Midterm assignment

Your answers are to based on the documentary 8th Fire: Indigenous in the City http://www(dot)cbc(dot)ca/doczone/8thfire//2011/11/indigenious-in-the-city.html and the Neulip article: http://www(dot)sagepub(dot)com/upm-data/11824_Chapter1.pdf This Assignment is worth 15% **** YOU CAN INCLUDE THE ANSWERS BELOW THE QUESTIONS, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN ESSAY **** QUESTION ONE: Discuss the cultural identity of one of the characters in the documentary. Include the specific ethnicity (be sure to identify the specific Aboriginal cultural ethnicity such as Cree for example), socioeconomic status, gender and generation characteristics of your chosen character. This means giving an example from the film to support each category. Be sure to include the name of the character. WORTH 4% QUESTION TWO: Discuss how the institutions of government, education and family have impacted Aboriginal and First Nation cultures in the film. Provide an example for each of the aforementioned institutions. WORTH 3% QUESTION THREE: Define and discuss three examples of perceptual filters (choose THREE perceptual filters from this list: ethnocentrism, stereotyping, prejudice, racism, discrimination, cultural relativism) as noted in the documentary. WORTH 3% QUESTION FOUR: Define and discuss four language and communication styles. (Choose FOUR language and communication styles from this list: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Personal Agency vs. Fatalism, Verbal Presentation, Direct vs Indirect, Formality vs. Informality, Interactive – Transactive, Symbolic, or Contextual) Be sure to include an example for each from the film. WORTH 4% QUESTION FIVE: Give three examples of recommendations to bridge the divide between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal culture as named in the documentary. WORTH 1%