Indigenous languages of the Americas

Many inventions made it possible for Europeans to venture farther out into the ocean. One technological improvement that originated outside of Europe that Europeans learned to use was the astrolabe. The astrolabe is a tool using the positions of the stars or the Sun. It was formerly used in navigation to help explorers and sailors figure out where they were. The development of the astrolabe allowed sailors to determine how far north or south they were from the equator. A advantage of the…

Annotated Bibliography Boodjar Moort Katitjin: Introduction to Indigenous Heritage and Knowledge Aveling N. ‘Don't talk about what you don't know’: on (not) conducting research with/in Indigenous contexts. Critical Studies in Education. 2013 Jun 1;54(2):203-14. The subject in question is the involvement of non-indigenous researchers participating in studies throughout the aboriginal community. Research from non indigenous investigators can be disguised as “a metaphor for colonisation”,…

In the heritage minute video, Sir John A. Macdonald outlines his vision for confederation en route to the Charlottetown Conference. On July 1st, 1867 Sir John A. Macdonald became Canada’s first prime minister, which is an significant event to certain Canadians (Historica Canada, 2014). In this video, it is evident that the heritage minute is telling the viewers that Canada was formed based on unity, courage, persistence, and strength. The video also shows that Sir John A. Macdonald used liquor…

This innovative policy can effectively deconstruct an organization of domination, while also providing a means for the resurgence of indigenous identity. Ultimately, having Indigenous-leaders working within the system of public policy can be understood as a fundamental process of self-determination, which requires community participation, public participation, and above all action. The second, recommendation…

A Furrier back in the middle ages played a very important role back in the day in making clothes. A Furrier is someone who would kill animals and take the fur off them to skin them. Furriers usually Make or sell fur. They can also clean and repair fur to make them into fur garments. They can make things like fur coats or fur pants etc. Furriers originality came the Middle English Anglo-French around the 1570-1580-time period. Most of the Furriers in the middle ages were very successful in…

Every system, it is set up in a way to disadvantage individuals who do not identify as a heterosexual white male or woman. In this case, I am speaking about the child welfare system and the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children. In terms of investigation of maltreatment, Aboriginal children are higher than those involving non-Aboriginal children (Hick & Stokes, 2016). The overrepresentation of Aboriginal children can be linked to the sixties scoops, colonization, and residential schools.…

Another motive for setting sail on his voyage was that Columbus desired the conversion of Christianity over non-religious cultures. He encountered the Taíno, who where the first Native Americans he was in contact with. They were part of the Arawak language group, and their world was stretched a thousand miles across the islands of the Caribbean. His immediate thought was that they had no religion, so it would take no effort in converting them to Christianity. Columbus saw the Taíno as a way to…

Caribbean Islands. A rivalry between Spain and England began for power over the islands and the territory of America. This fight for the land lasted for over 150 years. One of the biggest wins for England during this time was defeating the Spanish Armada. The Spanish began to colonize America during the 1490’s. By the late 1500’s England realized that they also needed to start creating colonies in America and created their first colony in 1585 on the island of Roanoke. This island soon failed…

Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: Why is the Government Not Taking Action? For generations, First Nations people have been put through many physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally damaging trials that have left, as said by Kappo, “life and death consequences of violence, self-violence, community violence, societal violence, and systemic violence” throughout Canada (paragraph 5). Many people have had to suffer due to the actions of the government toward the First Nations people.…

different agendas, which ultimately affected the history of the Americas. Mexico, Peru and Brazil had centuries of indigenous tribes inhabiting the Americas. Throughout their history, different tribes had evolved their technologies and cultural practices. The Aztecs and Mayans of Mexico, the Incas of Peru, and the Guaraní of Brazil were successful of their time considering…