Abstract The following paper explores how the West took away and destroyed the rights of the indigenouspeople, like those of Philippines and Hawaii . The author makes reference to "Lord Raglan", using quotes to illustrate his discriminatory attitude towards the indigenouspeoples in the past. In addition this paper reveals how the indigenouspeoples are active in the international diplomatic arena, seeking respect for their cultures and ways.
From the Paper "Lord Raglan stated in his own way that the Indians were uncivilized, uncouth savage primitives that had to be made civilized by the Western Standard. He claimed that their worship of nature was wrong and if the Indians were not civilized, it would be a threat to the West as we can never be really civilized until we are all civilized. But how right was he? Since, that time the world has realized that because they did not value nature, nature is being depleted and threatened. So who was right and who was wrong?"
Abstract This paper explains that, historically, integration of non-native and indigenouspeoples, such as the exploits of Christopher Columbus, the people of the South American Rainforest, the native American and the Canadian indigenous population, has been sad. The author points out that insights into the economic and political ways of modern day indigenouspeople show that they can expect upheaval and turmoil when the western ways are forced on them. The paper relates that there is value in preserving native beliefs such as the shaman, which is the indigenous equivalent to medicine men and women, because, today, there is clear evidence that the basic principles of shamanism are a universal phenomenon with similar methods and beliefs, which can contribute to modern psychology and medicine.
From the Paper "At no other time in our history have there been as many technological advances available to bring the indigenous world into the modern world so seamlessly. For example, through technological advances like the internet, an indigenous aboriginal Australian can email an Eskimo friend in Northern Alaska to discuss their common friend who resides in the rainforest of South America and later in the same day, each of these indigenous people can see their respective shaman for an exorcism. But cultivating the ancient natives is a costly process. Present day Mexico for example is struggling to find itself and once great nations of Aztecs, Mayans and Toltecs has been immersed into a state of continuous economic and political upheaval. These transformations have indigenous people around the world exposed to the whims of the industrialized nations and ideologies like capitalism, socialism and communism."
Abstract This paper discusses how indigenouspeople, particularly the Aboriginal people in Australia, were adversely affected by nation-building activities. The paper gives a short historical and social background of the indigenouspeople of Australia and explains how policies such as the Child Removal Policy and thy Aboriginal Protection Act 1869 were often traumatic for the Aboriginals and often resulted in adverse social outcomes. The paper also discusses what is done today for the cause of reconciliation with the Aboriginal people of Australia.
Outline:
Introduction
Historical and Social Background
Indigenous Australians and the Impact of British settlement (1788)
"Protection" and Segregation of Aboriginal People in the 19th Century
Stolen Generation
Emergence of the Child Removal Policy and Policy in Practice
Consequences and Effects of the Aboriginal Protection Act 1869
Reparation
Public Awareness
Acknowledgement and Apology
Conclusion
References
From the Paper "Perhaps as no other time in history, people around the world are reexamining how their countries can into existence and what types of actions were taken to achieve nationhood. In many cases, these reexaminations of the past have required a stark analysis of how indigenous people were adversely affected by these nation-building activities and what can be done to day to make things right. This process has taken place around the world in places such as the United States in their efforts to resolve a collective national guilt over slavery and the Indian Removal Act, as well as in Canada for their treatment of indigenous people. Likewise, Australia is attempting to resolve its own collective national guilt over its notorious treatment of Aboriginal peoples throughout the country over the past 220 years, but not everyone is of a like mind concerning how best to resolve these longstanding issues."
Tags:indigenouspeople, aboriginals politics australia
Abstract This paper explains that "The Dreamtime" is the beginning of creation upon which "Ancestral Beings" emerged from the earth and moved around the land to form the mountains, the rivers, the trees, the animals and plants. All these places are very sacred to indigenouspeople as they hold their ancestral presence and power. The Iidigenous people are learning from the land and teaching that knowledge to their children. The paper relates that the indigenouspeople work together as a group and everyone has a role and responsibility: Men go hunting; women gather all the seeds and berries and look after the children.
