ANTHR207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Proxemics, Visible Minority, Benjamin Lee Whorf
14 Jan 2016
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Notes on the ethnology of british columbia (1887: tlingit, haida, kwakiutl, coast salish. Nk"mip: creating a taste of place (2011: okanagan nation, osoyoos indian band, nk"mip, interior salish thrive in it. Boas concluded that the inuit mastered their way of life in spite of their environment. Concept of agency: humans has the potential to shape their environments not only to survive but to. Compare: both ethnographies focus on first nations, western canada coast salish vs. Want to be self-sufficient- not depending on the government. Language: the system of arbitrary vocal symbols we use to encode our experiences of the world. Although there are many ways to communicate, language is very important to communication. It must be shared in order to survive. Language structures people"s understandings of themselves and their experiences: by learning another language, you can get a glimpse into their worldview.
