Lindsay Sinclair: My Hometown
Lindsay uses a list of adjectives to describe her current neighbourhood in Winnipeg's West End and describes life on her family’s home reserve - Lake Manitoba First nation.
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Lindsay Sinclair
Age: 21
Community: Ojibway
Languages: Ojibway and English
Hobbies: Playing guitar and lacrosse
Favourite cultural artists: Lindsay plays her own music. A famous person from her reserve is Adam Beach.He ran for chief of Lake Manitoba First Nation a few years ago.
Favourite traditional foods: Bannock, rabbit, and deer.
Country/Culture Information
(from Statistics Canada and CIA World factbook)
Name: Canada
Population: 31, 612, 897 (2006)
Capital: Ottawa
Languages: English and French
Land area: 9,017,699 square km
Economy - Exports commodities: motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
Government: Constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation.
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Lindsay Sinclair: My Culture
Lindsay again uses key adjectives to explain what it means to be Ojibway.
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Smudging is an activity practiced by many Aboriginal people. Lindsay smudges in her house at specific times.
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Lindsay Sinclair: Bridging Cultures
Lindsay wants to make it clear to people that Aboriginal people are:
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Lindsay Sinclair: All About Me
What she's most proud of.
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