From the Paper "Initiation is an integral part of Indigenous culture it's a celebration of becoming of age but also of sacred knowledge as it's through the ordeal of pain and separation that the young male and females are introduced to adult hood which involves greater responsibility among the group and also a defined role within the community. Young females are also subjected to the process of initiation, although the testing process is not as serve as the boys. The young females would at one stage be separated from the group when they reach a time of maturity usually around the first sign of puberty and spend time away from the group. In this time, the young females have older women with greater knowledge teaching her songs and stories but also teaching her the proper etiquette for when she marries, as both young males and females are unable to marry until they have been through initiation. In the final process of initiation, like the young males, the young females would also injure some form of scarring or teeth removal."
Abstract The paper looks at the article "Discovering Peoples in International Law", by Sharon Helen Venne, that examines international law regarding indigenous rights. The paper looks at how the article discusses the historical evolution of indigenous rights and how it provides an overview of sources of international law. The paper is of the opinion that this article provides a very comprehensive introduction to the subject matter although it has some minor flaws.
From the Paper "As Venne explains, international law regarding indigenous rights began to evolve when Spanish explorers discovered the Indigenous Peoples of America. Finding these people gave rise to the key question of whether these were biological humans who had human rights. The answer to this would determine whether they had rights over their own persons, their land, and their natural resources - or whether the European invaders could simply lay claim to all of this. Today this seems like a strange question to pose, but it triggered a very serious debate in Europe."
Abstract This essay demonstrates the erratic history of indigenous land claims in Australia, from the colonial period to advancements made under legislative modernisation today. The paper begins with a quote by Mudrooroo, to show just how frustrating the situation is. The paper concludes that Indigenous Australians are finally being recognised as the original owners of this country, although much needs to be done before the struggle is over.
From the Paper "In 1788, the Indigenous people were violently deprived of their land rights. Their struggle for the return of these rights has proved a tumultuous journey through the history of Australia, often exposing fundamentally racist beliefs and laws. Recent legislation has paved the way for greater victories for Indigenous Australians, although the extent to which even these are just remains questionable."
A discussion on whether the recruitment of more indigenous nurses in Australia would improve the serious health disparity between the indigenous and non indigenouspeople.
Abstract This paper attempts to show that here is a considerable health disparity between the health of indigenous and non indigenous Australians. The indigenouspeople of Australia are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The paper also contends that educating more indigenous nurses in indigenous history, culture and health can significantly improve this health disparity, as has been evidenced in comparable countries.
From the Paper "Although all Australians have the same access to health care services, indigenous people find it difficult to obtain appropriate, culturally safe health care. They are reluctant to use mainstream healthcare as they perceive the services as unwelcome and not culturally appropriate. Goold (2006). The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation represents 130 Aboriginal Medical Centres which are operated by local aboriginal communities, delivered by aboriginals for aboriginals. Their health outcomes are improved because their services are culturally appropriate. The mainstream were not meeting their needs, which are: culturally appropriate care, delivering health care in a holistic way, maintain cultural values and cultural safety, and situated in areas where aboriginals live. Dragon (2007). "
Abstract Promoters of globalization by large consider the knowledge and practices of local indigenouspeople of no use and impractical in the construction of a truly global contemporary world, hence they are marginalized. This is a comprehensive paper on how far the role of the indigenouspeoples in sustainable development has been recognized. It starts by observing the threats that they face in the 20th century. By using their identity and their historical role on the management of the nature as the basis, it then analyse the development of legalized rights as the form of worldwide recognition for their importance. For this purpose, the highlights of ILO Convention No. 169, the Rio Declaration, Agenda 21 and the Convention on Biological Diversity are introduced and studied.
