Quiz 1 - Chapter's 1 & 2

Question 1

which treaty do we live in, and when was it established?

Answer 1

treaty one, in 1871.

Question 2

which philosophy dominates university classes?

Answer 2

western.

Question 3

north American Indigenous philosophies developed in accordance to?

Answer 3

ecologically specific rhythms, patterns and events.

Question 4

non-native beliefs in philosophical incompatibility came to dominate which resulted in?

Answer 4

4 centuries of lethal interaction.

Question 5

when did the government officials acknowledge that Native people experienced the world in a unique and culturally specific ways?

Answer 5

mid-twentieth century.

Question 6

what are the 2 events that occured that shook academics, and in what years?

Answer 6

1) in 1964, the u of minnesota founded a native studies department so that native students were provided with culturally relevant course offerings, and scholars were extended academic legitamacy to explore native issues.
2) 1933-2005, the emergence of the Lakota scholar, VINE DELORIA JR. He was the first post-war era native intellectual to critically explore native philosophy.

Question 7

definition of indigenous.

Answer 7

current terminology, and it is the most inclusive, connects it to global.

Question 8

definition of aboriginal.

Answer 8

legal term, refers to Indians, Inuit, and Metis. section 35 of the constitution.

Question 9

what is ontology?

Answer 9

a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being.

Question 10

what is epistemology?

Answer 10

the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. How we come to know.

Question 11

approx. how many nations/language groups are there?

Answer 11

65.

Question 12

how many bands?

Answer 12

600.

Question 13

approx. how many communities?

Answer 13

3000.

Question 14

is there just one indigenous philosophy?

Answer 14

no.

Question 15

there was conflict with western philosophies during first contact, and even today. Why?

Answer 15

both come from different landscapes, therefore they have different philosophies.

Question 16

what are the 5 tenets of indigenous philosophy?

Answer 16

space/land.
constant motion/flux.
animate/inbued with spirit.
relationship.
renewal.
SCARR.

Question 17

what does terra nulius mean?

Answer 17

empty land.

Question 18

why is Vine Deloria Jr. important?

Answer 18

he was the first post-war intellectual to critically explore Native philosophy.
He wrote books, he asserted that Indigenous ways of knowing represented a viable alternative to Christian beliefs.

Question 19

who is Leroy Little Bear?

Answer 19

helped enrich the emergent dialoge pertaining to Native philosophy, forcing it to expand beyond the language of worldview and religion to embrace new and increasingly influential ideas. intiated 4 dialogues.