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Unit 8: Les cultures autochtones de la C.-B. (BC Indigenous cultures) · Lesson 5

5. Les arts et leurs significations (Arts and Their Meanings)

Explore Indigenous artistic diversity while respecting artists, cultural meanings and permissions.

Vocabulary

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Practice sentences

« Des artistes autochtones créent des sculptures, des tissages et des œuvres numériques. »

Indigenous artists create sculptures, weavings and digital artworks.

Say it like: day zar-TEEST oh-tok-TON kray day skul-TUR, day tee-SAZH ay day zuhvr nu-may-REEK

« Les mâts totémiques appartiennent aux traditions de certaines nations, mais pas de toutes. »

Totem poles belong to the traditions of certain nations, but not all of them.

Say it like: lay mah toh-tay-MEEK ah-par-TYEN oh trah-dee-SYOHN duh sair-TEN nah-see-OHN, meh pah duh TOOT

« Avant de reproduire un motif, nous vérifions si nous avons la permission de l'utiliser. »

Before reproducing a design, we check whether we have permission to use it.

Say it like: ah-VAHN duh ruh-proh-DWEER un moh-TEEF, noo vay-ree-fee-OHN see noo zah-VOHN lah pair-mee-SYOHN duh lu-tee-lee-ZAY