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ETHN/POPC Exam 1

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What is folk studies? Scholars collect oral stories, learn about dance, music, food, clothing. Grew with museums, folk festivals, conferences, journals
What is folk culture? Traditions of a rural or peasant group/subgroup, not modern industrialized society, Informally passed on, usually orally or by demonstration Hand made items, not manufactured
What is folk art? Handmade Simple tools Organic materials Functional, useful Learn by observation, experience…often within family Have local cultural meaning
Culture Ideas, Understandings Behavior, how we communicate Physical objects
Why is folk culture important? Expresses community values Preserves history & memory Connects people to ancestors Maintain identity despite complex global changes & outside influences Entertain & educate community members & others Source of income
Who are the Indigenous people of America? 1st people in Americas
Important aspects of Native Stories Oral, not written offer explanations guide relationships teach values
Sacred teachings Recognize supernatural essence/power, suggest how to obtain • Explain beginnings of Earth & life (plant, animal, human) • Demonstrate relationships between humans & natural world…between men & women
Challenges for understanding stories Oral…dynamic, changing (add & subtract elements) • Not exact historical recollection • Difficult to translate ideas & words across cultural & linguistic boundaries…early translations by priests/missionaries, anthropologists
Grandmother Spider Created the world by singing, humming-Southwestern character
Ic'sts'ity and Nau'ts'ity Created by grandmother spider to help create the world
Why is weaving important Loom & strings associated with aspects of Universe & nature Weaving as meditative process, positive thoughts create design…designs are thought into existence Design & colors reflect values of harmony, balance
Sky Woman Fell from above, landed on turtle island, gave birth to twins, died and became the sun, moon, and stars. One son was good and one evil
Turtle island a turtle offered to have the piece of dirt on his back, and grew into north America- Haudenosaunee Creation story
Woodlands/Great Lakes arts Dyed porcupine quills & moose hair embroidery decorate deer hides  Birchbark containers  Pottery  Tattoos  Shell jewelry  European glass beads  Paintings, illustrations
Bear Lodge Stories Explanations for Devil's tower, all talk about a bear clawing at a giant stone
Buffalo Rock/ Iniskim A stone said to bring the buffalo back
Tricksters good qualities Mirrors positive and negative traits in humans Entertaining Wise Curious
Tricksters bad qualities Hungry, steals Lustful Greedy, foolish, lacks self-restraint Dumb Deceitful Mischievous
Iktomi Plains Trickster- spider/human/buffalo/elk Schemes often fail Art used for protection
Great Rabbit Great Lakes Trickster- shapeshifter, taught humans how to fish. Helps humans,
Coyote Always hungry and thirsty Interested in sex Curious, reckless
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