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    As a part Indigenous person who does not speak an Indigenous language I do see a gap‚ those who are able to understand or speak learn on a different level from the stories told then those who do not. The stories I have been told‚ even by my mother who barely recollects being a fluent Cree speaker‚ are usually described to be summaries only‚ as the full story is better conveyed in the language. Using traditional languages connects to the spirit world; the land and the ancestors‚ giving the words used

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    timeless issues explored in Noel Pearson’s “An Australian History For Us All” and Faith Bandler’s “Faith‚ Hope and Reconciliation”. While Pearson’s speech was delivered at an academic gathering‚ Bandler had a more mixed audience including mainly Indigenous peoples and politicians‚ both supporting and opposing additional rights for aboriginal people. Pearson’s and Bandler’s speeches were both written in the 1990s‚ a contentious and heated time in relation ind issues. Pearson’s speech‚ in particular

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    tourism industry. For a variety of reasons‚ host communities often are the weaker party in interactions with their guests and service providers. The impacts arise when tourism brings about changes in value systems and behaviour‚ thereby threatening indigenous identity. Furthermore‚ changes often occur in community structure‚ family relationships‚ collective traditional life styles‚ ceremonies and morality. Change of local identity and values Conventional tourism can cause change or loss of

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    CHANGING RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS The treatment of indigenous Australians by the government has been an issue of contention since White Europeans settled in Australia. This chapter examines changing government policies including protection‚ assimilation‚ integration and self-determination. This chapter also gives an overview of Indigenous Australian protests for equality and land rights and responses to these issues from the government. Protection * This was government

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    groups of people and even foreign places are portrayed in television shows and movies have a major influence on us as the viewers. Based on those portrayals we form our own stances and judgments. The indigenous people of this country are no different. There are many negative portrayals of indigenous people in multiple films and television shows. It can be hard to change these stereotypes because they have been crafted and enforced for the last couple hundreds of years. Regardless of how much of

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    THE INDIAN RELIGIONS The Indus Valley Civilization Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa (2500 – 1500 B.C.) - trade‚ commerce‚ domestic‚ sewage system‚ drainages‚ buildings‚ establishments‚ streets‚ paved roads‚ fortresses‚ urban planning‚ infrastructure‚ peaceful civilizations - indigenous Indian people – Dravidian‚ language – Dravidian or Indo-Aryan - declined between 1800 – 1700 B.C.E.‚ possibly due to the effects of flooding and drought - Aryan (‘Noble Ones’) Invasion/Migration - nomadic tribe located

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    new realization that a character discovers about them or people that surround them. This usually comes across as an epiphany or a change. Authors typically tend to pay a lot of attention to that. In the short story named ‘a walk to the jetty’ by Jamaica Kincaid their main character’s name is Annie. During the story she was showing a strong desire to be free‚ to separate from her family and start a new life in England. It was clear that she was seeking independence and wanted to find her own identity

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    Biodiversity is disappearing at an unprecedented rate. Worse‚ the trend appears to be accelerating‚ in spite of international commitments to reduce‚ or even halt‚ the rate of loss by 2010. Good systems of science governance capable of using biodiversity sustainably and equitably will be essential if we are to reverse the trend. UNESCO helps governments and policy-makers make informed decisions about biodiversity conservation within international efforts like the Convention on Biological Diversity

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    physical health‚ work and study support and alcohol and other drug services. One alarming issue addressed by the organisation in recent years has been the rising rates of suicide in regional areas‚ and especially amongst Indigenous youth aged sixteen to twenty-four. In 2010‚ Indigenous youth suicides made up 80% of all suicides nationally‚ as compared to only 10% in 1991. It has

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    Describe each religions creation myth‚ including the formation of the world‚ people‚ animals and plants. Maori Religion According to the Maori religion the beginning was emptiness and nothing existed. The Maori origin of the world and the creation of all life are called ‘te kore’. In the state of Te kore two gods appeared the male sky god Ranginui and the female earth god Papatuanuku who spawned six children. The birth of weather (Tawhiri)‚ crops (Rongo)‚ war (Tu)‚ sea (Tangaroa)

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