ABS201Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Robinson Treaty, Shingwauk, Midewiwin
15 Jun 2016
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In general, exact dates (years) of events will not be tested. Note: possible questions are in blue, key ideas to study are in green. Who are the original stewards of the land upon which this university stands: seneca, haudenosaunee (iroquoian, people of the longhouse, anishinaabe, wendat (huron) Traditional axioms in couture: two things about being indian (1) everything is alive (2) we are all related. Spirit is at the centre of the orbicular structure. The closest to the spirits are children. Ringing the children are the women (biological mothers and non-biological mothers: they form a protective circle around children. Mothers look out to the fathers (men) who look out to the two-spirits who look out to the elders. Identity is not fixed within this model: children grow and takes on new identities, they eventually becomes elders, elders pass on and become spirits, women and men are in terms of function (women and men have different functions)
