Indigenous peoples

the colonisers and the colonised that were before as well as the impact of that relationship on the colonised minds so many years after Independence. They reiterate their themes on the political, linguistic and cultural experiences of the colonised people. In India too, many regions which were not then part of Indian subcontinent were former European colonies especially the British. However, after the British left, these regions came directly under the supervision of Indian Government. Some of…

1 INTRODUCTION Vernacular architecture may be described as an architectural style that marks the architecture of a place. It originates rendering the local needs, climatic & geographic factors, socio-economic and socio-cultural background of a place there by making it unique, identified and strong in itself. India, a country showcasing great cultural and geographical diversity, each part of which is having its own cultural identity and geographic…

“language is one of the many ways in which westernization is changing the way it is” (126). Even so, she also discusses language in terms of common ethnic and national identity: “I think language is a huge aspect in making people feel the common feeling, that national unity which … ties people together. It’s a huge part of it” (303-5). This shows a complex understanding of language in its role in shaping Indian ethnic identity, while also locating it in its political context. It also ties into…

However, they endorsed the acculturation attitudes of assimilation, marginalization and separation, which were contradictory. Although these youth tend to join into the dominant society, they lack some necessary abilities to communicate with dominative people (Berry, 2008, p. 335). It might be said that they are lost in the two or more different societies, a certain direction could be effective so that they can feel a sense of…

Nations are groups of people who are united through commonalities such as culture, descent, language, history, etc. In this particular source, nations and the idea of nationalism are promoted and said to provide humans with a sense of belonging. On the outside, this appears to be a truthful statement, however, when closely examining real world situations we are able to see the bigger picture. Nations on the scale they are today do the opposite of what is stated in the source, while they can…

Making Connections ‘Music’ and ‘dance’, while simple words, hold a world of significance to almost every culture across the globe. It is through the actions of these two elements that people are brought together in times of triumph, grievance, celebrations, and religious gatherings. Music and dance have a way of making you forget the busyness and stresses of life and find happiness and serenity in the present day. And regardless, whether music and dance are performed for an audience or done in…

Introduction Decolonization is complex, indigenous peoples and settlers need to work hand in hand (Flower, 2015; Gardner, 2014). This paper will discuss the following articles Refusal to Forgive: Indigenous Women’s Love and Rage by Rachel Flowers, Toward the 8th Fire: The view from Oshkimaadziig Unity Camp by Karl Gardner and Richard Peters, and Treading the Path of the Heart by Aurelia Kinslow. The paper will go through what these articles collectively have to say about decolonization, both…

Indigenous Epistemology Countless times,the western dominant society has discounted Indigenous Knowledge and discredited their beliefs and lifestyles. Deloria(2001) said“For many centuries whites scorned the knowledge of American Indians,regarding whatever the people said as gross,savage superstition and insisting that their own view of the world, a complex mixture of folklore,religious doctrine, and greek natural sciences, was the highest intellectual achievement of our species?”(p.1). Western…

that indigenous people who are made a decision not government and international conservation organizations. Based on our opinion, the indigenous people not the people who are made a decision but the government has been create a policy towards them. Next, we also not agreed with Alcorn argument. As we can see nowadays, the government has been decided to indigenous. The indigenous people don’t have any rights to talk and give our opinion. The problem that has been faced by this indigenous people…

With the loss of indigenous people across the world, there is so much more than just their cultures and language that the world would lose. The people of the world should try at all costs to preserve the indigenous cultures globally, at all costs. It is important to do so because of all the culture, knowledge and human rights which would be forever buried with the death of the indigenous world. To begin, the culture across the indigenous people is tremendously different than those in the…