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Aboriginal essays
These are stories that I collected as I talked to the elders and other people on reserves that I visited. What I have tried to do is present a different point of view to accepted aboriginal history and culture.
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| Greed Is Good |
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Monday, August 01 2005 @ 09:56 AM CST
By: Jack Funk
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This essay is based on the premise that society is driven by motives governed by the accepted ethics of the day. The one ethnic that has remained constant throughout the ages is greed, intense competition for money, power and fame. Various other ethics such as altruism, fair play, have tried to compete. But greed has always won out and seems destined to remain as the major motivating force.
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| The Doukhobors |
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Tuesday, June 21 2005 @ 12:59 PM CST
By: Jack Funk
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The Doukhobors is a group fascinating of people with an interesting history and culture. I was fortunate to have grown up in their communities. It is a trite and condescending to say -- some of my best friends over the years are Doukhobors but it is also true.
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| The Enforcer |
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Thursday, April 28 2005 @ 11:33 AM CST
By: Jack Funk
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This story happened in my first year of teaching and set the pattern for my relationship with students for the rest of my career.
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| Is-ku-ni-kan, The Land We Didn't Surrender |
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Sunday, April 17 2005 @ 01:47 PM CST
By: Jack Funk
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When the Europeans laid claim to this land, they tried to do it through negotiations rather than warfare. But when it came to negotiations there was a wide variation in treaties, land ownership and the expectations of the European people and the aboriginal people. This essay examines the differences and the effects that these differences had in the development of the aboriginal people.
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