indg events/traditions Flashcards
treaty negotiation protocols
-pipe ceremony before/after
thirsty dance
sacred ceremony of people in grasslands of Sask
potlatch
ceremony signifying generosity - giving gifts
hunting/fishing rights
oral histories
oral-based knowledge
history became sacred with assimilation
stopped when FN weren’t aloud to gather
language at treaty
treaty medals
given to negotiators - signified outside promises
tomahawk - signified peace
lodges - promised housing
grass, water, sun - as long as grass is green and sun shines
2 kinds of oral stories
historical and sacred
pipe ceremony importance
m choice & long answer
official way to close deal and be truthful to agreements
couldn’t speak until after
before/after treaties
surrender clause in treaty
dish with one spoon
agreement to share territory among nations - people are all eating out of single dish with one spoon
wampum belts
each strand represents chief - each being equal and united
mark agreements between people
council fire
fire during council meetings - smoke reaching creator
alliance building protocols - long ans. & m choice
- pipe ceremony before & after
- each community would bring food & gifts
gifts:- pile in center
- leader would bring special gift - pipe
- given to humans and spirits
- given in terms of alliance
- fire - burn tobacco and unfinished food
Metis in treaties
- way less rights
- weren’t considered as Indigenous or anything else
- had a nobody title
