Indigenous Knowledge and Colonial Power: The Oral Narrative as a Site of Resistance
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth W. McIsaac
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 1995.
Book review of: Iroquoian Archaeology and Analytic Scale edited by Laurie E. Miroff and Timothy D. Knapp.
Discussion on stories that make up tribal literature and the fact that all words have three levels of meaning: the surface, the fundamental, and, underlying both, the philosophical meaning.
Uses the characters of turtle, wolf and beaver to educate the audience about treaties and the treaty relationship. Suitable for all ages.
Related Material: Student Workbook.