Copy of Illustration from ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, April 4, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Copy of Illustration from ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, April 4, 1885 depicting Battle of Duck Lake, March 7, 1885.
Relates how a non-Aboriginal parent's right to harvest organs and cremate an adoptive son superseded a Cree biological mother's right to bury her adult son according to First Nation spiritual and cultural beliefs.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.
Brief overview of historical relationship between Aboriginal and settler peoples, Aboriginal cultures, past and present public policies, and current challenges for urban residents.
Looks at the development of a cultural humility with Indigenous peoples, requiring self-reflection and a changing of attitudes and behaviours.
Related material: Interview with teacher participant.