ENG252Y1 Lecture Notes - The Yes Album, Animism, Treaty 8
Document Summary
Can be read as two goals: resisting culture, in particularly mechanisms of colonial power and reclaiming native culture relies on narrative storytelling techniques, language. King is aware that native culture has been borrowed illegitimately reclamation of culture is a theme the need to preserve native traditions and rituals. Fort marion: the end of the four parts concludes with four characters that are disguised women and are forced back to fort marion. 19th century, natives and tribes are displaced into reservations. Natives tried to run away but surrendered due to exhaustion and starvation; the 72 of them were charged with crimes against white people and civilization. Some were sent back to reserves, others went to prison in florida via chained to wagons. Were in 17th century old spanish fort. King constantly alludes to this journey and what happened in fort marion. Black hawk ledger shows the cultural way of life.
