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The Athabasca oil sands, more commonly known as the Alberta tar sands, are large deposits of heavy crude oil in the North Easterly reaches of Alberta. According to Alberta Energy, the oil sands are the third largest crude oil reserves in the world. Only two countries, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, possess reserves greater than Canada (Alberta Energy, 2012). Arguably, the capital gained from exporting Athabasca bitumen or crude oil (a form of petroleum) promotes job and economic growth, and also…

The windigo figure is one from First Nation mythology which represents the utmost crime against nature and the madness takes over a human should they become one of these monsters. Windigos come from oral stories Native people shared to teach children about the boundary they must not cross for it is a sign of loss of humanity. To become a windigo, a person must consume human flesh, or resort to cannibalism, and slowly a change would take place which would drastically alter a human’s physical and…

the legends of the Algonquian peoples along the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of both the United States and Canada. The wendigo is a “cannibal monster who roams the northern forest, preying on unsuspecting passers-by” (Waldram 2004:181). In Cree and Anishinaabek narrative traditions Windigo may appear as a monster with some characteristics of a human, or as a spirit who has possessed a human being and made them to go windigo, to become monstrous. In this assignement I want to explain…

Indigenous communities across Canada have their own distinct cultures, customs, and languages. Despite being unique, the communities share some of the unpleasant struggles they had to cope with. Before European contact, the communities were self-sustaining and healthy, comprised of members who were confident in their position in society. However, that did not last as with contact came struggle for the indigenous communities. Today, society still seem to be ignoring the pain that many, if not all…

Tribes that are part of the first group of Native Americans that fall under the general name of Plains Indians are: Blackfoot, Arapaho, Assiniboine, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kiowa, Lakota, Lipan, Plains Apache (or Kiowa Apache), Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwe, Sarsi, Nakoda (Stoney), and…

Remember the romantic, controversial relationship between Theodore and his AI operation system Samantha in Spike Jonze’s directed movie “Her”? Immersed in a climate of love and moving, we applaud as Theodore and Samantha crush into each other, shed tears when Samantha says to Theodore, “I’m not like you, and at the end, moan when Samantha leaves. Not unlike normal relationships at all, “Her” depicts a situation in which artificial intelligence is no longer artificial when they tend to love,…

recoverable oil reserves. It is only in relatively recent years that technology has improved enough to efficiently extract and refine the bitumen into a synthetic crude oil. The Athabasca region was first inhabited by a variety of First Nation’s and Cree tribes. While the indigenous…

The school curriculum in the United States of America is very Eurocentric and westernized. All of the pioneers of modern science seem to be white males. Essentially, women and people of color become erased from science and scientific discoveries. There is no way to address this without applying a sociological perspective. Historically, the school and the church has been institutions that have largely contributed to the erasure of Indigenous knowledge and culture. This still stands today. When…

Drinking magical potions seems disparate, right? As a member of a society, more specifically a culture, the underlying intention is to foster a bond of kinship; you’re a member because you share experiences, ideas, and beliefs. That membership is defined by its own set of peculiarities and habits. The everyday rituals of the Nacirema reflect the attitudes and behaviors fostered by their culture, their shared expression of belonging. Their entire lives are dependent on their rituals, at least…

Pierre Gaultier De La Vérendrye Script I think that Pierre Gaultier de la Vérendrye shouldn’t be inducted into the Canadian Explorer Hall of Fame because he didn’t do that much to help make Canada. He was born on November 17, 1685, Trois-Rivières and died on December 5, 1749, Montreal. He was a soldier and then became a farmer for sixteen years. In 1731 — at the age of 43, which was old in those days — he decided to become an explorer. He explored Canada and was part of the fur trade. He had…