
• revitalization
• asserting rights

Question 17

Empowerment

Answer 17

-voice and representation
- preservation of heritage
- advocacy
- knowledge sharing
- solidarity

Question 18

decolonization

Answer 18

• cultural revitalization
• recognition of indigenous rights
• empowerment
• reconciliation and healing
• education and awareness
• social and political transformation

Question 19

reconciliation

Answer 19

• acknowledgement of historical wrongs
• truth-telling
  apology and recognition
• healing and restoration
• equitable relationships
• awareness and education
• justice
• commitment to action

Question 20

Anthropocene

Answer 20

• human influence on enviro
• human responsibility

Question 21

indigenous futurism

Answer 21

• lit and artistic movement focusing on the expression of indigenous voice in the context of speculative fiction, often in a futuristic setting
• Coined by grace Dillion
• Draws from traditional knowledge, storytelling traditions, and indigenous conceptions of time, language, place, and being.

Question 22

moon of the crusted snow

Answer 22

Waubgeshig Rice
Themes or centre ideas
- Food sovereignty
- Escapism
- Strength in community
- Indigenous resilience
- Premonitions
- Estrangement
- Indigenous history
-Inherited indigenous wisdom
- dystopia
- apocalypses
- nanabush trickster-
- retelling of wendigo
characters:
- Evan: main c
- Nicole: evan partner
- justin Scott: white guy -settler colonialism allegory
- Aileen: elder
- nangohns: daughter

Question 23

Nicoles dream

Answer 23

• Premonition of new chapter
• But Nicole cant see it yet
• Her children assure her they will, and can
• Nicole – her kids are both her kids and her elders
• A nonlinear sense of time
• Spiralling time
• Refers to the varied experince of time, including acestors and decedents
• Decendents to ancestors in our own lives”
• One person can have so much more, twice, as many ancestors as previous generation

Question 24

Wonderworks:

Answer 24

• A term that gestures .. to other ways of being in the world, and reminds us that the way things are is not how they have always been, nor is it how they must be

Question 25

Asexual erotics:

Answer 25

• Prizbillow
• Companionship
• Self-discovery
• Achievement
• Individuality – individual expression
• Joy that as markedly different than mundane joy, - normies think erotic is only for sex stuff… AE thinks ex. riding a bike away from a party – exps. That are extremely joyful and filling