Throughout the centuries Aboriginals would gather in a circle sharing stories, their beliefs and lessons in life to maintain their historical record and keep their culture alive. Aboriginals also gained environmental knowledge and understood the life cycles throughout the seasons. Whether it was the time of year to hunt and trap for either food or clothing, gathering berries and fruits, harvest, and digging certain roots for medicines, these were ways of survival to pay respects to Mother Earth. These traditions and teachings are an important part of the Aboriginal culture which are still taught …show more content…
A study shows that “Aboriginal youth are at a significant risk of becoming involved in substance abuse. Studies have shown that youth of First Nations, Métis and Inuit descent are of the highest abusers of illicit drug use in Canada.” (Scott, 1997; Framework Sub-committee of the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation & Thatcher, 2000). Increasing the knowledge that youth have about drug and alcohol abuse would give them a better understanding and educated decision if they were presented in a situation where they were involved in that state. These are reasons as to why I believe the Ojibwe language is beneficial to the Aboriginals and their communities, having knowledge of the language can help improve education and having education would lead to teachings about