Indigenous peoples of Oceania

connection with the land as everything being one. He explains that his people are one with the land and their ancestors are part of the land. 3. What does the black and white historical footage show us about the way people lived with nature? The historical footage showed the way people lived with nature as being the main factor in their lives.…

Adrienne Keene (2015) brought up a very interesting and valid question in her article, “The Benefits of Cultural ‘Sharing’ Are Usually One-Sided,” “Who has the right to represent an Indigenous community? Outsiders, or the community itself?” Cultural appropriation does not happen exclusively to specific cultures. There are many examples of both the negative and positive impact that culture sharing has had on societies throughout history. This is not up for argument; however, what is up for debate…

shared politics through struggle. We believe in the power of people to fight for justice and dignity and to shape history in the process.” (p. 3). With all of the various issues that we face throughout our society today, social movements have become a popular part of achieving change throughout the world. A social movement can be defined as “ not a marginal rejection of order, they are the central forces fighting…

among Aboriginal people in North America. They state that the use of illicit and prescription drugs is high for Aboriginal peoples compared to the general population. Drug use among Aboriginal peoples is about two to four times higher. (Currie et al., 2013). Their research argues drug use is a risk factor among Aboriginal people and can contribute to adverse outcomes drugs (Currie et al., 2013). Although, Currie et al. (2013) discusses the impact of drug use for Aboriginal peoples and how more…

The spiritual lives of indigenous people have long been of interest to outsiders, especially colonial occupiers. Indigenous spirituality, once evaluated as non-conforming to colonial powers’ pre-existing ideas of religion, was used as justification for the subjugation of indigenous peoples and the seizure of their lands. Interactions between the English and the Wampanoag, an indigenous nation whose members inhabit the eastern coast of what is now considered New England, can be categorized in…

1788, Worgan’s journal takes the form of a letter, addressed to his brother, Richard, covering the early months of European settlement in New South Wales describing his first impressions of the Australian landscape, their initial encounter with Indigenous Australian’s and the European’s suitability to their new lifestyle. The text has a…

ethos. Football, thus, means a foreign invasion into her domestic space. The crisis in the family is a direct outcome of Jess’ desire to break away from tradition to play football, running around in shorts “showing her bare legs to seventy thousand people” instead of behaving like “proper…

We live in a world where most polluted environments are in areas where poor and people of color live. These communities are often targeted as locations for the placement of facilities that negatively impact the environment. Environmental justice has always been a massive friction in the USA, states have started creating policies on environmental justice. Numerous community activists have been working towards Environmental justice. Australia is one of the most secluded continents and when we…

or an interview. This method is to highlight the fact that settler colonialism still exists now, and is affecting the lives of the people living in the present. Breaking the Roots. The Indigenous peoples have always had a peaceful relationship with the land, coexisting well with both animals and nature. The mutual respect that was shared between the Indigenous peoples and the land was absent in the minds of settlers. Though treaties and agreements were made, the settlers kept taking more than…

respect, In Aboriginal and Torres straight Islander cultures, respect is the key to trust and co-operation, therefore promotes dignity and recognition. Showing respect means that you acknowledges peoples right to their own values, norms and aspirations. Aboriginal worldview of Youth suicide Indigenous Australians worldview of health is more multidimensional then that of western views. Traditionally in western cultures, the main concepts of health focus on the individual and a biomedical model…