Mind’s On – Inside the Picture Your group will be given a picture that connects to the concepts of the land and worldview With your group discuss the following questions: How is the land being used? How is this reflective of what you know/think you know about Indigenous peoples in Canada? How might this reflect the idea of progress? (And does change always mean progress?)

Definition/Elaboration Textbook! Read pg. 111-114 Define and write down examples using the following chart: Value Definition/Elaboration Examples Economic Cultural Spiritual Educational Social Political

Minds On – Statement Assess “Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.” (Article 3, Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, United Nation) Is this happening?

Economic Attaching a dollar value to the land and its resources Can also reflect traditional values; places for hunting/fishing to provide for selves and community Goal is sustainability Example: Trying to maintain resource while profiting for better communities Cultural Can mean different things to each cultural group or nation Is a base for cultural activities or teachings A link to ancestors and traditional ways Example: Learning centres, schools, ceremonies

Spiritual Interconnectedness of spirit A sense of belonging, the earth taking care of you, and an obligation to give back Different ceremonies can have spiritual places Example: Ceremony, location for Sundance or a burial ground Educational Traditional teachings can take place beyond the walls of a school Learning to hunt, fish, pass on stories can take place anywhere Learning from the land Example: Any place learning happens – Adds to cultural continuity

Social A focal point or anchor for many communities Space for gatherings or ceremony Can connect to nature Example: Community Friendship Centre or place where a pow-wow is always held Political Everything intersects with this value as the land has a political element to it Land is a symbol of self determination and self government Example: Having groups advocate for the land or groups working politically to protect it, meeting locations

Developing a Concept Tips: Define what you think the concept means Develop different points of elaboration Try to connect!

Concepts of ‘Place’ These ideas come from “Cree Narrative Memory” (Neil McLeod) Dwelling in the Familiar Includes the concept of ‘home’ – Having a nation, a place, self-determination A collective sense of dignity Community, belonging – Relationships with the land

Spatial Exile Being physically removed or banished Can include elements of politics, ideology – If you no longer have a home this will impact your worldview Process of colonization removed people from their homes creating long-term/generational damage Spiritual Exile Being removed from ‘home’ creates alienation Is the internalization of being taken from the land Oppression leads to loss of identity, and overcoming spiritual exile becomes increasingly difficult Has led to a cultural genocide