Throughout a prolonged period of time, most people have thought most indigenous people have had the same culture, but that could not have been further from the truth. The truth is that Canada has various different indigenous groups and cultures within its borders, from the Cree people living in the deep forest to the Haida people who roamed the oceans. While they might have some similarities like clothing or their past traumas, the differences are much more vast compared to similarities like who they worshiped or their spiritual and cultural traditions. By comparing, analyzing or looking at traditions, practices both physical and spiritual, or interconnecting relations can help people to understand the similarities and differences between various …show more content…
For example, both the Cree and the Haida people used the moccasin as a form of footwear and dancing was a huge part of their cultural identity. The similarities and differences also extend into their spiritual beliefs. Cree and Haida both believe that everything in life contributes to something. This is significant because it indicates that even though the Cree and Haida are two almost completely different cultures from two different places, they can still share some similarities with one another. The other thing that both of these cultures have in common is they are doing all they can to preserve their language in the modern world. This applies even more to the Haida since right now there are only about 4500 Haida people left (Coastal Funds) and only about 400 to 445 people speaking the language (Canadian Encyclopedia). This shows that even in the modern era, both of the tribes are still trying their best to preserve their old languages. Even though the Cree and Haida are two completely different tribes from different parts of the world, they still manage to have some cultural and spiritual similarities between the two …show more content…
Both expression of culture and spiritual practices do not define the similarity and differences between the two tribes as well as interconnective relations. By using interconnective relationships, people can best understand both the Cree and Haida’s views on the world. Cree culture holds that having everything and everyone being equal, together with a deep connection to the natural world, the nation, the family, and the spirit world, will lead to a good existence and harmony in the cosmos. Spring is the ideal metaphor for encapsulating the Cree worldview. Because there is no spot on a spring that is more important than the other, they are all equal and they all contribute equally to one goal in mind and that is to keep the spring working like how everyone including the spirit and natural world all contribute to the world to make it work(Researched Gate). The Haida’s worldviews are also very similar to the Cree in that they highly value interconnectedness, balance, respect but they also include responsibility, giving and receiving (COUNCIL OF THE HAIDA NATION). This is reflected in their culture through things like burying their dead or celebrations. However, interconnective relations also extend to the effects of colonization. This is so people can also understand what happened to both the Cree and Haida because of European
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The Inuit, Haida, and Iroquois have many similarities and differences in foods, way of life, clothing, housing, art, ect.
The Dakota and the Ojibwe tribes were certainly very similar if you really think about it. Both depended greatly on canoes and were incredibly serious about respecting each other and following rules. Some of the main rules and valued forms of respect for both tribes included generosity, going about in the tipi in a quiet and orderly manner, and always respecting elders.
Most people are trapped into believing that Canada is a very diverse place to live as it welcomes many cultures, but do not realize what happens to their culture when they have lived in Canada after time. Throughout the stories Simple Recipes by Madeleine Thien and A Short History of Indians in Canada by Thomas King, the authors tell the actions of what is happening in the characters lives to show the stripping of other cultures when they come to Canada. These two stories reveal how difficult it can be to be a person with a different culture existing in Canadian society.
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This paper addresses the results of interviews, observations, and research of life in the Ottawa tribe, how they see themselves and others in society and in the tribe. I mainly focused on The Little River Band of Ottawa Indian tribe. I researched their languages, pecking order, and interviewed to discover the rituals, and traditions that they believe in. In this essay I revealed how they see themselves in society. How they see other people, how they see each other, what their values were, what a typical day was etc. I initially suspected that I would have got different responses from these questions but in reality the results in the questions were almost completely the same. I studied this topic because mostly all the people that are close to me are associated in the Ottawa tribe. I additionally love the Native American culture, I feel it is beautiful and has a free concept.
Duane Champagne in Social Change and Cultural Continuity Among Native Nations explains that there has never been one definitive world view that comprises any one Native American culture, as there is no such thing as one “Native community” (2007:10). However, there are certain commonalities in the ways of seeing and experiencing the world that many Native communities and their religions seem to share.
