The exploration of Indigenous studies has shed light on several critical areas, including campaigns like the Moosehide Campaign, which aims to combat violence against Indigenous women by involving men and boys in proactive measures such as fasting for healing.
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
