Connection to Land and Place in Literature
Students analyze texts to understand the deep and reciprocal relationship between Indigenous peoples and the land. They examine how setting functions as a character and a teacher in these narratives.
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Students analyze texts to understand the deep and reciprocal relationship between Indigenous peoples and the land. They examine how setting functions as a character and a teacher in these narratives.
Key Questions
- How is the land represented as a teacher in Indigenous literature?
- What does a reciprocal relationship with nature look like in these texts?
- How does connection to or displacement from the land affect the narrative voice?
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