From the Paper "Such problems for the indigenous peoples actually have always been there, but the 19th and 20th century international law "almost consigned them to oblivion". This is rather ironic as according to the United Nations there are more than 300 million indigenous people in over 70 countries, in almost every climatic zone from the remote Arctic region and the deserts Africa to the Pacific Islands and the rainforests of Asia and South America. Meanwhile, most of them live in the ?Biological 17?, the seventeen nations that are home to more than two-thirds of the Earth's biological resources. Of the nine countries in which 60 percent of human languages are spoken, six are also hosts to a wealth of plant and animal species that are not available elsewhere. The extinction of some of the world's languages also means the loss of ecological knowledge."
Tags: UN, General, Assembly, Will, Kymlicka, Aboriginal
Abstract The paper relates the problems resulting from indigenouspeople being pushed out of the places that they traditionally inhabited. As a result of this movement their languages are disappearing. The paper reports that we are losing a language almost every other week because people speaking these languages are dying out and they are not being taught to others before they die. The paper relates the reasons for this phenomenon and highlights specific regions throughout the world where this is occurring. The goal of the research is to record for eternity basic words of these languages to preserve them. These words can teach us much about them, and ultimately about ourselves as well.
From the Paper "A story reported in the New York Times last month stated that indigenous people all over the world are finding that they are being pushed out of the places that they inhabited to some degree, but mostly their languages are disappearing (Wilford, 2007). The story addressed the fact that there are approximately 7000 languages still spoken throughout the world. Out of all of those, around half will be gone during this century (Wilford, 2007). We are losing a language about every other week. It seems almost impossible to simply 'lose' a language? Where does it go? More importantly, why does it go? The answer is deceptively simple - the people that speak these languages are dying, and they are not teaching others the language before they go to their graves. "
Abstract The paper addresses the Native American population in the American West and compares it with the indigenouspeople of Brazil. The paper states that while many people may feel as though there are no commonalities between these two groups, there actually are many that can be addressed. The paper highlights the fact that both of these groups have been displaced from what was rightfully theirs by others for reasons beyond their control. The paper then discusses the reasons that this has happened to both groups of people and concludes by indicating that these problems come from too many people and not enough resources. The paper states that this is something that will continue to be an issue well into the future.
Outline:
Introduction
The Native Americans
Brazil's IndigenousPeople Comparison and Conclusion
From the Paper "Where the Native Americans and the Brazilian indigenous people were concerned it appears that there were both accidental and deliberate problems that were caused by the settlers. Accidental problems include many of the changes that the countries and the people went through when the settlers arrived. Even if the settlers tried to make peace with the indigenous people and become their friends there were still unforeseen issues that took place. The main one of these was the threat of disease. Both the European settlers that went to Brazil and the settlers that arrived in America brought diseases with them that the people in other lands were not used to. Because of this they had no natural immunity to these diseases and suffered from them, many times to the point of death."
Abstract This paper examines the viability of applying the social advocacy-based social development model to help improve the lives of the indigenouspeople of Australia by helping social workers better understand the unique problems facing these marginalized people, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
From the Paper "Developing an overview of social work theory as it applies to the Asia-Pacific region requires an initial decision as to the nature of social work itself. One such approach would be to define social work in highly professional terms, which would thereby limit its presence in the region to a small number of countries, and then proceed to overview developments in those countries; however, such an analysis would not comprise much of the adoption of Western social work by the more developed or industrialized countries of the region, together with less developed countries where the introduction of social work was influenced strongly by colonial or military relations with the West. The main countries to be included in such a review would then include Australia, as well as Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Sri Lanka (Elliott, Mayadas & Watts 1997). In the alternative, such an analysis can adopt a more flexible definition of social work in terms of its traditional origins in various countries, its understandable diversity in the face of varying levels of national development, and its different roles responding to differences in the development of welfare and social services in the various countries."
