| In the Words of Elders: Aboriginal Cultures in Transition Contributor(s): Kulchyski, Peter (Editor), McCaskill, Don (Editor), Newhouse, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802079539 ISBN-13: 9780802079534 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $55.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: In 1991, it came to the attention of the aboriginal education council at Trent University that Native Studies students were complaining about the anthropological nature of the texts they were assigned. It was agreed that a new and different kind of text was needed, one that would provide an overview of the thought-worlds of Aboriginal cultures from the inside. This is that text. Bringing together the voices of sixteen Elders and traditional teachers from across Canada, this collection allows readers to compare the vision and experience of a generation of Aboriginal people. Today, Elders are the historians of the Aboriginal past and the keepers of cultural events and ceremonies. They axe teachers, healers, and experts in survival, sharing a world view based on the knowledge that all things in life are related and are governed by natural laves. Those represented here include men and women from east-coast fishing tribes, Longhouse tribes of the eastern woodlands, the Canadian Shield Sweat Lodge tradition, the Sundance tradition of the prairies, the Potlatch cultures of the Pacific coast, the Hand-Drum tribes of the western sub-Arctic, and the Inuit of the Arctic. This fine collection sets a new standard for the representation of First Nations cultures in the academic context. Not only does it mark a shift in the production of knowledge, it fulfills a need for a closer and more respectful collaboration between Native and non-Native communities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - History | Canada - General |
| Dewey: 971.004 |
| LCCN: 00551247 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.07" W x 9.03" (1.50 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over years of teaching, it became increasingly apparent to the editors of this book (the Aboriginal Education Council at Trent University) that students in their Native Studies classes were dissatisfied with many of the texts they were assigned, which were usually anthropological in nature. Their response was to propose a new text that would provide an overview of the thought-worlds of Aboriginal cultures from the inside. Bringing together the voices of sixteen Elders and traditional teachers from across Canada, this collection allows readers to compare the vision and experience of a generation of Aboriginal people. Today, Elders are the historians of the Aboriginal past and the keepers of cultural events and ceremonies. They are teachers, healers, and experts in survival, sharing a world view based on the knowledge that all things in life are related and are governed by natural laws. Those represented here include men and women from a variety of traditions and geographical locations. This unique collection sets a new standard for the representation of First Nations cultures in the academic context. Not only does it mark a shift in the production of knowledge, it fulfils a need for a closer and more respectful collaboration between Native and non-Native communities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kulchyski, Peter: - peter kulchyski is a professor in the Department of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. Newhouse, David: - David R.Newhouse is the Chair and an associate professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies at Trent University.McCaskill, Don: - Don McCaskill is Professor in the Department of Native Studies, Trent University. |