Exam 2: Indigenous Traditions

Who hosts the Burning Man festival in Nevada?

Christopher Columbus initiated slave trade in lands he "discovered."

How many distinct cultures were wiped out due to the efforts of colonialism?

What was the Ghost Dance?

Christopher Columbus first made contact in the "Americas" with which Indigenous peoples?

How have cultural expressions of Indigenous traditions been depicted within the movie industry and why is this significant?

When do boys in the Australian Wiradjuri tradition become men?

The trickster story "Red Willows" comes from which tradition?

What are the functions of origin stories in Indigenous traditions? Discuss at least two important features or meanings.

Discuss the major aspects of colonialism and their effects on Indigenous peoples and cultures.

Why is the term/idea of Indigenous peoples as "primitive" problematic? Provide examples that demonstrate how the use of this term can distort our understanding of Indigenous people.

Amongst the Xhosa people, who determines when a young woman falls ill that she is being punished by an ancestor spirit?

Indigenous people and their cultures have remained the same since their origins.

What is syncretism?

Which self-help guru was charged with manslaughter for three deaths due to conducting a New Age sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona?

What is colonialism, and what are the key factors that drive it?

Around what are cargo cults based?

Explain how gender roles are somewhat fluid in Indigenous cultures by providing examples.

There is no definitive, agreed-upon definition of "Indigenous religion."

Before a newly constructed Navajo hogan is occupied, what must be performed?