The Aboriginal Rock Paintings of the Churchill River
Theses
Author/Creator
Tim Edward Hodgson Jones
Description
Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1974.
Looks at a project that encourages Inuit people to begin writing their stories and, in this way, pass on Inuit culture and language to the next generation.
Discussion on the problem of discourse in the Dunne-za/Cree trial, which pitted written documents against knowledge gained from the oral tradition of First Nations peoples.
Lesson involves the Aleutians oral traditions regarding tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for Grades 5-6.
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