Pocahontas

Aboriginal people are the first human beings to claim this land that we all call Canada. They are the ones that first made this land their home, and today we have taken that right from them. Aboriginal communities by far have the worst housing, less education and lower health status. This is not due to the mistakes they might have made, it is due to the mistakes that the media, the general public, and the mistakes from the government of Canada. As of April 1st 2015, there are 1750 aboriginal…

Second the framing of scared time and space. Third is respect for origin, gods, and ancestors. These groups are very dependent on nature. Some see nature as alive and others see spirits that represent things in nature. This reminds me of the movie of Pocahontas were she would listen to the spirits and she taught John Smith about them. She showed how in their culture you respected the earth. To say nature is full of spirit can be a way of affirming the presences both universal and essential.…

Through LaCroix article there can be many assumptions made in account to the consumption on Disney films and what they “really” intend for its children viewers to inherit. Though made to be somewhat realistic LaCroix Challenges its view of women and their capability. LaCroix article brings consideration to physique, clothing and activeness of Disney princess. Some of her accusations of these Disney films are spot on while others fall short. Though much has changed the features, daintiness, and…

exception. In the beginning, it sounds like a storm above the waves, overall very dark and mysterious. Then it slips away to reveal the warm weather, the happier tones of the sea which we hear in the music. The piece reminded me of music from the movie Pocahontas It is a full symphony piece, the flute, violin, clarinet and French horn being heard above the other instruments. This seems to repeat itself several times throughout…

The Virginia Company of London is the cornerstone to the English settlements of North America. Patriotism, monetary gain, and hopes for a new future are the foundation of ideology that all middle-class citizens aspired for while weighing the options of building a new English settlement. The arches of business fueled the dream for an empire looking for more power. These three aspects create the aspiring hope for the undeveloped term “The American Dream” 300 years before the word be unveiled.…

In the chapter ‘Forget Columbus’ of the book ‘The Inconvenient Indian’, the author Thomas King writes about his point of view on the forgotten history of the Native Americans. He conveys about the tales made up about the natives and americans engraved in the history to mainly appeal to the white audience. The author starts the chapter by telling how insignificant was the discovery of the land of natives made by Columbus. According to him the only reason why he was given credit and recognized…

sees Malinche as someone who got the short end of the stick. In Gonzalez’s essay, “Malinche Triangulated, Historically Speaking,” she argues that the popular portrayal of Malinche is completely imagined in that she is unreal, much like the Disney Pocahontas movie where very little is based on the reality. Gonzalez questions the accuracy of the popular perception of Malinche. Finding the reality about Malinche underneath all the bias is seen as unraveling or uncovering the truth. Malinche is…

Before Columbus embarked on his trip to sail across the Atlantic Ocean, a Norse seaman, Leif Eriksson had the first glimpse of what life could be for Europeans that crossed the ocean and reached the New World. History has told us that European’s in the Middle Ages, weren’t necessarily known for being great adventurers. But as time went on, European’s had the greatest adventure of all; coming to the New World. As changes started to occur in Europe, incentives to leave their country for new…

generations thousands of North Americans have grown up watching old classic western films of the “Indian and cowboy”. Such films portray the wise elder from the film Little Big Man, the drunk in Tom Sawyer’s films, the breath taking Indian princess from Pocahontas, and who can’t forget about the loyal sidekick Tonto from the Lone Ranger. It is these iconic films that have shaped the public’s perspective of Aboriginals and has even affected the Aboriginals perspective of themselves. These films…

. The first recorded interracial marriage took place between Pocahontas and John Rolfe in 1614. Interracial marriages were not encouraged because African Americans were considered the inferior race. Miscegenation was developed as a way for the white man to maintain control over politics, sex, and discrimination. Sexuality…