Guinea-Bissau

titled Africa, the Americas & Asia-Pacific (hereafter known as the AAA gallery). The gallery was dedicated to telling the story of the indigenous cultures of the world, such as those in Africa, the Philippines, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, and Papua New Guinea. Because the gallery featured indigenous peoples of other regions, I decided to compare this to the “Canada, First Peoples’” gallery, which was created through a consultation with individual aboriginal groups. However, comparing…

Geographic Determinism Geographic Determinism is when you have a favorable climate zone, healthy nutritious crops, and large domesticated mammals. Jared Diamond went to Papua New Guinea. He met a guy named Yali. Yali asked Diamond “Why do you white men have so much cargo, and we New Guineans have so little?” Diamond started thinking about this question. He started to analyze their lifestyle and compared it to other countries. He noticed that they were hunter-gatherers, had no large…

14. Discuss the Kula Ring of the Trobriand Islands: what is it, how does it function, and what symbolic and practical significance does it have for Trobrianders? (10 Points) The Trobiand Island is populated by a society who are horticulturalists. The Kula Ring is practiced by Trobiand islanders where they exchange for ceremonial reasons. There are two important traditional items called the Soulava and the Mwali. The Soulava is a symbolic item, it is a necklace of red shell move in clockwise.…

the world thrive and why some a so very poor. So in his journey across the earth Jared's firs stop is in New Guinea where he is asked by a local, Yali “Why you white men have so much cargo and we New Guineans have so little. Jared finds that New Guinea is one of the few countries that still has a hunting and gathering type civilization to survive, but people have been living in New Guinea for almost 12,000 years. Villages have been excavated that are over 11,500 years old that actually had very…

Mt Tamborine Protection Strategy 1.0 INTRODUCTION Tamborine Mountain is a 28 square kilometre plateau (8 km long by 4 km wide) and is located in the Scenic Rim local government area of South East Queensland. It is approximately 600 meters above sea level and about 80km South of Brisbane. Mt Tamborine is a hot, moist and humid part of Australia with no extremes of temperatures. Trees and plants such as ferns, cycads and pines are found on Mt Tamborine. This mountain was called Mt Tamborine,…

Kassie Tulenko In Kulick’s article “Anger, Gender, Language Shift And The Politics Of Revelation In a Papa New Guinean Village” he focuses on a synchronic view of culture and language in Papa New Guinea to argue for broader diachronic shifts. Kulick describes two languages, Tok Pisin and Taiap, and speakers’ use of code switching between these languages to index gender, intelligence, and sociability. The men use the formal language, Tok Pisin, which indexes education, Christianity, and progress…

Sage staggered out into the open blinking her eyes rapidly, the sun’s rays reflected off the glass around her and filled the air with a blinding light. Once her eyes had adjusted to the light she surveyed the area she was in, the last thing she remembered was being curled up on a nice soft couch in the den where her pack alphas spend most of their days. She remembered waking up in her den before dawn, just like everyday, her pack alphas had patted her on the head and scratched her ears in…

children through begging. These Quranic teachers are getting rich. Some get so rich that they leave the country to live abroad. In addition, they choose the poorest, rural regions of the country as well as from neighboring countries, particularly Guinea-Bissau. Most of the parents who send their child to Quranic schools willing to send their child by a wish for the child to memorize the Quran and acquire a moral education. However, for some parents, they want to pass over all responsibilities to…

Education is Hope Your daughters and your sons cannot go to school. Because, they are at risk of being assaulted, kidnapped, or even killed. NJ MED (and all the visitors to this website) want to help. The TIF (To School, In-School, and From School) Proposed International Law Around the world, millions of children are at risk on their way to school, while they’re in school and on their way home from school. In developed nations student’s face risks, such as assault, theft, rape, and a…

The Bissagos Islands on the Atlantic coast of Guinea-Bissau are home to the Bidjogo peoples. Similar to other African peoples, the Bidjogo possess unique forms of art. The dugn’be “the ox raised in the village” mask is a rather intriguing piece of art. The mask is commonly used in initiation ceremonies. This mask, made in the second quarter of the twentieth century, is an excellent example of how wonderful African art is. The piece is 15 ½ by 19 by 9 inches. Many would consider the art…