Indigenous peoples of Oceania

Chestermen 2005 notes that there was a l sense of guilt on the part of non-Indigenous Australians, because Indigenous Australians are so badly off today in such a wealthy a country as Australia. Additionally, this is a situation that few would disagree has come about to a significant degree because of historical injustices. It is completely appropriate that non-Indigenous Australians feel guilt about the current dilemma of Indigenous Australians. Feelings of guilt can be a motivating force in…

Nahua. The use of allegorical figures in the plays, such as the Final Judgement, could have been very confusing to viewers and actors. Using people dressed up as Penance, The Holy Church, Sweeping, Time, and Death to convey ideas that are not material or human could have added to pagan ideas that previously existed. Another preexisting idea of the native people that was carried over post-conquest that we have evidence of, was the veneration of the feathers of the Quetzal bird. Associated with…

Simpson’s style of writing and use of Indigenous words are ways in which we see her resist colonialist storytelling conventions. Leanne Simpson deconstructs colonial space by creating a book that is both familiar and accessible to members of and beyond her community. The absence of capital letters and her use of the Nishinaabemowin language, throughout her work, are examples of this resistance to the standard. Ultimately, the use of language is a method to connect with Anishinaabe culture.…

Policy of course does exist, today, 2014, make no mistake about, I live with a real discrimination, I live with hatrust of my colour because I am the first Australian….” (Kunoth-Monks, R 2014). The feature of colonialism in Australian History for Indigenous people are marginalised, discriminated, unjust and dehumanized. Nowadays, in the era of self-determination, the shadow of colonialism feature are in a contemporary modern way existing. The invisible embedded race can well reflected on the…

Cattle ranching The Environmental Defense Fund stated, when methane is in the air it absorbs the sun’s heat, and then warms the atmosphere. While methane doesn’t linger as long in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, it is initially far more devastating to the climate because of how effectively it absorbs heat. More heat, less rain, more drought, no more Amazon, a quite simple turn of events going wrong extremely fast. There are Land Sparing policies in act to help reduce greenhouse gasses. The…

to the interesting facts about the native people of this land. Even though the Europeans settled Canada and urbanized it, to me the most interesting facts I learned in this course was being given the opportunity to be able to see the natives eyes through the textbook readings in A Few Acnes of Snow. In my opinion, this course is really important for anyone wanting to become a Canadian teacher, or they are a Native of Canada, Canadian citizens (people who live in…

The Clean Water Act was passed by the Congress in 1972. This Act protects all the “waters of the United States” and it still remains one of the most important tools that is used to try and protect our waters. This a good example of one public policy in place now that aims to improve some aspect of environmental sustainability because it regulates pollutant leaks into the water. With lots of streams at risk of pollution, our drinking water also is at risk with fish and wildlife species being at…

America has long-touted itself as “the land of opportunity” for people of different colors and origins, but some writers and scholars believe there are forces at work threatening to destroy the multi-cultural essence of its rich history. In an excerpt from the book Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life, David Treuer explores the power of language as a means to ensure Native American cultural survival. In the film Crash, Paul Haggis presents stories of racial intolerance through…

1993. This act not only put into law the Mabo decision and made native title claims possible, but also established a National Native Title Tribunal and set out processes for the determination of native title rights. The Native Title Act 1992 gives indigenous Australians the right to possession, occupation, use and enjoyment of traditional country. This is evident in section 13 (1) where is says, “An application may be made to the Federal Court under part 3: (a) for a determination of native…

Although Thompson has made valid points, I personally disagree with her. When she discusses the idea of race being more than a social construction she is neglecting the fact that race is not biological. Over the years society has given privileges to people based on the color of their skin. It is society that has prolonged the idea of it mattering and playing a part in everyday life. She also determines how race is under researched in political science by looking at the percentage of publications…