Moreover, analyzing this with a functionalist approach, psychologically for Auger and his families to be at rest they need to ensure his father's spirit is safely released into the spirit world. However, the refusal from the Anglican priest to perform this religious ceremony on church grounds left the family with tension for over a year. On the other hand, social functionalism focuses more on the overall social groups in a culture and activities. Additionally, social-functionalism is evident in this short film because of the rituals that Native Indians believe in and that Auger stressed as very important because that is where individuals’ social values and attitudes develop. Furthermore, Auger was determined to release his father's spirit to the spirit world therefore after a year of mourning he came back to perform the religious death ceremony. This Cree ceremony included smudging and drumming. In addition to this, a spirit death song is sung to symbolize their last
Moreover, analyzing this with a functionalist approach, psychologically for Auger and his families to be at rest they need to ensure his father's spirit is safely released into the spirit world. However, the refusal from the Anglican priest to perform this religious ceremony on church grounds left the family with tension for over a year. On the other hand, social functionalism focuses more on the overall social groups in a culture and activities. Additionally, social-functionalism is evident in this short film because of the rituals that Native Indians believe in and that Auger stressed as very important because that is where individuals’ social values and attitudes develop. Furthermore, Auger was determined to release his father's spirit to the spirit world therefore after a year of mourning he came back to perform the religious death ceremony. This Cree ceremony included smudging and drumming. In addition to this, a spirit death song is sung to symbolize their last