Abstract The indigenouspeople of Australia have inhabited the land for over 40,000 years making Australia's indigenouspeople one of the oldest cultures in the world. It was through 200 years of colonization that indigenous Australian's experienced the decimation and eradication of their people and culture through the process of assimilation. This paper looks at how Australia as a nation is taking responsibility for the injustices that indigenouspeople have injured with the development of reconciliation. It examines how the citizens of Australia are coming together working towards breaking down the barriers, which have segregated and alienated Indigenouspeople from society. It also examines how all Australians are being encouraged to be part of the solution rather than the problem to reunite differences through acceptance and acknowledgement and education.
From the Paper "Reconciliation in Australia is about welcoming, acknowledging and understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 'Reconciliation is about the merging of two versions of the past, bringing together two perspectives of one history' (Grattan, M 2000 p.8). It's through the process of understanding that Australians learn about the Indigenous peoples interpretation of Australia through their culture for example the beauty behind the Dreamtime that explains how the spirit ancestors who roamed the earth to create the landforms, which are the centenals of our existence. There is a wealth of knowledge and thousands of years of proven environmental and ecological diversity and harmony, which Non-indigenous Australian's could acknowledge, respect and learn. Reconciliation can be the gateway with which all Australians benefit."
This paper discusses health issues for indigenouspeoples around the world, explaining that, in issues related to health, they are one of the most vulnerable populations.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, 2006, $ 53.95
Abstract Even though there are more than 300 million indigenouspeople around the world, indigenous populations are among the most vulnerable in the world. This paper explains that the main health issue for indigenouspeople is promoting their participation in decisions related to health. The paper looks at how health for indigenouspeoples must take the entire context of their communities into account and the geographic, economic, social and cultural conditions for these people.
Abstract The paper compares and contrasts the situation of indigenous hunting practices in the Arctic and North Queensland and discusses whether indigenouspeoples should be allowed to hunt species Western scientists deem to be threatened with extinction. The aim of the paper is to show what indigenouspeople can teach us and how indigenous knowledge can, indeed should, be considered a valuable resource to both the local non-indigenous and scientific community.
From the Paper "The question of the value and legitimacy of "scientific", or quantitative knowledge, over indigenous, local, or qualitative, knowledge lies at the heart of the debate over many conservation issues. Whether indigenous people should be allowed to hunt species deemed "threatened" or "endangered" is a matter of concern both locally and internationally, with both scientists and indigenous people claiming certain rights and obligations. Scientists and conservationists in the broader community claim it is within their rights to ban certain hunting practices, these rights becoming an obligation when a species is threatened with extinction, while indigenous peoples claim it is within their rights to continue their hunting traditions, and an obligation to pass such traditions on to their children."
Abstract In order to introduce the topic of this paper, the paper first outlines the storyline of the novel, "The Storyteller," which is about the concepts of cultural interference and oppression. The paper then focuses on programs that introduce information and communication technology (ICT) into indigenous communities and critically examines Andrew Lieberman's exposition of the use of ICT to strengthen indigenous cultures, entitled "Taking Ownership". The paper contends that Lieberman and the ICT program planners are assuming indigenouspeoples really want to be part of modern society. The paper argues that, in truth, modernizing these indigenous communities is tantamount to colonialism since the ICT is really being used as a tool of oppression to destroy the indigenous culture.
Outline:
Strengthening Indigenous Cultures and Languages through the Use of ICTs
Notions of Oppression
From the Paper "Oppression, as can be seen in the two rivaling notions, depends on perspective. This interweaving of perspective to the threads of oppression is, I think, the reason why the whole issue has become so complicated. Where does one draw the line between mere intellectual observation and actual cultural interference? Is there such a thing as an innocuous observation in the first place? Can one really cease from affecting a certain culture when one penetrates it and studies it as the intellectuals in the novel have done? If influencing indigenous cultures is totally unavoidable, to what extent then should the observer or the outsider penetrate the indigenous territory? To what extent should outsiders intermingle with these indigenous cultures? Is it ethical to influence them in the first place?"
