Indigenous Worldviews

Chapter two of the text includes the traditions of the Indigenous culture and includes a brief insight on how the community thinks compared to the European colonies. Before Canada colonized it help indigenous culture and knowledge bold cultures. The people of the land had a way of knowing the land and environment in Canada. Their cultures were centered around respect, harmony, and balance to which were in contrast to the European colonizers. The Indigenous worldviews are not part of all the same cultural groups and but mainly all believe that learning by the way of the Indian is best instead of learning about them. The language of Indigenous people is one of the main reflections of knowledge and worldviews. The Language used often selects the …show more content…
Elders also are people whom have a lot of influence on their community and have an abundance of respect for the culture. With Elders having much respect, the way of thinking about most indigenous people is taught the same; it is the circular way of thinking. The teachings and knowledge passed down from the elders are represented in many indigenous communities believes in the relationship of the many things on earth being a circle. This is where all live in harmony with the people, animals, rock and plant life and the earth. the circular way of thinking is contrasted by the linear way of thinking. This is the pyramid way of thinking people will always on top and the land we use will always be at the bottom. It is clear that Indigenous communities value not only people, but they value the land they used and often think of the land as equal to humans. This way of thinking is passed down from people to person and taught from a well-respected and educated person called and Elder. The people are well respected in their community because they hold knowledge as knowledge of the people is seen to be of highest