Have you ever thought about what it is like or what it takes to be a good ancestor? Indigenous knowledge can help us become good ancestors by looking at the past for answers to the problems of today, protecting the environment, and having peaceful and friendly relationships with everyone.
To begin with, Indigenous knowledge teaches people to take a look at the past to get a better understanding of the issues that are present. Everything has a story or a reason. In the short story “Stories in the Scars and The Markings'', Waubgeshig Rice states “Anishinaabeg have stories for nearly everything that exists in the land around us… plants, animals, formations used to connect children with the land around them.” This shows how Indigenous
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This inspired future generations to look at the past and motivate them. It is their responsibility to take care of the world. “Awake: A Dream from Standing Rocks”, ?? states that "the youth council of our nation, took it upon themselves to set about the task of waking the world towards our dream." (8:47-8:57) This shows that we humans have a responsibility to protect and maintain the environment, and to set an example, the youth council took action by advocating and inspiring others to bring change to …show more content…
This shows how Indigenous peoples prioritize being kind towards others rather than holding grudges against non-Indigenous peoples. Settlers were seen as family. In the video “Colonization Road” by Michelle St. John., Nigaan Sinclair states that “We adopted them, we brought them into families… We signed treaties with them, which made them family not friends''(16:18-16:25). This shows how settlers and Indigenous peoples had different concepts of relationships with others, Indigenous peoples saw other people as family members, while settlers saw them in a political view and took advantage of their kindness. This emphasizes the difference between settlers and Indigenous peoples. No matter how badly they were treated, they were still kind to others. In the documentary, “Awake: A Dream from Standing Rocks'', an Indigenous youth states that “We have spirits on our side and as we are up on those front lines, one of the brothers, and I say brothers [because] they still are our brothers and sisters he fainted, he was on the frontlines and he fainted, There's strong prayers here and were absolutely protected by spirits” (15:16-15:35) Regardless of how Indigenous peoples have been tormented, they were still kind, and they believe that they are protected by the spirits. To sum it up, Indigenous knowledge teaches people how to show empathy towards others. Indigenous peoples prioritize inviting