LibGuides: Grade 12 World Cultures: Cultural Expressions

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How to identify primary and secondary sources

Primary and Secondary Sources
This website from Ryerson University helps students learn about Primary and Secondary sources.
Primary, Secondary and Reference Sources
This How Do I guide will show you how to identify different types of sources.

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Visualizing the Iceberg Model of Culture - E.T. Hall

Country Insights
Learn about different countries culture and customs with this website from Global Affairs Canada.
Multicultural Canada
Explore collections of digitized historical newspapers from Canada's many multicultural communities.
Indigenous Foundations Artistic Expressions
This website from UBC explores the many ways Indigenous people in Canada express themselves.

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StoryKeepers--Indigenous book club podcast
If you love Indigenous books (especially fiction) as much as we do, then join us, Waubgeshig Rice and Jennifer David, as we talk ‘all things Indigenous books’. Each episode, we bring in a guest host (an Indigenous author), and we discuss one book. We laugh, we tell stories, we get animated, we debate, we discuss. We always support and promote First Nations, Inuit and Métis authors and their books. Read the books, listen to the episodes (they contain spoilers!) and join in the conversations about the Storykeepers.
Check out our social media feeds for giveaways and a chance to interact with the hosts.

Mide-Wiigwas – Talking Circle
Learn all about the talking circle with St. George's Indian Band

Breaths Nyla Innuksuk

2016 | 4 min

In this evocative short documentary, Inuk singer-songwriter and humanitarian Susan Aglukark weaves together stories of artistry, family, and belonging as she explores the complex cultural shifts of the last 50 years of Inuit life. Turning her lens on the turbulence of colonial transition, director Nyla Innuksuk examines the forces that shaped Aglukark's voice and how that voice is now being translated for a new generation of Inuit artists.

Interested in a modern take on throat singing? Check out Juno nominated The Jerry Cans!

Vistas: Button Blanket by Dora Hopkins & Zoe L. Hopkins

2009 | 3 min

This short impressionist documentary looks at the creation of a Button Blanket by integrating the performance of a traditional dance with the art of the West Coast Heiltsuk Nation.

PODCAST: Pieces
Since the day he was old enough, Jeremy knew he was different. A mix of Indigenous and Caucasian heritage, he has experienced life through both vantage points – as well as the stereotypes. Join 19-year-old Jeremy Ratt on a journey of self discovery as he seeks to understand his roots and all of the distinct “pieces” that form who he is today.