Definitions
People of mixed First Nations and European ancestry who identify themselves as what?
Metis people
True or False: Storytelling is a traditional method used to teach about cultural beliefs, values, customs, rituals, history, practices, relationships, and ways of life.
True
Define Spirituality.
In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life.
All things are interrelated. Everything in the universe is part of a single whole represents what principle?
1. Wholeness
Where did the OKA Crisis take place?
Oka, Quebec or Kahnesatake (Mohawk Reserve)
An unjustified, usually negative, mental picture of a group of people.
Stereotype
A trickster is a character in a story, which shows a great degree of what?
Intellect or secret knowledge
Traditional Aboriginal spirituality believes that everything is filled with?
Spirit Power/Everything has a spirit
Change is believed to happen in what type of method?
Cycles or Patterns
What Indigenous group was featured in the OKA crisis?
The Mohawk
A group of Aboriginal people in northern Canada, who live above the tree line in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Northern Quebec and Labrador
Inuit
Trickster legends often teach the reader or listener what?
A lesson or moral
What inhabits all things—rocks, land, water, plants, animals, and people?
The world is split into seen or unseen, what two worlds are well known to the Indigenous peoples?
Physical and Spiritual Worlds
Stereotypes throughout Canada
Prejudice based on the belief in the superiority of one’s race.
Racism
What are the 4 main grandfather elements that help the Great Spirit?
Wind, Fire, Thunder, Water
What symbol is considered sacred in many aspects of Aboriginal culture?
The circle
What is seen as both physical and spiritual?
Human Beings
How were Indigenous People portrayed in the "classic" Western?
"Brutal Savage"
Unfavorable treatment based on prejudice.
Discrimination
What is a Wittigo Spirit?
One of the most fearsome spirits, take on a human form and eat flesh.
Who uses his or her powers for the benefit of the community?
Shaman or Medicine Person
When human beings develop new qualities, this process is called?
True development
What is the name of the filmmaker of Reel Injun?
Neil Diamond