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    The Cree Vs. The Inuit Would you ever want to live in a cold, harsh environment and still have to live for over a decade. Well that's what the people of the Cree and Inuit had to do. In this Essay you will learn special things that the Cree and Inuit have in common and different things about them. They are the differences in population and territory control, also the similarities in language. Like I said, one different thing is the population. The Cree have over 200,000 people in 2012. There is

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    Washington & Jefferson College Stereotypes in Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire Marilyn Burkhardt FYS Dr. Ficco Due: 12/7/2017 Since the release of the first full length Disney movie in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the studio began releasing many other classic movies, appreciated children, teens, and adults alike. Disney, which is often associated with fun, fantasy and happiness, unfortunately, is not quite that innocent or simple. This is due to the fact that in most (if

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    Rorschach’s mask is a representation of this black and white moral code as well as a comfort blanket at some points. Rorschach has a deep connection with his mask, he even calls it his face. The connection between Rorschach’s need to cover his “personal” life with his “hero” life; he feels as though his mask has become his real face and his face without a mask is the mask. This proves to be true, as Rorschach is being arrested he yells, “NO! My face! Give it back!” (V, 28, 7). He does not know

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    The novel Bad Cree, written by Jessica Johns, follows Mackenzie, a young Cree girl, as her dreams lead her on a dangerous journey of self-discovery and rekindling of familial bonds, while exploring the complexities of Indigenous identity, spirituality and the enduring impact of colonialism on Cree communities. Throughout the novel, Johns utilizes several moments of situational irony to subvert the reader's expectations and create a more layered narrative. Situational irony refers to "instances where

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    How Forgiveness and Strength Can Overcome Pain and Struggle: An Essay on “7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga” by David A. Robertson. Through the graphic novel “7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga”, author David A. Robertson demonstrates the themes of forgiveness and healing through a paternal relationship developed between Edwin and his father. Robertson highlights the elements of forgiveness through a back and forth depiction of modern day First Nations and their journey through hardship brought upon

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    The Attawaspiskat Cree and Ojibwa are a first nations group living in parts of Canada, mainly northern Ontario. The main languages spoken by these first nation groups are Mushkegowuk Cree and Ojibway. I will compare and contrast the experience of the Attawapiskat Cree to Ojibwa in relation to the Canadian Government. This will include analyzing the treaties introduced by the government towards the Cree and the Ojibwa: in particular, treaty 9 will be discussed. In addition, to these treaties the

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    The Cree Indian prophecy stated that, Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realise we cannot eat money. Water is something in such abundance that is available to us at the turning of a faucet, so much that we tend to take it for granted and forget its global impact. We need to stand together and protect clean potable water when our watershed is being threatened. Water is our most precious resource, without it, life itself would seem

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    First Nation Cree Communities First Nation Cree Economic Activities Inuit Communities Eastmain Arts and crafts, businesses & services, construction, trapping, tourism, food services, outiftting and transportation Kuujjuarapik Wapmagoostui Arts & handicrafts, business and services, trapping, tourism and outfitters Salluit Chisasibi Businesses & services, construction, trapping, tourism, outfitting & transportation Akulivik Waskaganish Arts and handicrafts, businesses & services, trapping, construction

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    1800s the fur trade had a great impact on the lifestyle of the Cree Indians, both economically and culturally. The fur trade helped the Natives make an income and obtain goods they could not get before. However great the impact of the fur trading was on their economy, the decline in fur bearing animals had a devastating effect on their culture. It can therefore be said that although the fur trade had a positive short term impact on the Cree Indian’s economy, in the long term, the cultural ways of living

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    and Forest life in James Bay Cree Society” by Ronald Niezan is a great reading. Mr. Niezan illustrates how Cree people live and what they still currently do to protect their land and religion. This book also allows us to understand that people will try to take what they can’t have because that’s exactly what Canada’s government tries to accomplish with new construction projects and other You probably are asking yourself “Who are the Cree and what do they do?” Well Cree is historically one of the

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