1. Minds On – Investigating the Self
Score It!
Check out the different aspects of ‘the self’ on the sheet provided
Using a scale of 1 – 10 (1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest) give yourself a score in each of the four quadrants.
Apply It!
Using the scores from the previous questions apply them to the wheel. Imagine the inside of each quadrant as 0 and the outside as 10.
Draw a line across each quadrant as shown to form your personal Medicine Wheel.
How balanced is it? Are these four aspects of your life interconnected in a positive way?

2. The Medicine Wheel and Worldview

3. A Medicine Wheel is a circle where all parts are interconnected with another to form a whole
This holistic approach can be applied to the self, the community, and to a worldview as a whole
Although often used to represent Aboriginal wisdom in North America, Medicine Wheels are not necessarily a tradition belonging to all Aboriginal peoples. 

4. The centre of the Medicine Wheel symbolizes the self in balance, and the perspective of traditional philosophy. 
Medicine Wheel symbolism is embodied in daily living and ceremonies (pow-wows, Sun Dances, sweatlodges, etc.)

6. Textbook – Aboriginal Studies 30, pg. 10-11
How might the concepts of collective rights and individual rights separate Indigenous and European thinking?
Reflect on the Blackfoot, Cree and Dene sayings on pg What are your thoughts, and are they practical in our modern world?
How does the term sovereignty (define in your notes for a full answer) connect to what you know about Canada’s relationship with Aboriginal peoples?
What is the relationship between self-determination and self- government? (Define them in your notes for a full answer)

7. In Class/Homework – Article
From Protecting Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage: A Global Challenge, Marie Battiste and James Youngblood Henderson
Read the article provided
As you read make notes on the following:
What shared approaches to worldview/Indigenous knowledge are clear in this article?
What challenges to worldview/Indigenous knowledge are clear? Which ones appear to be continuous, and for what reasons might this be?
What might the future of worldview/Indigenous knowledge?