Definition of wolrdview
A worldview is a network of ultimate beliefs, assumptions, values, and ideas about the universe and our place in it that shapes how a person understands their life and experiences
Left wing
- associated with egalitarianism
- popular or state control of the major institutions of political and economic life
- term from 1790s, French socialist representatives sat left
- hostile to traditional elites, including wealthy and members of aristocracy
- favour interests of working class
- social welfare as most important
- communism is radical leftist ideology
Right
- associated with conservative
- c.1790 French conservatives sat right
- 19th cent. term applied to conservatives who supported authority, tradition, and property
- fascism is radical rightist ideology
Authoritarianism
A principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action
Libertarianism
A political philosophy that takes individual liberty to be primary political value.
Characteristics of the Left
- Supports legal marijuana (lit)
- Defence budget should be cut
- Bigger government
- Business regulation
- Free market not fair
- Equality
- Society freedom
Characteristics of the Right
- Supports strong defence
- Free market
- Smaller government
- Lower taxes
- Traditional value
- Liberty
- Individual freedom
Definition of language families
a group of languages that likely evolved from a common language
Definition of dialects
Variations of a language used by groups of speakers who are often regionally or socially based.
Definition of treaty
An agreement. Treaties are written to have the government recognize its responsibilities toward Aboriginal people in the areas of social, educational, and economic concerns
Definition of repatriate
To bring back something that was taken out of a country
Definition of consensus
group agreement obtained through a process of dialogue and discussion
This term loosely translated means “their existence is here”
Indigenous
The text indicates that traditional First Peoples’ view of the land was
In relationship with the land as caretakers
“Life” was best described as ___ in a traditional First People worldview
Interconnected or holistic
_____ is/are to First Peoples’ past as documentation is to traditional European past
Oral tradition
All world views have a _____
Creation Myth
First Peoples originally identified themselves through
Totemic images
First Peoples arrived to North and South America via
The Bering Strait Land Bridge and perhaps other means
Most First Peoples’ languages are:
Connection and relationship based
Elders of the First Peoples are perceived as:
Natural leaders in the community to whom people turn to for advice
What is the description that best suits the First Nations concept of justice?
Let’s talk this through and fix the problem within the community
What were the coureurs de bois?
Unlicensed inland fur traders
Radisson and Groseilliers, brothers-in-law, were:
Allies of England (even though they were French) who were sponsored for inlander trade exploration by Prince Rupert
