Final exam

Question 1

How are Indigenous Peoples represented in the Media?

Answer 1

Indigenous People are represented in limited (stereotypes) ways in the Media.

Question 2

How does the perception of the Indian affect European settlers (Canadians)?

Answer 2

The identity of the Indian (false) allows for the European settlers to position themselves as superior. It also helps Canadians to find a unique identity (by finding an identity based on what they’re not).

Question 3

What is the “noble savage”? When was this caricature developped?

Answer 3

idealized concept of uncivilized man who symbolizes the innate goodness of one not exposed to the corrupting influences of civilization.
Dominant theme in Romantic writings (18th and 19th) centuries by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Question 4

Explain the history behind the term “redskin”

Answer 4

It was used to describe the bleeding scalps of Indigenous Peoples at the hands of European settlers.

Question 5

Who is Paul Kane?

Answer 5

European artist of the 19th century. Traveled and kept notes of his discoveries (which were pejorative). Created the myth of flathead people and the head-flattening traditions.

Question 6

Edward Curtis

Answer 6

Published an encyclopedic work on the North American Indian (20 books) including romanticized photography of Indigenous Peoples