Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Examines protocol, theory, responsibility, issues of domain (including inherent rights) involving traditional oral testimony, storytelling, oral narrative in an Aboriginal/Nation-centric canon. Compares Aboriginal canon 'oral record' to Aboriginal individual first-person accounts. Students with credit for FNST 462 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

Testimonio/Indigenous Oral Testimony: Theory, Practice, Purpose, Community, Justice (a global and hemispheric view)

Testimonio/Indigenous Oral Testimony encompasses all of a specific Nations’ reality (methods, theories, philosophies, practice), and is the on-going and ancient way of indigenous education, for individuals, communities, and Nations.  Testimony/Testimonio is the means for continuous spiritual, social, political, and cultural practices.  

Testimonio/Indigenous Oral Testimony is evidence in the court of law, is the survival strategy for peoples severely marginalized by war, massive resource exploitation, missionization, and genocide. It is a pathway to Justice.

**THIS IS A REMOTE LEARNING COURSE.**

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Students will:
* place themselves within the global paradigm of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions from several countries such as Guatemala, South Africa, and Canada;
* contemplate what we meant by 'genocide';
* discuss violence and lawlessness at the international, national, state and local level;
* consider what is meant by an Indigenous sense of responsibilities (rights);
* learn Indigenous Nation-specific protocols for oral testimony and value of the personal experience story;
* consider Indigenous Nation-centric concepts of relationship, responsibilities, and an Indigenous bioregionalism as defined by community and Land

* understand Indigenous Nation-centric traditional and contemporary laws, rights, priveledges rooted in Home Land Place;
* as a student/researcher/community member, respond appropriately to the above;
* practice group discussion in a clear and succinct manner;
* welcome, support, and discuss difficult topics factually, within a diverse set of various differing points-of-view;
* consider Nation-centric concepts of the researchers' responsibility to Indigenous community;
* review diverse methods and oral testimony products from and within Indigenous communities;
* interface with SFU ORE to learn in-house oral history protocols;

* consider Indigenous Nation-centric concepts of relationship, responsibilities, and an Indigenous bioregionalism as defined by community and Land;
* interview others and record interviews (depending upon pandemic rules); and
* other outcomes as they evolve through community coursework.

Grading

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

• large binder for semester compilations
• weekly notebook for taking notes, writing, other expressions (drawings)
• pens, highlighter
• access to a recording device of some type

REQUIRED READING: