Cree

Imagine a mural, of ancient Cree markings, known as syllabics, etched on a wall in a public art gallery. You notice that for certain blocked inscriptions of the text, red and gray paint in the style of graffiti buffing has obscured them from view. That translated mural, presented by Open Space galleries, tells the story of the flood for the Cree Nation. Created in 2013 by a young indigenous artist named Jesse Campbell. As a student, you don 't have many opportunities to create a large-scale piece

“Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives of the Alberta Tar Sands” was a Greenpeace film produced by Peter Mettler. The shots came primarily from a helicopter offering an overview of the world's largest industrial energy project. In the beginning of the film, they introduced the term bitumen. Bitumen comes from the extraction of crude oil and needs a lot of water to produce. They also emphasized Canada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. During the film, they mostly compared the differences

A Reflection on “VOICE,R EPRESENTATION, AND DIALOGUE: THE POETICS OF NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS” BY ROBIN RIDINGTON My reflection on this topic focuses on preserving the storytelling circle by validating what we perceive. To begin, I will share a brief explanation on how the Basotho connect with the spirits and braid my experience of the same into George Nelson’s narrative of the Native American spiritual communication. Similar to the “Vision quest stories” exemplified in Nelson’s

The difference however between him and Elijah is that Xavier only experienced the residential schools for a limited amount of time. For this reason, Xavier was able to conserve his Cree culture and traditions, even with the mindset of war taking place. Due to his lack of English language and his strong cultural beliefs, Xavier is overlooked for his brave actions by the wemistikoshiw. According to Wyile, this novel “addresses not only

The Native American peoples such as the Cree and Assiniboine rely on the wildlife to survive; additionally, since they rely on wildlife to survive their cultures and lifestyles revolve around the wildlife. Evidence of this is found in their culture the Cree origin story which features the muskrat, beaver and a turtle. Additionally, Native Tribes also followed the seasonal animal migrations, indicating

Mar/Apr2008). “If we don’t have land and we don’t have anywhere to carry out our traditional lifestyles, we lose who we are as a people. So, if there’s no land, then its equivalent in our estimation to genocide of a people” says George Poitras of the Mikisew Cree First Nation (Thomas-Müller, Clayton, Canadian

Last December, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his intentions to not only launch a national public inquiry about the several missing and murdered aboriginal women, but also to take the necessary steps towards the renewal of the relationship between the Canadian Federal Government and the Fist Nations (Mas, 2015). Notably, Trudeau claimed the 2016 budget would include an increase in the funding towards aboriginal education (Mas, 2015). Past governments had imposed a strict limit of

John A. Macdonald - A man of many struggles including the Settling of Western Canada, The Economy and the Provincial/ Federal conflicts John A. Macdonald became Prime Minister following the 1867 Confederation. He was a man who connected future provinces, developed national policy and secured Western Canada. One of the four founding fathers of Confederation, Canada grew to include: not only Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec but also, Manitoba and BC with the other territories following

Moreover, not only does technology interrupt social relationships and slowly eliminate empathy, but it also is a colossal distraction from daily activities and responsibilities, and leads users to waste a lot of time. In the article, “Attached to Technology and Paying a Price”, by Matt Richtel, Mr. Campbell had been waiting for one of the most important emails of his life for several days until one day “he finally saw it while sifting through old messages” and realized that the email had appeared

Not only is this abuse physical in nature, but it also immensely impacts one’s state of mind. Elijah is ashamed of himself, and what the authority and religious figures did to him. This shame leads him to deny his Aboriginal culture. Abandoning his Cree identity and adapting to Western beliefs is a coping mechanism and Elijah only wants to forget the painful memories of his past. The faulty assimilation process of residential schools and the physical and sexual abuse traumatize Elijah and dramatically