The Land is Ours

parade each Friday, of our school leaders, give acknowledgment to the Traditional Owners of the land that we attend school every day. As our school is within the Brisbane area, acknowledgment is given to the Yuggera/Jagara tribe, the original Indigenous custodians of the land. Craven (2011) refers to custodians as “knowledge-keepers”, Elders who are highly regarded and respected (p.32). Like Curtin University we acknowledge that we are privileged to be located on Aboriginal land. The…

the control of our precious Holy Land. Both the Muslim empire and the Byzantine Empire, they believe they have the right to rule over the holy land; anyone who thinks that holy land does not belong to Christians must face the CONSEQUENCES and suffer the wrath of God. Some of the Muslims have take control of Syria and Egypt under the control of Najm ad-Din Ayyub´s son Saladin; his ambition to expand this new empire is really a serious matter that we need to face in order to recover our…

is not just a recent problem it has been a problem since the birth of our country. The Fifth Amendment to our constitution mentions eminent domain in annotation 14 as: “'nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” This just goes to show how serious eminent domain really is. There are many different people for eminent domain,…

use many things each day that have came from forests. Forest reservations are important as they reserve forested lands for us to take in the beauty of nature. There are many ways in which forests are harvested. Conservation and preservation are needed to insure the health of our forests for the future. Foresters are the individuals who have the extremely important job of caring for our forests. All of these things explain why forests are vital to the Pacific Northwest. There are many uses for…

Nueces River. This quarrel then led to the war , the prize being the land. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because America believed in manifest destiny and that God gave them the land to overspread and also because 16 Americans were killed by Mexicans on American territory. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because America believed in manifest destiny and that God gave them the land to overspread. Document A is a magazine written in July,…

about a man ,Oscar Zoroaster or Oz for short, who is brought to the land of Oz where he is confronted with both good and evil, charged with the duty of destroying evil. When Oz first arrives in the Land of Oz he meets Theodora, who explains to him that one of her sisters Glinda is evil and out to destroy the land. Oz however is a flawed man, he accepts the challenge, only so that he may have the chance to inherit the treasure of the Land of Oz. As the story progresses it comes to light that…

Native American literature is very proactive. While studying their literature, an abundant part of their culture were expressed within their writings. In “Eagle Boy”, many Native American beliefs were shown throughout the movie. Grandpa shares many stories to Shame that detail to his current problems. While watching, you could tell that these made-up stories were not just made up stories to Grandpa, they were more like real stories passed down from generations. Within these stories, many of the…

Watch the video 'Bunjil the Eagle' and reflect on what it reveals to us about Aboriginal religion. Make at least three points in your paragraph. In the video, Joy Murphy Wandin stated, “It is our place and that place comes from knowing that it's been created by a very special spiritual being that we know as Bunjil the Eagle.” She further mentioned that Aboriginal communities have totems or moieties. For the Wurundjeri people, it is Bunjil the Eagle. This implies that the Aboriginal religion is…

the leadership of our beloved emperor and the efforts of the flowers of the Japanese soldiers, we would be under the perils of the United States' inky black tentacles right now. We were able to sink every single American Pacific carrier, no battleships were left behind. The Americans were greatly unprepared and were no match for our brave imperial forces. We attacked the beast with a preemptive strike. We easily took Wake island, Guam, Shanghai, the Philippines, and Thailand. Our glorious…

Asia. However, before the continual drift, natives cross to the New Land so they could follow the animals and establish a home to raise families. That was the dream. To find land, rich with soil, to start a community, so generations after generation could produce million more generations. Our focus was not gold or riches. It was family. Tradition. Culture. We wanted as much land to ensure our future’s happiness. Land to make our own stories and history. Instead of reading from history books or…