Lecture 1 Flashcards
True or false:
The word Indigenous is not usually capitalized in official writing
True.
What is the significance of not capitulating the word (Indigenous)?
It is unfair and disrespectful to not capitalize the word “Indigenous” “Native” or “Aboriginal”.
What is the importance of language when addressing Indigenous peoples in literature?
The language of the mainstream/public and how language projects images and understandings of what Indigenous people are.
True or false:
The notions of identity are fluid.
True.
Indigenous people do live in, move in, dress in, and to contribute to present day life.
What Their own use of language is.
How they describe or make use of words that describe Indigenous peoples.
What is the problem with colonialism?
It tries to maintain a singular social order by means of force and law, suppressing the diversity of human world views.
What is the definition of Colonialism?
The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
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True or false:
There is no inanimate dichotomy in aboriginal languages.
True.
There is no racial dichotomy in aboriginal language.
True.
What happens when everything is animate?
It has a spirit and require fair treatment.
What are the four peddles of the flower of wholness
Strength
Honesty
Sharing
kindness
What dose the flower create?
Balance
Harmony
Beauty
What is a positive approach to social control?
Love and good feelings
