Module Six Flashcards
Indigenous intellectual traditions are most often expressed by:
Indigenous visual arts
Intellectual traditions are:
Spoken, written, sung words, or images and forms that relay history and philosophy
What is a world view?
Ways of perceiving the world
How do indigenous world views emerge?
Peoples close relationship with the environment though socialization and social interaction
What is the native literary nationalism?
Name of intellectual and activist movement within Native American literary studies that is best studied through the lens of American Indian culture and philosophical traditions
Indigenous music has:
No set definition
When did oral traditions begin?
Started right from creation
What is used in oral stories as a way of getting around challenging issues?
Humour
What is agency?
Ability to make decisions on their own and choose their own kind of future and past history. To be independent yet play key roles in their communities
What is indigenous music often linked to?
The spirit world
What is embedded into everything indigenous people do?
Spirituality
What is cultural appropriation?
Adoption of some specific elements of one culture by a different culture; the head dress
What aspects are included in cultural appropriation?
Forms of dress, music, art, religion, Language or social behaviour
What is referred to as the heartbeat of Mother Earth?
The drum
How is a drum treated in indigenous culture?
Treated as a living thing. It is held with great respect, and is treated much like a child
