INDG 107.3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Arctic Circle, Ellesmere Island, Medicine Wheel
4 Jul 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
July 3/18
Dr. Bonita Beatty
What is Indigenous/Native Studies?
-Perceptions vary
- learning about indigenous political/economics
- relationships
- indigenous point of view
- various ways of knowing
-Balance – weighing facts vs opinion
-Belanger
-Wynona Wheeler article
- Abstract – “Native American Studies emerged out of the 1960s civil rights
movement and in many ways remains the intellectual arm of the larger Aboriginal
and Treaty Rights movement. As scholars we are expected to be mediators,
translators, and bridges between lndgenous communities and the larger academic
wond which often places us in the position of meeting two, often disparate and
contradictory, sets of standards.”
Belanger (text)
-NS (over 40yrs old) – first NS department was in 1964 at the university of Minnesota –
emerged from the civil rights movement and growing sensitivity to human rights; native
issues and righting past wrongs (x). In Canada, Trent University, 1969. NS emerging as a
new field – SK (1974)
Balanger ‘terms’ (xv)
-Changing terms
-Indigenous = describe people and communities prior to Canadian confederation 1867 and
their descendant groups
-‘Native’ is just a general descriptor of ‘aboriginal peoples’ (constitution term for Indian,
Metis, and Inuit) – issues
Pimachesowin – way of life; making a way
Pimatsiwin
Philosophy
Indigenous ways of knowing
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July 3/18
Dr. Bonita Beatty
-belief that individuals are trained for their enviro
Native Philosophy
-an abstract question
-hard to come up with the question
Indigenous Studies in General
-INDG studies recognizes that traditional and local indigenous knowledge has a greater
value than was once assumed
-NS is interested in INDG history, but all aspect of life
History – Treaties
Office of the treaty commissioner, solemn undertaking: the 5 treaties
North America
-SK INDG habitation dated over 11,000yrs (Stonechild Blair)
-Canada has over 634 FN communities representing more than 50 nations and over 50
INDG languages
-SK has over 74 FN bands and 5 linguistic groups (Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota,
Dakota) and Michif (Metis, Cree/French)
-SK Treaties 2,4,5,6,8,10
Treaty 6
-Significance
- Our area, all of SK
Diversity but common elements
-Belief in creator
-Humanity part of creation not controlling it
-Life process of devel’ rel’ships ad striving for balance w/in web of life
-Closeness to land and natural enviro
-Ceremonies reflecting worldviews
-Kinship system of social organizations
Arctic
-Arctic people – inuit or ‘people’ – direct descendants of the Thule, speak Inuktitut – one
of the official languages in northern territories
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Document Summary
Perceptions vary learning about indigenous political/economics relationships indigenous point of view various ways of knowing. Abstract native american studies emerged out of the 1960s civil rights movement and in many ways remains the intellectual arm of the larger aboriginal and treaty rights movement. As scholars we are expected to be mediators, translators, and bridges between lndgenous communities and the larger academic wond which often places us in the position of meeting two, often disparate and contradictory, sets of standards. Ns (over 40yrs old) first ns department was in 1964 at the university of minnesota emerged from the civil rights movement and growing sensitivity to human rights; native issues and righting past wrongs (x). Ns emerging as a new field sk (1974) Indigenous = describe people and communities prior to canadian confederation 1867 and their descendant groups. Native" is just a general descriptor of aboriginal peoples" (constitution term for indian, Pimachesowin way of life; making a way.
