Indigenous peoples of Africa

Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake depicts the development of a man named Nikhil Ganguli, commonly referred to as Gogol. Written in 2003, The Namesake illustrates the toils and internal journey many children of immigrants face in contemporary times. Seeing as they experience a clash between their ethnic culture and American culture, first generation children must seek a balance between the two in order to understand their identity, which is evident in Gogol’s experience. Through three phases of…

audience, genre, situation and medium. The first source that I will be exploring in this essay comes from the Journal of Sustainable Tourism. The article, entitled “Integrating Indigenous values with capitalism through tourism: Alaskan experiences and outstanding issues” focuses on the relationship between the indigenous people of Barrow, Alaska and the tourism that sustains a sizeable part of their economy. The…

Provincial Park. In 1900 the Canadian government previously wished to survey the land. The tribe resisted as the fear that the land would be misused and open the door of sales of their land and resources. (Holmes, 2004) It wasn’t until 1937 that the Indigenous people communicated with the government, expressing their concerns that the burial ground would be disturbed and that they had reservations only out of the need to protect the land. (Holmes, 2004) The tribe was offered a large sum for the…

Keeper’n Me, an award-winning book by Richard Wagamese, introduced an original perspective into the way the Indigenous peoples see the world around them. The author gave his own unique narrative, partly based on his own experiences as an Ojibway hailing from the Wabaseemoong First Nation in Northwestern Ontario (Smith, 1994). In addition to writing Medicine Walk (2014), Dream Wheels (2006), Ragged Company (2009), and Indian Horse (2012), the 59-year-old author, born in 1955, has been recognized…

Language is defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as a “system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other” (Merriam-Webster). But language is more than that, language is a vessel that carries culture, spirituality, knowledge and wisdom, it connects humanity to the past therefore bringing an overall community essence to all those who speak it. As a result of this deep connection to language that humanity shares, when language is taken through assimilation it…

problems. Throughout the myth, the Ceram people illustrate that if you are kind, and have a good heart, you will be rewarded. The people that were kind, ultimately became the human race. Those with bad hearts, had their humanity taken away. Karen Armstrong wrote, “...we have created myths about our forefathers that are not historical but help to explain current attitudes about our environment, neighbours and customs.” (“What is a Myth?”, page __) During the past, people created myths to give us…

Polarising the nation, The Queen v Baden-Clay case demonstrates the extent to which the Australian media can adversely affect the success of legal proceedings. The Australian adversarial system enforces strict rules of procedure, which are imperative to achieve equality and adequate protection in society. Although it is deemed effective, imperfections are evident (Skwirk Online Education, Nd). The Gerald Baden-Clay case highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the criminal justice system…

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. Knowledge of the history is important to both Indigenous and…

(The University of Sydney, 2016).  ICT experience - ‘How the Birds got their songs and colours’ video allows children to enhance their positive thinking of indigenous culture and perspectives (ACARA, 2014).  Visual arts to explore indigenous perspectives  Making posters to explore indigenous identities  Role play to experience Indigenous life style 6- 7years of age Describe exactly what you will do with this experience: The Animation video of ‘How the Birds got their songs and colours’…

Part A-Timeline of Significant Events in the Changing of Rights and Freedoms of Indigenous Australians: 1948- It is stated on the Youth for Human Rights webpage After the Second World War, wife of Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, led a committee of people to write up a special document that stated the basic human rights that everyone in the world should have. This Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the general assembly of the United Nations (UN) on the 10th of December,…