It's a short week students; assignments are due!
Complex task: Aboriginal spirituality
All classes have a short assignment that is due this week. You have to write about 150 words answering the question (Part F) from last week's assignment about how aboriginal belief in animism affected their culture. Starting any piece of writing is difficult, thus, I've provided for you a starting point; you may use it, alter it, or write something that is entirely your own:
"In aboriginal culture, animism is the belief that all things have a spirit, thus humans need to live in harmony with the natural and spiritual world. This belief had an effect on their culture and on their daily behaviour."
Your task is to illustrate this with clear and specific examples. You can write about aboriginal:
- hunting rituals
- artwork, clothing, etc.
- importance of ceremonies (burial, trade, seasons...)
- relationship with nature
- role/importance of the shaman
In class, we will be:
- discussing the arrival of Europeans in North America, particularly the Gulf and St. Lawrence region;
- begin examining the settlement and population growth of New France over the course of 150 years
work on two handouts
short notes
textbook reading
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