HIST 1300 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Boston King, Indigenous Rights, Black Loyalist
10 Aug 2016
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Audience: anyone (mainly told to younger aboriginal children by the elders) It has been told for centuries by the tribes. Summary: aboriginal version of the creation of the world. A women falls from the sky and lives on a giant turtle"s shell. She survives with the help of the animals and gives birth to a daughter who then gives birth to twins, one evil and one good. The good brother started his work of creation while the evil one was trying to undo everything he did. They fight and the good brther wins sending the other to the underworld. : to give us an indigenous perspective into the creation of the earth and also gives insight into their culture. : for maracle it is important because that was when his people"s character were determined. They were given speech and this is a unique way of understanding and looking at the world.
