9 Boundaries like Bruises
Themes:
Relationships, Indigenous Culture Artifacts, Colonialism, Income Inequality, Poverty, Cultural Genocide, Racism
Disciplines:
Economics, English, Counselling, History, Sociology, Education, Health, Business
Guiding Questions:
- On page 117, Elliott describes the first and last time she kicked her future husband. This experience created a self-awareness in her that changed her. Reflect on a moment in your life that through your actions you increased your self-awareness, which impacted your future actions.
- Elliott describes the Two Row Wampum (p. 119-120). Draw a picture, take a photograph, choose a poem, lyric, etc., that illustrates the message that the Two Row Wampum represents. Explain your selection and its connection to the Two Row Wampum.
- Analyze the interpretation of the Two Row Wampum (p. 119-120). What are the strengths of the interpretation? What questions does the interpretation raise for you?
- Elliot notes that boundaries don’t have to be bruises (p. 120). From your life experience, explain if you agree or disagree with her.
- “We untangle the threads of history and treat the wounds we find underneath” (p. 120). Make connections between this quote and economic policy or your discipline of study.
- How does being raised in a family that lives below the poverty line affect worldview and life’s experiences?
- Elliott deals with poverty and cultural genocide. How does racism affect Indigenous versus non-Indigenous peoples differently who are also experiencing poverty?