Cree Summer

Ever since he was a child, Milo Thatch believed in Atlantis. He dedicates his life to the study and discovery of it, no matter who tells him it’s just a legend. When presented the Shepard’s Journal: a book of Atlantean history, language, and culture, Milo is ecstatic. The man who gives it to him, Preston Whitmore, says the book is gibberish and is most likely worthless. Milo responds with, “I've spent my whole life studying dead languages. It's not gibberish to me. If this were a fake, I would know. I will stake everything I own, everything that I believe in... that this is the genuine Shepherd's Journal.” (Trousdale). Milo dedicating his life to something he enjoys and remaining persistent in his endeavors is an example of an idea…

story. To start, Niska tells stories of growing up in the bush. She gives accounts of family life; her father was a prominent “hookimaw (44)”, or leader, and “the last great talker in the clan (34)”, and her mother knew and taught her the ‘magic deep in the bush (90).’ The clan lived off the land, relying on hunting and community for survival. These accounts set the foundation for both Niska and Xavier’s cultural background. Stories of Niska’s young clan life give the reader a sense of how…

demanded that indigenous children adopt Anglophone culture and language. During their time at the Roman Catholic residential school, they are forced to change their name to Jeremiah and Gabriel. This is the first evidence of this type of loss of identity is based on the use of an English-speaking name that is given to Champion by a priest: “Champion-Jeremiah—he was willing to concede that much of a name change, for now” (Highway 58). In this manner, the Anglophone assimilation has already begun,…

Theresa Spence is the chief of one First Nation that named Attawapiskat and located in the north part of Ontario province, in Canada. She is famous because of a public activity, such as participation in Idle No More and other companies related with Aboriginal people issues. This research will be about a hunger strike that Theresa Spence started on December 11, 2012 as a result of a breach of duty on the part of the federal government in relation to First Nation people. She required a meeting…

Alberta in some ways and numerous First Nations’ that oppose this plan. “This is not just our backyard; this is literally in our kitchen,” Charlene Aleck, of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, told the CBC. The Burrard Inlet, where oil tankers dock, is part of her nation’s traditional territory. “It’s definitely the beginning of a long battle.” The passage in the story I chose to relate to is when the narrator discusses the effects of water now that became muddy. It changed the Cree community’s…

boarding schools created at those locations. This IRS was operated by the Church Missionary in Ninety ninety-four, after that in Nineteen twenty-three was run by the Anglican Church knows as (MSCC). In 1952 Government buys land and buildings from MSCC. Ninety sixty-eight School structures swung over to Kee Wee Tin Nok Association for the native group to take over. In 1969 Ottawa changes the name or entitlement of the school land to Province of Alberta on condition to keeps on being utilized for…

The Cree is one of the largest of the largest groups in North America, with over 200,000 members and counting. Canada has over 135 registered bands. Intertribal marriage is to be blamed for such a large population. The language they speak is known as Algonquian, a subfamily of Native American languages. The Cree are tied together through their culture and that is of great significance to them and has survived through many years and hardships. At a time, the Cree were also found in the United…

they wait for the final bell to ring, the signal that announces the start of summer break…but it never comes. As “horrifying” as that sounds, that has been the norm for 10% of publicly-enrolled students, or about 3,000 schools residing in the United States according to the educational company, Niche on their statistical data about year-round schooling. This issue has been debated time after time and is widely loathed by many adolescents; most who have never experienced the benefits that emerge…

During summer, teenagers and younger children seem to have a great time catching up with family, friends, or anyone who they have not communicated with as frequently due to the pressure and stress of the school year. With summer comes many life changing moments for teenagers as they approach another year in high school. While some of these life changing moments assist teenagers in becoming a more mature version of themselves, some life changing moments leave teenagers hanging, hopelessly waiting…

diversity in the environment plus the perfect weather accompanying this amazing time of the year. I was eight years old when I first traveled to the United States. It was on the winter of the 2000. My parents decided to come on winter, so that my sisters and I could have the opportunity to see the snow. The moment when I met the snow for the very first time; was kind of shocking. I spent the first eight years of my life watching it on movies, but having no idea how it would feel like to touch…