HIST 260 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Deeper Understanding, Homeopathy, Haida Gwaii
24 Aug 2016
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The beliefs of the aboriginal people may be seen as a folklore for the fact that it is not scienti c. Such boundary makes it easier for us to interpret ideas and beliefs that we are unfamiliar with. Pearce"s article suggests to us that much of the living practices of the aboriginal people are related to their spiritual beliefs, which are knowledges derived from hundreds of years of lived experiences. The european colonists who discovered the americas believed that they were bringing civilization to the backward people on this land. They believed that their mercantile system, their religious beliefs and their way of life were simply better than that of the indigenous people, as it stated in nelles" book. Differences between western creation and inidgenous creation stories > it"s so important to understand the differing ideas in the creation stories in the readings and the discovery of.