Although the Canadian government has done a great deal to repair the injustices inflicted on the First Nations people of Canada, legislation is no where near where it needs to be to ensure future protection of aboriginal rights in the nation. An examination of the documents that comprise the Canadian Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms reveal that there is very little in the supreme legal documents of the nation that protect aboriginal rights. When compared with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples it is clear that the Canadian Constitution does not acknowledge numerous provisions regarding indigenous people that the UN resolution has included. The most important of these provisions is the explicit recognition of First Nations rights to their traditional lands, which have a deep societal meaning for aboriginal groups. Several issues must be discussed to understand the complex and intimate relationship all aboriginal societies have with the earth. Exploration into the effects that the absence of these rights has had the Cree of the Eastern James Bay area, will provide a more thorough understanding of the depth of the issue. Overall, the unique cultural relationship First Nations people of Canada have with Mother Earth needs to be incorporated into the documents of the Canadian Constitution to ensure the preservation and protection of Canadian First Nations cultural and heritage rights.s
The Cree people have a rich and diverse history. Through methods of written and oral teachings, a greater understanding of the Cree people and their history has become apparent. In the following, I will highlight portions of Cree history to establish an understanding of such a rich culture. As a guide, I will use ideas highlighted in Jim Kanepetew’s (n.d) teachings of “The Ten Treaty Sticks”. Underlying concepts from “The Ten Treaty Sticks” have implications on both past and current practices of the Cree people. Since a large portion of the final exam is a chronological list of happenings, I will examine and extend the teachings of “The Ten Treaty Sticks” and how these align with teachings throughout the course. Using “The Ten Treaty Sticks” as a guide, I
Generations of native people in Canada have faced suffering and cultural loss as a result of European colonization of their land. Government legislation has impacted the lives of five generations of First Nations people and as a result the fifth generation (from 1980 to present) is working to recover from their crippled cultural identity (Deiter-McArthur 379-380). This current generation is living with the fallout of previous government policies and societal prejudices that linger from four generations previous. Unrepentant, Canada’s ‘Genocide’, and Saskatchewan’s Indian People – Five Generations highlight issues that negatively influence First Nations people. The fifth generation of native people struggle against tremendous adversity in regard to assimilation, integration, separation, and recovering their cultural identity with inadequate assistance from our great nation.
Across Canada and the United States there are many First Nations languages which are a part of the Algonquian language family, all of which with varying states of health. Although these languages share many characteristics of the Algonquian language family, the cultures, systems of beliefs, and geographic location of their respective Nations differentiate them. In being shaped by the landscape, cultures, and spirituality of the First Nations, the language brings the speakers closer to their land and traditions while reaffirming their identity as First Peoples. Using the Blackfoot Nation to further explore this concept, this paper will show that while language threads together First Nations culture, spirituality, traditions and land, as well as their identity, each of these essential components also maintain and revitalize the language.
(Parrott, Z. 07, March 13).All of their history significantly predates the arrival of European settlers. (Parrott, Z. 07, March 13). They were severely threatened by colonial forces, Aboriginal culture, language and social systems have shaped the development of Canada. (Parrott, Z. 07, March 13). There are about 10 cultural areas in North America where the Aboriginal tribes are divided. (Parrott, Z. 07, March 13). But only six areas are found within the borders of what is now Canada. (Parrott, Z. 07, March 13).All of these tribes that are in Canada before our time has had the most major part in founding our country. (Parrott, Z. 07, March 13).Of what they have accomplished then helped us for the long run now. (Parrott, Z. 07, March 13).We should be for respectful towards them and remember what all of them had to go
Like many Americans I initially grouped all Native Americans into one melting pot. During the Haskell Indian Nations cultural day, on June 21,st 2010, the speakers talked about how different tribes are not the same; they have different beliefs...
Native American stories and culture is a fading piece of America’s long and rich history. Within Native American culture one can find certain similarities in their beliefs and stories, particularly within the tribes of the Okanogan and the Kiowa people. In their stories both tribes quickly relate on their characters, word usage, and the explanations for the world. The way in which Native Americans speak about the earth, land, sea, and sky is quite remarkable.