Lesson 8 · Relationship to Reconciliation

Lesson 8

For each of the following, share in the community if you think they are an example of violence, acquiescence, or non-violent resistance.

An Indigenous young woman goes onto her favourite social media platform and slams another woman on the reserve for taking her man. VIOLENCE
A group of teenagers stage a sit-in to protest lack of education funding. NON VIOLENT RESISTANCE
A youth takes their life. ACQUIESENCE
A student chooses to leave the reserve to pursue a higher education. NON VIOLENT RESISTANCE
A student quits school. ACQUIESENCE
A Chief blocks a railway or highway to protest the fact that his community has been under a boil-water advisory for decades. NON VIOLENT RESISTANCE
A teenager drops out of school because she wants a family. ACQUIESENCE
A young man shoots a music video, highlighting the violence in his community. NON VIOLENT RESISTANCE
Employees sit around the lunchroom table gossiping about each other. VIOLENCE
A child asks her Mom for regalia. NON VIOLENT RESISTANCE