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Maria Campbell’s Stories of the Road Allowance People provides the audience with engaging stories while providing insight into the histories of the Indigenous peoples. This book is more than just a history book or an entertainment piece, it draws the reader into the life and culture of those whose stories it shares. By providing the reader with exquisite art to accompany the stories, Campbell is able to give the reader as full of an experience of First Nations and Metis culture that a book…

Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair’s “The Power of Dirty Waters: Indigenous Poetics” exemplifies the importance of language to Indigenous culture and how language is used to relate to the world. This is ultimately what he strives for as his thesis; he tries to argue the idea that language is the most important power for relation to the Earth and its inhabitants. Sinclair begins strongly by discussing the history of Lake Winnipeg, and how the name “Winnipeg” embodies the ecology of the lake. This…

ABOUT THE CHIPPEWA INDIANS The Chippewa indians are a large North American tribe. They speak the Algonquian language. The Algonquian language is a music-like language. Aaniin (pronounced ah-neen) is a friendly greeting, while Miigwech (pronounced mee-gwetch) means “Thank you.” The Chippewa pursued a nomadic life. They live in dome-shaped houses of 15-20 ft. These houses are called wigwams. These were built by women and given a small hole in the roof to allow smoke to escape, just like tepees.…

Understanding Eskimo Science is written by a man named Richard Nelson. Nelson wanted to develop a better understanding of how Eskimos survived in their harsh environment they live in. Doing so, Richard Nelson decided to travel just below the Arctic Circle in the boreal forest of interior Alaska (Nelson, 1993). Nelson lived here for a while and studied the native Eskimos by interacting with a few of the members of a hunting group called the Inupiaq and Koyukon (Nelson, 1993). Nelson met some…

The eskimo society can be viewed as a structural-functional approach, where each member works together to meet the essential needs. The eskimos work together in order to survive the severe cold weather of-30 to-50 degree from September to June. Each person in the community takes on a role in order to provide foods, clothing, and other skills for each member in the society. The men take on the role of hunting the food, in their case a seal, in order to survive, as it is the only food they have in…

The ancient Native American womens game called Tóka of the O’odham people has existed since the ancient times of their ancestors. As an O’odham man, I have seen this game played often throughout my reservation during the hot summer months. As an observer of this ancient womens game, it is clearly shown through play that there are many important aspects within the game. The tóka game was set to occur mid morning at 10. The games are exclusively played during the spring due to timely winter rains…

Deborah A. Miranda, a member of the Ohlone Costanoan Esselen tribe, in writing this tribal memoir, attempts to reveal the “truth” that has been hidden from American history books. History books that forget the first peoples who had been living on the soil we know today as the United States of America, cheating American Indians of having their history known to the world; a cruel twist of fate that Miranda will not accept, titling her memoir Bad Indians. Miranda constructs meaning in her writing…

I will be giving a brief summary of Curve lake first nation; Curve Lake First Nation people are the Mississaugas of the great Anishnaabeg nation. The traditional language spoken by the Anishnaabeg was Anishinaabemowin. The name Anishnaabeg a name made from two parts. The first part of anishaw, which means “spontaneous”. The second part inauawese, which means “human-body”. This together translates to mean “spontaneous man”. The Anishnaabeg did not use a written alphabet. All teaching was done…

When an elderly Eskimo man was asked how he would summarize his life in a few words he stated “Willow smoke and dogs’ tails; when we camp it is all willow smoke and when we move all you see is dogs’ tails wagging in front of you. Eskimo life is half of each.” This article by Lewis R. Binford focuses on the hunter-gatherer system of a mobile man pursing food, shelter and satisfaction. The author starts off the article by quoting the words of an Eskimo man who which Binford a life that has now…

2007 will be remembered as the year the average Canadian began to realize the dramatic changes that were taking place in the Arctic, especially the physical changes resulting in challenges to Canada’s sovereignty. Sovereignty means the authority of a state to govern itself or another state. In today’s society, claiming sovereignty has become has become a major factor in causing international conflicts and disputes. To ensure security in this day and age, Canada’s government must continue pursue…