NBE3U
Rohan
Raina

Respect

Grandfather Teachings

The buffalo symbolizes the Grandfather Teaching of respect.

The buffalo symbolizes the Grandfather Teaching of respect.

Killing a buffalo was a necessary sacrifice. Each part of the animal was used optimally and with respect.

Motivates me to be a more mindful consumer to minimize my impact on the environment.

Nightmares of the
Americas: Indigenous
Tales Episode 1:
The Wendigo

Nightmares of the Americas: Indigenous Tales Episode 1: The Wendigo

The brothers accept they will make mistakes.

They respect alternative beliefs and life experiences.

I can use their principles when I discuss sensitive topics where the language used is important.

I can use their principles when I discuss sensitive topics where the language used is important.

We see Indigenous people in movies, juxtaposed by interviews with actual Indigenous people.

Prompted me to consider my own biases against Indigenous cultures.

Responsibility

Learn from past failures

Manipulation

Manipulation

Residential Schools

Residential Schools

Stolen land

The actions of the past shape the world we all live in today.

What's in a name: Indian, native, aboriginal or indigenous?

Terms like "aboriginal" have negative connotations attached to them.

Terms like "aboriginal" have negative connotations attached to them.

I realized the power that words can have over someone's identity.

Relevance

Christi Belcourt's Final Keynote

Christi Belcourt's Final Keynote

Superficial Reconciliation

No land returned.

No land returned.

Lack of education in native languages.

Lack of education in native languages.

Land destruction through pollution and climate change.

Land destruction through pollution and climate change.

Struggles of Indigenous people trying to hunt seal.

This film made me question the "common opinion" on social and environmental issues and encouraged me to seek diverse perspect

This film made me question the "common opinion" on social and environmental issues and encouraged me to seek diverse perspectives before forming conclusions.

Reciprocity

Land As Pedagogy

Land As Pedagogy

The protagonist learns how to get maple syrup from trees by watching a squirrel nibble through bark.

The protagonist learns how to get maple syrup from trees by watching a squirrel nibble through bark.

Kwezens finds joy in teaching her family how to get and use the syrup.

Saul finds closure in passing on his hockey experiences by becoming a coach at the end of the book.

Saul finds closure in passing on his hockey experiences by becoming a coach at the end of the book.

In a world where information is so readily available, it is easy to forget that learning is more than just acquiring knowledge, but about build relationships through sharing that knowledge.

Originally, I mistook this course for being a pseudo-history course. Now I know that their struggles are still present and it will take a lot of work to properly reconcile.