Pillars of Resistance

What does the Pillar of 'Sharing the Land' emphasize?

• Access to land is about creating conditions for communities to flourish and thrive

• Access to land is not important

• Access to land is only about shelter

• Access to land is about exploiting resources

Evelyn, Zoe, and Arjun are part of a school project that focuses on the 'Growing for Self-Sufficiency' pillar. What does this pillar promote in their project?

• Connection with nature and sustainable practices

• Ignoring the natural processes of surroundings

• Dependency on others for basic needs

• Overconsumption of resources

Priya, Aria, and Evelyn are part of a local community club. They are discussing the club's 'Investing in Our Own Communities' initiative. What does this initiative primarily focus on?

• Fostering a sense of competition within the community

• Supporting growth of other communities

• Directing efforts and resources towards the community itself

• Ignoring the needs of the community

What does the Pillar of 'Consuming Locally' encourage?

• Supporting international businesses

• Working with and supporting local businesses

• Ignoring the needs of local community members

• Overconsumption of imported goods

What does the Pillar of 'Creating Collective Decision Making Power' believe in?

• Restoring hierarchical leadership structures

• Restoring horizontal leadership structures

• Ignoring the voices of community members

• Excluding marginalized voices from decision-making

Charlotte, Sophia, and William are part of a school project on 'Reviving and Sustaining Indigenous Cultures'. What does their project primarily support?

• Disrespecting each other's rights to practice unique linguistic, religious, and cultural traditions

• Forcing everyone in their school to follow the same cultural traditions

• Reviving indigenous languages and traditions into their school's culture

• Ignoring indigenous languages and traditions in their project

Emma, Abigail, and Liam are part of a community project. They are discussing the importance of one of the pillars of their project, 'Respecting the Land'. What does this pillar emphasize?

• Ignoring the relationship with the land

• Disrespecting and neglecting the land

• Privatizing and exploiting the land

• Respecting, caring for, and healthily sustaining the land

In a history class, Grace, Liam, and Ava are discussing the significance of various historical pillars. They come across the 'Remembering Resistance Strategies: Now and Then' pillar. What does this pillar acknowledge according to their discussion?

• Forgetting the history of resistance to colonialism

• Acknowledging the tradition of indigenous communities' resistance to colonialism

• Disrespecting the efforts of indigenous communities' resistance to colonialism

• Ignoring the tradition of indigenous communities' resistance to colonialism

What does the Tenet of Colonization 'Hierarchies Created to Justify Exploitation' explain?

• Mistreatment and taking advantage of others was justified

• There were no hierarchies in the past

• Everyone was treated equally in the past

• Some people believed they were better than others, leading to mistreatment and taking advantage of others for profit

What does the Tenet of Colonization 'Our Current Capitalist System is an Extension of Colonialism' suggest?

• The current economy is completely different from historical events

• The current economy has roots in historical events like slavery and mistreatment of Indigenous peoples

• The current economy is not shaped by historical events

• The current economy has no roots in historical events