What I have learned in Indigenous studies so far

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What I have learned in Indigenous studies so far

Moosehide Campaign

I thought the Moosehide Campaign was awesome. I had never heard of them before so this was a new learning experience. I found it very impressive a group of men and boys are standing up to violence against women especially Indigenous women. Another thing they do to help violent men is to put them through fasting, as they believe fasting is a form of healing and will reduce the violence they have. This was all very fascinating and new to me.

Health Concerns

Indigenous people have been greatly affected by the deadly Covid-19 virus. Even prier to Covid they were experiencing higher health risks and poorer healthcare. The social determinants of health, such as safe drinking water, balanced diet, and sanitation were some of things that were not fulfilled before the Covid-19 pandemic whereas in a major city you will see little to none of those health hazards found in day to day life. This all leaves indigenous people at a much higher risk of contracting Covid-19 and it being much more deadly. This is why we are seeing more Covid deaths in the indigenous areas then others.

indigenous rights

Indigenous people have many rights and every year they add more. Here are a few of there rights. 1. Self-determination 2. A nationally 3. their spirituality and religious customs 4. Their dignity and diversity of their culture 5. Development Their are also many more rights that I was not aware about and I think this is something everyone should at least be aware of.

Appropriate Terminology

Every so years the terminology of indigenous people change and we must respect it. I learned that there are many different terms you can use for indigenous people, although it all depends on the group and their culture. For example I have learned that the term Eskimo is not acceptable anymore and it is considered racist. I can fully respect there design and will always ask what they prefer to go by.

Bias and Stereotypes

Something that we stereotype a lot is how indigenous people live. We act like they all live in tribes and igloos when they are just like everyone else and live all around us. Indigenous people are constantly being discriminated against and we see it all over the place especially in sports. For example the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago Blackhawks. There has been progress though as recent the Washington Redskins names has been put away and they now go by the Washington Football Team until they finda new name.

Meeting Stranger.

Some new things I was not aware about and learned after meeting Stranger: 1. Inuit do not a word for please but have over 20 words for thank you. 2. His daughter is his dad. 3. They didn't have a language till 1917 and they use shapes to write their language