Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Part A (5 separate paragraphs of 150 – 200 words/ one paragraph for each separate work)
Bonus: (10%)
Option 1: (10%)
Write a 250-word paragraph on your favourite literary work from the kisiskaciwan:
Indigenous Voices from Where the River Flows Swiftly. (if you do not have one, then
do not write the paragraph)
Option 2: (10%)
Part A:
Read (Short Story) Gloria Mehlmann’s “Pin Cherry Morning” (209-218) KIV
“He yelled and screamed . . . bad man . . . around that school” (217)
The effects/affects (historical/behavioral) of Residential schools/of Roddy
Roddy is having one of his recurring fits—Roddy has erratic and violent acting out
behaviors—why?
Roddy is having trauma responses to severe abuses at the hands of
religious authority figures
They (the mothers/aunties/grannies—the women) tie Roddy to the wagon
How do the other kids react to Roddy?
The other children include Roddy
They are afraid of his unpredictability
What is/are the theme(s) here:
A demonstrated to intergenerational trauma—inherited.
Read (Short Story) Carol Daniel’s “Lori” (343-347) KIV
A metaphor/analogy/allegory/emblem
n Elder’s wise words
Lori’s sense of right and wrong—morality
1. Lori is in a moral dilemma:
2. Go to the abusive family
3. Stay from away from family
Lori’s good dog—forgiveness
Lori’s bad dog---revenge or vengeful
Read (Short Fiction) John Cuthand’s “Naska” (276-281) KIV
“The big fish did not think in terms of right or wrong . . . drove her . . . killed
only to live” (279)
Read (Short Fiction) Warren Cariou’s “An Athabasca Story” (372-376) KIV
Read (Poem) Gregory Scofield’s “Not All Halfbreed Mothers” (263-264) KIV
Part B:
4. Read (Poem) Beth Cuthand’s “For All the Settlers Who Secretly
Sing” (239-240) KIV PART C