The Major Essay should reflect a significant
amount of thought and demonstrate engagement with aspects of the course material,
an ability to think critically, identify problems in the area, make suggestions
for change, or relate the topic to larger theoretical principalls
The Major Essay should do more than simply describe
the topic, and it should NOT be a regurgitation of course material, the Major
Essay is an academic submission.
Category: Canadian studies
The
essay is to be more than just a personal opinion – it needs to be an informed
opinion. It should also have a thesis (i.e. point you want to argue). This
means that your statements need to be backed up with research and references
wherever possible.
TEXTBOOK
Stonechild,
Blair, Loss of Indigenous Eden and the
Fall of Spirituality
OPTIONAL RESOURCES
Cajete, Gregory. Native Science: Natural Laws of Interrelatedness. Santa Fe: Clear
Light Publishers, 2000.
Deloria, Vine. God is Red: A Native View of Religion. New York: G.P. Putnam &
Sons, 1973.
Deloria, Vine. The World We Used to Live In. Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO, 2006.
Ernst, Carl. Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World. Edinburgh University
Press, 2004.
Forbes, Jack. Columbus and Other Cannibals. Seven Stories Press, New York, 2008.
Harpur, Tom. The Pagan Christ. Thomas Allen Publishers, Toronto, 2004.
Hogan, Linda (ed.), The Inner Journey: Views from Native
Traditions. Morning Light Press, 2009.
Jefferson, Warren, Reincarnation Beliefs of North American
Indians. Native Voices, 2008.
Katz, Richard. Indigenous Healing Psychology. Healing Arts Press, Rochester, 2017.
Knight, Diane, The Seven Fires, Many Worlds Publishing, 2002.
Konig, Hans. Columbus: His Enterprise. Monthly Review Press, New York, 1991.
Lame Deer, Archie & Richard
Erdoes, Gift of Power: The Life and
Teachings of a Lakota Medicine Man, Bear & Company,
Rochester, 1992.
Levy, Paul. Dispelling Wetiko. North Atlantic Books, 2013.
Lyons, William, Spirit Talkers: North American Indian Medicine Powers, Prayer
Efficacy
Mails, Thomas, Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power, Council Oaks Books, 2002.
Mills, Antonia, Amerindian Rebirth: Reincarnation Beliefs Among the North American
Indian and Inuit, University of Toronto, 1994.
Nelson, Melissa. Original Instructions: Indigenous Teachings for a Sustainable Future.
Bear & Company, Rochester, 2008.
Peat, David, Blackfoot Physics,
Weiser Books, Boston, 2005.
Ross, Dr. A. C., Mitakuye Oyasin:
We Are All Related. Bear, Fort Yeats, 1989.
Stevenson, Ian, Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation. Charlottesville:
University Press of Virginia, 1974.
Stonechild, Blair. The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous
Spirituality. University of Regina Press, 2016.
Suzuki, David. The Sacred Balance. Greystone Books, Vancouver, 2007.
Wilson, Shawn, Research is Ceremony. Fernwood Publishing, 2009.
Wolf, Eric. Europe and the People
Without History. University of California Press, 1982.
Zimmerman, Larry, The Sacred Wisdom of the American Indians. Watkins
Publishing, London, 2011.
Essay should be around 2000 words strict APA format, abstract is not required. Intro, body,
conclusion, citations are all needed. required 5 peer reveiwed articles.
The essay will not be purely descriptive (although elements of descriptions are important); it
will be argumentative and critical.