Friends of Peoples Close to Nature

Historic treaties continue to be relevant in Canada today because ever since Christopher Columbus arrived to an undiscovered continent, he managed to employ detrimental consequences to the peoples of this land. The treaty was one of the colonial processes that would allow for the exploitation of the First Nations. Many Aboriginal Signatories to treaties understood the treaty agreements as being the foundation of a relationship with the Crown and that this relationship would be based on co-existence

Lekwiltok (Smith, 107). After reading the document the reader can see the injustices Indigenous people faced because the federal government implemented restrictive policies which prevented Indigenous people from participating in important cultural events, most notably the potlatch. Assu wrote the document to share his experiences of the loss of the potlatch, to highlight the severe consequences Indigenous people face if they participated in a potlatch and why it was so important for the community to have

they recognise Native Americans as having their own customs, European settlers often present them as being ‘lesser’ to European customs. Bartolome de las Casas defended indigenous peoples’ living practises as showing a capacity for human reasoning while simultaneously arguing the need to “Christianize them”; indigenous people have morals and rituals, but need to be trained into having European or Christian morals instead (Bogues, 2014, p.214). Fifteenth-century

The Indigenous people throughout Mexico have had a tumultuous history filled with violence and repression. Their rich cultures have repeatedly been infringed upon by outside cultures, and their place in the world remains uncertain to this day. This battle to retain their culture began centuries ago, and envelopes all different types of Indigenous groups, from the old Aztecs to the Zapotecs. Their society was and remains to be very different from popular culture in Mexico and Spain during the times

Alanis Obomsawin is a Canadian film maker who is well known for directing numerous documentaries on the plights of the Indigenous people. Alanis Obomsawin was born August 31, 1932 outside of Lebanon in New Hampshire but raised in Quebec. Obomsawin is a member of the Abenaki Nation but left there when she was just a baby “returned with her family to the Odanak reserve near Sorel, Québec, at the age of six months. Her father was a guide and a medicine maker, and her mother ran a boarding house.” (historica)

Waters Protection Act and the Environment Assessment Act. Bill C-45, later renamed the Jobs and Growth Act, was passed through government with minimal consultation from the Indigenous peoples of Canada, effectively rendering the peoples voice silent and proving the neglect and mistreatment of the Indigenous peoples by the government of Canada. Shortly after these amendments were introduced, four women from Saskatchewan began communicating via social media to discuss Bill C-45. The main concern

they examine how traditions and cultural practices influence personal and cultural identities (Australian Curriculum , 2017). Empowering people about their culture and encouragement of developing appreciation towards history and culture, especially toward indigenous people is the main message in this text. Elements such as music lyrics, dance movements and people within the video are significant to the message of the text. The lyrics, ‘survival of our culture is how we made it’, is an example of the

the documentary, Trick or Treaty?, Alanis Obomsawin illustrates how the history of treaties oppresses Aboriginal peoples and limits their rights. Treaties are meant to be a mutual agreement between two parties that plan to share and prosper in coexistence. However, the treaty between the Indigenous and the Europeans transforms into the surrender of land, one that the Indigenous peoples do not know of until 25 years later, Dr. John Long states (Obomsawin “Trick or Treaty?”). Drastic measures must be

“Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you ruined yourself,” once said Aesop. There are consequences of betraying and deceiving a friend, and it will change one’s life for the worse. One author who emphasizes the ideal of betrayal and deception is Shakespeare, and it can be seen throughout the play Macbeth. In the play, Macbeth was an honored and respected high ranking noble in King Duncan’s eyes, and betrayed his king to gain power. Macbeth and his fellow, Banquo were told by mysterious witches

very different lives. At a young age both John and Chris fell in love with nature. John was born in scotland and then later immigrated to the United States where he lived on a farm. In Amy Marquis, “A Mountain Calling”, she states that John “love affair” with nature may have some reaction to his father religious upbringing. She also said that John was a “restless spirit”, which could imply the conflict with his love for nature and his religious upbringing. similar to John, Chris gower up with a very