Mother Earth, Brother Bear: Discerning Metaphors to Live by in Environmental Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimiko Bechta
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1998.
Includes brief discussion of Mourning Dove, text of the traditional story and student exercises.
Student lesson to accompany the Iroquois creation story.
Research consisted of survey and semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions with 22 respondents. Study found: limited job opportunityand longevity of employment, inadequate pay scale for hours worked, uequal work expectations, limited opportunities for advancement, inadequate harm prevention, gender or race harassement/discrimination with absence of grievance mechanisms, poor environmental practices, and limited economic benefits to Indigenous people.