Aboriginal Spirituality Test Flashcards

Question

What is a vision quest? (4)

Answer 1

A coming of age ceremony common to most aboriginals Seeker is first purified in a sweat lodge, which involves confession, then the youth goes to a place far from camp and prays They fast from water and food, and endures the elements for days while awaiting a vision Seeker hopes to receive a message from a guardian spirit who may be an animal, object or other natural form. The shaman helps interpret the message

Answer 2

Prayers are passed from generation to generation by the telling and retelling of events Elders and shamans memorize the stories

Answer 3

The ability to communicate their stories and lessons by speaking fluently, listening and understanding

Answer 4

Residential schools traumatized aboriginals causing them to act out at the government and resulting in them being put in jail. They were also left in poverty so arresting them was “cleaning up”. Aboriginals were treats badly in the justice system, being put in jail more easily, less chance of bail, less attention from lawyers, less likely to be hired, etc We’re trying to fix things by giving them free education and keeping the conversation going but aboriginals are still going to jail

Answer 5

All objects and living things have a spirit Found in Arctic, Northwest Territories, Labrador and Quebec Travelled using kayaks and bigger boats called Umiaq on water Ate whales, walruses, seals, caribou, fish and other animals they hunted Had to dress in thick warm clothing Inuit language is a huge part of their tradition Elders taught the young various skills

Answer 6

* before confederation, there were peace and friendship treaties which showed that there was agreements that allowed them to live in coexistence * confederation brought separation as First Nations weren’t included and were forced onto reserves * federal Indian act (1876) controlled most aspects of aboriginal life and forced into residential schools * when Newfoundland and Labrador entered confederation, aboriginals weren’t even considered therefor didn’t have access to any resources as they didn’t have a status * Relationship today has improved but is still troublesome

Answer 7

Jacques Cartier met them in 1534 Europeans thought the land was completely empty but the First Nations were there. The First Nations welcomed them and thought they were gaining a new ally The families of the Europeans began to come to Canada as well as Europe was undergoing various wars and diseases, which they brought with them to Canada First Nations were infected by the diseases and the population declined 50-80% When the Europeans no longer relied on the aboriginals for navigation or survival, they distanced themselves and decided to get rid of the aboriginals

Answer 8

* Mohawks trying to get land rights * government built a golf course on Kanesatake reserve and wanted to expand it over the Mohawk burial ground * Mohawks protested this and constructed a barricade which resulted in police being called. They used tear gas and grenades but the Mohawks fought back. 30 Mohawks grew to 600. * barricade expanded and strung with barbed wire. Other Mohawk villages aided in this * other Canadians held protests in support and stoned near 75 cars * federal government purchased land to stop development after 78 days which was seen as a victory for Mohawks as it brought attention to native people and made them feel stronger and prouder

Answer 9

* children were removed from their homes and placed far from their communities in boarding schools run by catholic, Anglican and united religions * they were forced to forget their culture. They couldn’t contact relatives, speak their native language, practice their culture or do anything that wasn’t Christian * consequences included physical, sexual and mental abuse * The last residential school closed in 1996, not too long ago, and it’s estimated that around 150,000 aboriginal children were forced into residential schools

Aboriginal Spirituality Test Flashcards

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