Qallunology101: A lesson plan for the Non Indigenous ...

• Main Author: Rasmussen, Derek
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Humanities Commons 2013
• Subjects: Great transformation Polanyi, Karl; Illich, Ivan, 1926-2002; Anti-imperialist movements; Inuit > Social life and customs; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples > European colonies; Social conflict; Racism > Study and teaching; inuit
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17613/gxx1-nz34; https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:61085/

Some thoughts about what makes non-Indigenous people so unusual--there has never been a non-Indigenous civilization before in history. What are the effects of peoples who move location on average every 5 or 6 years, with little or no knowledge of the local plants, animals, waterways and lands, and no loyalty to them? Given the worldwide impact of non-Indigenous peoples and their economic system, why are there no Departments of non-Indigenous Studies? This article proposes a draft curriculum. ...