indigenous
theology
Beliefs about the creator / gods
cosmology
beliefs about the nature of the universe
metaphysics
beliefs about nature reality
teleology
beliefs about design and purpose of the creation
anthropology
beliefs about the nature of humanity
Epistemology
what is the nature of knowledge?
axilogy
what is good and what is bad?
Eschatology
Believe it's about the ultimate fate of the world & humanity
terra nullius
"nobody's land", meaning lands were open for anyone's occupation, because there is no government
Aboriginal
Latin word meaning from "the beginning", describing indigenous people before Canada
Doctrine of Discovery
when Christians have the right from the crown to take land and materials from non-Christians from 1452 to 1455
first nation
is a replaced word for "Indians" to identify the indigenous that ain't metis or Inuit
reductionism
is breaking apart the system, and focussing on each one
holism
is connecting the system to make a whole system, connections
sovereignty
creating a self government rules that are remembered by all like how, the inuit established nunavut