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indigenous cultures through objective lenses and started appreciating their way of life instead of seeking to change it. Although there are no remaining indigenous groups that have not interacted with modern society today, the Fore people of Papua New Guinea remained isolated from the outside world until the 1930s when gold miners accidentally came across their territory. Even then, minimal interaction occurred; it was not until the 1950s that scientists revisited the group because an…

most powerful force. Natives of the islands of New Guinea had a different view of the world before the western missionary movements arrived. Europeans have introduced new beliefs for the natives so they see the world from a new lense and understand the nature of human existence and culture in a new way. However, are the westerns views changing the values of the natives and demolishing their culture? Years and years ago, the natives lived in New Guinea island without technology, civilization,…

Remembering Babylon by David Malouf and Heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad are two works that use variations of chronological order to create a variety of effects. Although almost a hundred years separates the writing of these two works, there are some similarities in the issues they deal with, and the historical setting of both works is roughly the same time, the mid to the end of the nineteenth century. In Remembering Babylon, Malouf explores ideas about identity and the clash of cultures: on…

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…

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a holistic perception of health. According to the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO, 2011), Aboriginal health involves the physical, emotional, social, and cultural well-being of the individual and the entire community he belongs with. The involvement of the whole community is considered to be the key standard in helping each Indigenous individual achieve their optimum potential. Whilst the health mainstream…

Introduction Despite government funding, there is still a gap for indigenous students. The closing of this gap can be achieved when schools and teachers address the issue by acknowledging the impact the past has had on the present, for Indigenous students. I believe, to address the issue we have to stop the cycle of hate and shame between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous people. The past needs to be acknowledged and taught, however focusing on it can be detrimental to moving into the future.…

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.…

who settled in England, we don’t know much about older tribes cultures but many tribes of the past century in Africa, Asia, and South America have gender roles and customs that are relative to the tribe's survival. The Tchambuli Tribe of Papua New Guinea have their gender roles completely reversed (in comparison to western society). The women of the tribe are the “bread winners” of the tribe are the managerial, dominant, and impersonal members of the tribe while the men are the less responsible…

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,…

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…