Indigenous language

Growing Tensions: Assimilation Within Modernity Much of American history glosses over the Indian experience; the European notion that indigenous peoples were inferior and “savage” reinforced their justification for years of conquest, killing, and destruction. The stories of two native boys reflect the pain of their ceaseless struggle and highlight the repressed suffering felt as they tried to progress in society, simultaneously inching further from their history. In his short story, and then I…

of governing themselves and that is exactly what they did. One example of this again pertains to the indigenous tribes of America. In Reginald Horsman’s Race and Manifest Destiny it is stated that “The intellectual faculties of this great family appear to be of a decidedly inferior cast when compared with those of the Caucasian or Mongolian races.” This and various other accusations of the indigenous people of being “savage” shows how effective dehumanization can be because it painted an image…

COLONIAL HISTORIOGRAPHY The systematic history writing in the Indian subcontinent started with the coming of the Europeans, who, for their administrative compulsions were required to know the land and its inhabitants whom they were going to rule. But the history produced by them was always imbued with the notions of oriental despotism and self-sufficient village economy, the main characteristic of which was the changelessness from the earliest times to the coming of colonial rule. Hence, all the…

Philip IV. Palafox asks the king for legal protection of indigenous people in New Spain, and justifies this request by arguing for their virtuous nature. He recounts the abuse and poverty suffered by indigenous communities. It is believed that this letter was written around 1649, following Palafox’s return to Spain. Virtudes provides insight into how the Spanish attributed value to indigenous people, and anecdotal information regarding indigenous living and working conditions. Circumstances of…

mountainous. The country of Guatemala assumes an area of 108,889 km² (42,042 sqmi) and has an estimated population of 12,701,000, which is the most populous in Central America. The languages most prevalent in Guatemala include Spanish and Amerindian languages, along with the religions including Roman Catholic, Protestant, and indigenous Mayan beliefs. The types of currency used are the Quetzal, the U.S. dollar, and others are allowed, but the GDP per capita remains U.S. $3,900. Within the…

safety, such as Canada’s Anti-terrorism Act of 2015, the United Nations’ Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People or the United States’ Marshall Plan. One of the essential aspects of liberalism is the security that comes with it. In Canada we have the Passenger Protect list from 2007 and the Anti-terrorism Act…

and raised in the caribbean. Colonization and enslavement killed the origin of these people. The indigenous people no longer exist and ceased to exist once the Europeans arrived. This began the lost of the trace of origin. Colonization is a trauma to their true identities. Not one caribbean island looks like another. There are different physical features of each person, cultures, traditions, and languages. These ideas all reflect the influence of colonization. Therefore, the caribbean is very…

motocicleta’ subverts them, this essay will focus on the notion that the first focuses on the violence, aggressiveness and underdevelopment of a Brazilian favela through a limited, privileged perspective and the latter emphasises the diversity of indigenous Latin Americans, avoiding limiting South America to quite simply, ‘non-European’ and aiming to give…

contributions at the academic level but face resistance along this path. This is especially apparent in the branch of philosophy. In the western world, philosophy is largely dominated by Eurocentric philosophical outlooks and concepts, with little room for Indigenous philosophies. These philosophies can contribute various distinct ideas to western academia, which although stereotyped as primitive and outdated,…

organize.” In 1992 Roberta Menchú received the Novel Peace Prize for her work within the indigenous community and shortly after she opens a foundation that is called Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation (FRMT) “to support Mayan communities and survivors of the genocide as they seek justice.” Rigoberta Menchú followed in her father's footsteps and became an active social activist I for the rights of all indigenous groups in Guatemala. This exposure to social activism, give her the strength to become…