SRS 1112 Lecture 3: (3) Articulating Tradition - Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Currents

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1112
• Professor: Theodore Debruyn

Document Summary

09/13/17 (3) articulating tradition: indigenous and non-indigenous currents. Introduction: the land on which we gather for this course is the traditional unceded territory of the algonquin anishnaabeg people. Our relationship to the land has always been of the greatest importance to our existence": a statement of values. The land is a physical representation of our spirituality". Our relationship to the land has always been of the greatest importance to our existence. The land is a physical representation of our spirituality. Our very essence and worldview is threatened by multinational industries such as mining, oil, gas, lumber, and water". Indigenous spirituality is holistic in nature, tying indigenous people to the natural world and revealing that all aspects of an ecosystem hold spiritual authority and insight": key words: holistic, natural, authority. Animals, plants, geological formations, rivers, lakes, seasons, clouds, stars, and the elements have spiritual power that have to be acknowledged".