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Curricular Competencies Reflection
Create and Communicate: What did you learn about Indigenous themes, issues, or perspectives during this assignment or task and how did you grow in your writing, speaking, or representing skills? How will you take what you learned and use it towards working on reconciliation?
As I worked through this assignment, I researched the different issues Indigenous peoples, specifically Indigenous woman face to this day. I discovered that Indigenous woman face discrimination for their culture and gender, and they face severe sexual harassment. My picture above illustrates all of the issues mentioned as an Indigenous woman is seen on her knees begging to her ancestor above for help as men of both white and Indigenous blood surround her, some even trying to grab and grasp at her clothing. When it to completing the writing component of the project, for each explanation I wrote about how the picture depicts the issue and detailed certain facts and information I found about the topic. As I complete each explanation, my writing grew and my knowledge on the subjects increased as I read and wrote. I would take what I learnt from one explanation and tied it into the next. I will take what I learnt during the duration of this project and help to raise awareness to these issues Indigenous woman encounter.
Core Competencies Reflection
Share the experience of positive personal/cultural identity for your artifact (Consider your strengths and qualities, any connections you can make to of your identity, how you made decisions based on your values, and what you would improve on for next time
When it came to choosing what to do for my project, I chose to do a creative piece because I knew that that is my strength, creating art. I chose to focus more on Indigenous woman because we had learned that they were sexualized and abused when the settlers first came to turtle island and I wanted to address those issues and raise awareness. I know that from my own identity woman have so much to offer and shouldn’t be praised or categorized because of their figure and features, but because of their personality and ideas. If I can add more next time around, I would include actions plans that would further explain how to end or prevent these issues.
