Totem

of these need to be refreshed. In the initial design, the crest was represented by a lion, but we replaced this symbol with a totem. The totem represents the First Nations people, as the have a strong connection to Canada’s history. However we still decided to keep the crown to represent Canada as a constitutional monarchy that is run by a sovereign. On the right of the totem pole, is the Quebec flag, the Fleurdelisé. We swapped this design for the Canadian flag, as it is widely known across the…

“A beautiful woman can be painted as a totem only; not as a woman but as a Madonna, a queen, a sphinx.” In Native Americans’ culture, the belief in Totemism has not only become an asset to their everyday lives, but also has been essential to how they use the existence of animals to apply them to humans for many purposes. The connection between animals and humans develops a perspective for each and every one of us and how …. Totems have created a resemblance between animals and people whose…

Elementary Forms of Religious Life, Durkheim implies the existence of a strong similarity between the concept of religion and society, and by extension implies that there is a relationship between god and society. In Durkheim’s text, he writes, “If the totem is the symbol of both the god and the society, is this not because the god and the society are one in the same?” (Durkheim 208) Simply put, Durkheim is implying that, because both god and the society are revered, sacred entities, which draw…

These were referred to as totems. Symbolic totems in this instance are what Durkheim refers to as the elementary form of religion. (Giddens, 2009) These totems were used to represent their society as a whole and a cluster of their spiritual gods. Many totems in the tribes Durkheim studied were sacred objects to those within the tribe, as they were considered divine and holy. They had a ritualistic obligation in the society and were not to be used on a daily basis. These totems were utilised…

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Throughout Daniel Francis’s article “Marketing of the Imaginary Indian” we are led through a number of moments in history detailing times when the stereotyped “Indian” was used for promotional purposes. It is Francis’s final opinion that leads me to believe that he would respond similarly to Drew Hayden Taylor’s article “The Urbane Indian”. We, as a culture, have always feared the unknown and the First Nations culture is no exception. We may not react to this fear by screaming and hiding…

Culture of the NorthWest Coast The NorthWest Coast tribes, were excellent carvers and weavers. They created beautiful masks, totems, and other forms of artistic representations. These art forms were used to describe their cultural beliefs, and rank among their tribe members. NorthWest Coast tribes religion and culture are represented through the use of totems and masks. Their culture revolves around Animism, or the belief that animals and natural objects. Natural Phenomena is also included…

underpinning of the South in cultural, political, and spiritual aspects. Everything was constructed around slavery. A person’s class was determined by two things: race and gender. A clear distinction was always made: White slave owners sat atop of the totem pole, while black female slaves remained at the bottom, waiting for just an ounce of acknowledgement. Anyone who owned slaves in the South were at the culmination of society as a collective whole. The possibility of being able to purchase…

Collectors, it is double portrait of man and woman, who is Fred and Marcia Weisman with their collection of art works. Including a sculpture by Henry Moore and William Turnbull, which are the stack of stones in front of the man, and native American totem pole next to the woman. The woman, Marcia Weisman wears pink long dress with a smile on her face. She stands in a more comfortable pose than the man with put her right hand on the left elbow. The man stands in a military pose, and lots of…

National memory is a key component of a state’s collective identity. Various interpretations of state histories allow citizens to publicly recollect, and in turn, shape the way that they understand one another in cultural, social, and political contexts. Emile Durkheim and Maurice Halbwachs create the groundwork for defining collective memory, an idea that is very closely related to how national memory functions. Maggie Andrews and Susan-Mary Grant uses this idea of group thinking to explore the…