A Shaman Is __________

question 27

Multiple Choice

A shaman is __________.

• A) a primitive healer
• B) an "extinct" cultural phenomenon
• C) an individual who relies upon elaborate rituals
• D) often appointed at random from among young females in a tribe

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Definitions:

Residential Schools

Institutions established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture, often through forced attendance and resulting in significant cultural and personal traumas.

Ableism

Refers to the set of ideas and attitudes that define “normal” abilities of people, and that allocates inferior status and value to individuals who have developmental, emotional, physical, or psychiatric disabilities.

Depression

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Promotion

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