INDG-2316EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Eurocentrism, Blackfoot Confederacy, Kainai Nation
1 Jun 2016
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Comes from the german word weeltanschauung and refers to the framework of ideas and beliefs forming a global description through which an individual, group or culture watches and interprets the world and interacts with it . Dictionary definition: the overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world, a collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. Leroy little bear is a member of the blood tribe of the blackfoot confederacy. Little bear is the former director of the american indian program at harvard. University and professor emeritus of native studies at the university of. Lethbridge, where he was department chair for 25 years. He has served as a legal and constitutional advisor to the assembly of first. Nations and has served on many influential committees, commissions, and boards dealing with first nations issues. As part of indigenous studies week, he will be giving a public presentation on.
