Cree

The Nacirema people that developed in the geographic region between land occupied by the Canadian Cree and the Yaqui of Mexico is one of the most widely known and studied civilizations in the present. However, despite all the attention given to the Nacirema culture, especially within higher academic circles, several aspects of their ethos have remained elusive and enigmatic. Of particular interest are the mysterious rituals undertaken by the Nacirema which often reveal the inner workings of…

On the world stage, Canada has always been known to demonstrate its rich multiculturalism. Canada often serves as an example to the rest of the world what safety, equality, and citizen happiness look like while maintaining the multiculturalism that many governments fear to implicate into their own countries. One prominent and extremely proud source of culture in Canada is the province of Quebec. Quebec is a province that is more than often full of wandering tourists and is well known for its…

One extremely prevalent theme in Three Day Road is the racism and oppression of the Native American people. This theme can be seen in both the boy’s lives as well as Niska’s. For example, in reference to Xavier and Elijah, the boys experience prejudice through how the two are forced to work twice as hard to get any recognition in their battalion, simply due to the fact that some of the officers think them to be useless Native Americans. Additionally, this theme can also be seen through one of…

While John was self absorbed with his short term gains, his son was doing many other things that included making a Cree mask for scouts, John “had never seen the boy making the mask.” (71) The times John had avoided his son, he always brushed it off, John saw it as “he was too preoccupied with other things.”…

A Yellow Raft in Blue Water Through the Psychoanalytical lens Sigmund Freud’s theory of psychoanalytic’s gives us insight into the different layers of a person’s psyche. The three layers of a person psyche’s get more complex as they go on, with the id being the most infantile, the ego being more rational, and the superego relying on complex thinking. The level of development of a person’s unconscious psyche depends largely on the way in which they were raised. In his novel A Yellow Raft in Blue…

Introduction In today’s society, one’s upbringing can determine the lifestyle in which we choose. Starting from the moment we are born, we begin to gather memories and are exposed to a number of different aspects that determine who we are. These experiences alongside your upbringing whether that be from your biological parents, adoptive parents or legal guardians. Your home life and social life go hand-in-hand regarding the morals and ideals we construct for ourselves. Some examples of this…

fundamental principles of democracy, human rights and consent. On October 24th, 1995, the aboriginal group launched a separate referendum. The question asked, “Do you consent, as a people, that the government of Quebec separate the James Bay Cress and Cree traditional territory in the event of a yes vote in the Quebec Referendum”. The result of this referendum would be that 96.3% of Crees voted to stay in Canada. The Inuit would also hold a similar question, with 96% of Inuits wanting to keep…

terrorists. Reel Injun takes an insightful look at how Hollywood has portrayed Native North Americans over 4000 films created by Hollywood over the history of cinemas (Site Movie). Filmmaker Neil Diamond travels through the middle of the American Cree to look at how the myth of “the Injun” has affected people’s misunderstanding of Native North American’s. Diamond uses candid interviews and hundreds of definitive movie clips to look at the development of cinema’s representation of Native people…

History Script: Since the early 17th century until the early 1900s, Aboriginal Peoples have signed treaties with the British and French, which the two countries then, turned into Canadians later on, after Confederation. Although, in the beginning, when the British first started to sign treaties with the Aboriginals, they wanted to encourage peace, yet, later on, the British and French looked at the treaties from a different perspective, then the Aboriginals and each country had different goals…

the name “Winnipeg” embodies the ecology of the lake. This example of how a word has such a strong concept behind it is effectively used to draw the reader in, and sets up a strong ground for the theme of the article. Sinclair touches on how the Cree and Anishinaabeg were able to use this metaphor of Lake Winnipeg to tell stories about “muddied beings”(205) and how they had a powerful effect on the cleanliness of the water. This was an idea that stood out, however it was not deeply discussed,…