Indigenous peoples of Oceania

1.2. Statement of the problem There are many acute problems of the tribes people in our country lag woefully behind others in development and the tribes continue to be among the weakest and the most exploited section of the society. Before and after Independence, particularly in the context of special provisions in the Constitution for the protection and promotion of the interests of the Scheduled Tribes, various plans and programmes were designed to promote their development. But these are…

Composer's use their distinctive voices to explore their ideas about humanity, revealing the unvarnished truths of idealism and change. In Lawler’s play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, considered ground-breaking for its distinctive use of Australian colloquial language and idiom, along with its unique depiction of Australian working class characters and experiences, highlights the dangers of excessive idealism and the failure to accept change and the rigors of time. While Omar Musa’s “Capital…

Lachlan’s relationship are also based on the male female identity. Lachlan holds a stick over Gemmy as a gun is showed Lachlan’s position of power. Lachlan has a highly influenced by his community and this show through his masculine traits. Though other people think that Gemmy has dumb, unintelligent and unmanly boy, he shows his masculine power later in the…

Aibileen had a son named Treelore who died when he was only 24 years old. During ‘Skin’ Sandra cares very much for not only her parents but also her brothers, Petrus and her two children, she also finds friendship in the people who help out at her families business and also the people in her new community where she lives with Petrus for a few years until his true colours are…

The 2009 film, originally a play script written by Jimmy Chi in 1990 (Powell, 2017), is seen as a unique perception on Indigenous culture and history. Bran Nue Day significantly contributes to the understanding of human rights and has a powerful message towards reconciliations. A young boy, called Willie, is sent to Perth to attend school, away from his family and life. He runs away from the school and tries to find his way back home. A sense of displacement is portrayed, and Willie struggles…

In the book’s The Burnt Stick, and My Grandma lived in Gooligulch, I learned a lot about the people and animals of Australia. The reason I chose these books, is because I wanted to contrast the people and the animals. In the book The Burnt Stick, the information presented was very realistic. In the situation in the book it is told by a man who was actually taken from his family, his name is John Jagmarra. He was taken away at only the age of five. Although this story is only based on a true one,…

Furthermore, in Joel’s principal’s office, a captain cook painting can be seen in the background. Perkins has placed the painting there specifically to highlight the concept of colonisation. Captain Cook took the land that belonged to the indigenous population and turned the people into slaves. This is alike Eckermann’s experience as she “picked fruit and vegetables from a neatly fenced Square plot” and “kept animals in Square paddocks”. Aboriginals live wildly and instead ate “bush tucker,…

all stereotypes or generalisations of groups of people in the monotonous outback. They are characterised though their clothing, where the accumulation highlights the people’s archaic and bizarre choices in fashion. This accumulation also exemplifies the deficiency of the townspeople in the barren bush. Sarcasm and Irony, further reinforces the menacing elements that envelop the bush. This elucidates that death is the only thing that could free the people from their tedious and isolated life.…

Malaysia is a multi-cultural country consisting of Malays, Chinese, Indian, Orang Asli or the indigenous groups comprising of Senoi, Jakun and Negritos in Peninsula Malaysia and the such as the Dayak, Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu in Sarawak and the Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau and Murut in Sabah. Each group brings with them their own cultures, art and architectural designs. The traditional Malays architecture is based on simplicity of design ideally suited to the tropical conditions. Taking into…

It is crucial to preface this essay with my social location. In doing so I am able to acknowledge my own socialization within our colonial state. I am determined to be an alley with the Indigenous people I share the land and resources with, I respectfully acknowledge Indigenous sovereign rights to this land known as Canada. With this being said, I am a Caucasian women of Ukrainian descent. I would like to insist the reader understand my perspective is one of privilege dictated by the color of my…