HRT3M - 01 - Intro, Religious Impulse & Aboriginal Spirituality

Given the diversity among all Aboriginal people, it is quite hard to settle on one origin.

Which of the following common elements of different religions is tangible?

Animism is the belief that: 

What is the term/concept: one cannot assume someone's religion by their _____ background

Example of what reason to choose a religion: no explanation that satisfies your understanding.

The ______ is held in the summer, in order to pay homage to its life-giving powers. 

Philsophy has been said to have given birth to the social sciences - which is not one of them?

Example of what reason to choose a religion: more than a role, it helps us to be unique.

Which of the following is not an action taken by the Canadian government to write their wrongs?

Which of the following does not describe an elder within an Aboriginal community?

There is an estimated _____ million Aboriginals live around the world today.

The Inuit pay homage to souls of seals by collecting what & throwing them back to into the sea?

Example of what reason to choose a religion: provides a sense of comfort in a chaotic world. 

According to "The Raven and the First Men", what were the men coaxed out of to populate earth?

Many have observed that Aboriginal spirituality is more _____ than _____. 

As proposed to you in class, which of the following are not "siblings"?

Unlike religion, science has always been more ____________, focusing only on the facts.

Example of what reason to choose a religion: a nudge or feeling that pushes us to seek more.

What is the term/concept: our understanding of the world is heavily exposed to this.

Which "scientist" did we use as an example to challenge previously held beliefs of religion?

Which of the following common elements of different religions is intangible?

Example of what reason to choose a religion: more to life than sequential existence, but what?

During the ___, participants pay homage to "tree of the universe", dancing from dawn till dusk

A rite of passage, youth would pray, fast, & endure the elements in order to find their purpose

Example of what reason to choose a religion: how does everything so intricately "fit & work"?

Which of the following is not a natural science?

According to "Turtle Island", what animal sacrificed itself to bring mud/earth to the surface?

What is the term/concept: our understanding of the world is heavily exposed to this.

Which "scientist" did we use as an example to challenge previously held beliefs of religion?

Many have observed that Aboriginal spirituality is more _____ than _____. 

At the ____, the wealth of the host was on display by how much he gave away, showing his status