Minds On Quick Issue Discuss Discuss the validity

Minds On – Quick Issue Discuss • Discuss the validity of this statement: “Western worldview is superficial when compared to indigenous worldview. ” • The other day someone mentioned ‘cultural appropriation. ’ If a non. Indigenous person who truly believes in indigenous worldview and the values of the medicine wheel has uses that symbology in some way, is that cultural appropriation?

• Get out the ‘Indigenous Knowledge/Worldview’ article and any work you did with it (notes, charts, etc. ) for a quick check • Get into groups of 3 with people who read it. If you didn’t find a spot and get reading/making notes on your own

Group Article Review/Tutorial 1. Discuss overall impressions. Good introduction to indigenous worldview? Appropriate level for college/university bound students? What were some challenging portions? 2. Discuss according to 3 required perspectives: • What shared approaches to worldview/Indigenous knowledge are clear in this article? • What challenges to worldview/Indigenous knowledge are clear? Which ones appear to be continuous, and for what reasons might this be? • What might the future of worldview/Indigenous knowledge be? 3. If there was one section of the article that you found the most impactful, what was it and why?

Task: In-Class Sample OPCVL • Next week I’ll introduce our first assignment (which will be a formal OPCVL) • Based on our discussion of the article you will choose 1 passage to analyze according to the OPCVL model and submit it at the end of the period Origin: What is the source of your passage? Author, book, chapter, etc. Purpose: What is the purpose of your particular passage? Content: What are 2 -3 direct pieces of evidence that support the purpose? Value: How is your chosen passage valuable to historians (those introducing themselves to Indigenous worldview? ) Limitations: What are some potential limitations to those introducing themselves to Indigenous worldview? Is it missing something, lacking clarity, etc?