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    changes taking place in his tribe. Okonkwo cannot bear the weakness of his son‚ like he saw his father was weak. By the ending of this novel‚ Okonkwo has tried to remain strong against the white man. He kills the colonial official in the end. For him‚ it is one last attempt to “save” his tribe from the weakness and the “negative” influence of the white man. Instead of being courageous against the threat‚ he chooses the coward way to avoid responsibility‚ unsuccessful tribe‚ opinions… Okonkwo’s Suicide

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    dispute over land between the Navajo Tribe and Hopi Tribe has been an on going dispute since the late 1800 ’s. Although it might not seem like a high priority topic of conversation for most people‚ it is a very personal and sentimental topic for these two tribes. The Navajo population outnumbers the Hopi by a ratio of ten to one‚ while the amount of Hopi land has been reduced from its original size. To understand this complex situation between the two tribes‚ "A comprehensive solution—rather than

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    The last paragraph of “His Last Game” adds a sentimental tone. The specific line that gives the audience a sense of remorse is‚ “What happens to what I remember? You remember it for me‚ okay?”. It also allows us to see that he has finally realized that his memories are what is most important to him‚ not only his last memories‚ but rather those little memories between him and his brother have shared in the past. He reminds us that the little things in life are the ones that have the greatest effect

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    which represents a long local tradition is known as Vernacular architecture. Kath-Khuni is a type of timber reinforced stone masonry also locally known in koti banal which basically uses the locally available wood and stone for construction. Moreover the word Kath originated from Sanskrit word kashtth which means wood and kunj or khuni originated from the word kona which means corner. This implies that the corner of the kath-khuni building should compulsorily have wood. This construction technique is

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    My name is Shado. I am a twelve-year-old girl of the tribe Paspahegh. Strange events have been happening recently and I feel it is important to my tribe that I record these events because we must preserve our heritage and home‚ no matter what happens. April 26th‚ 1607 A gathering of men has arrived in the bay. They arrived two nights ago‚ with strange contraptions they call “guns.” They don’t possess any arrows or spears‚ which is strange along with the fact that they are white‚ and fully draped

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    are just like us‚ and I think it is wrong for a person to be put through something that has most probably scarred them for eternity‚ for no applicable reason.  The message Kath Walker has put across in this poem is that the white people have come into their world for the better‚ but in reality‚ only made things worse. Walker has used descriptive language to employ the quote ’Now I am

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    The Tuareg tribe can also be spelled as Touareg pronounced twa-reg. This tribe rules throughout the deserts of Africa‚ especially the region of the Sahara desert. Keeling (2012:28) reports that the Tuareg tribe consists of roughly 1 million members. The tribe lives across a range of countries in the north-western region of the Sahara. This includes countries such as Morocco‚ Niger‚ Algeria and Libya. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia 6th edition (2011:1) adds that due to various droughts and famine

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    their captives was hospitable in order to assist with the assimilation into the tribe. These captives would most likely replace a lost or killed family member within the tribe. Women and children were treated the best as they were less likely to resist capture and would easily adapt to tribal culture. Mary Jemison was a great example of a captive woman marrying a Seneca man and raised a family with the Seneca tribe. I believe Mary Jemison would not accept any offer to return to the European society

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    While in the process of doing a replication study of the Nacireman people‚ Anthropologist Lisa Hines stumbled upon an intriguing subculture within the tribe. The following are her observations; It seems that the people of Nacirema‚ in addition to their personal shrines in the home‚ have many other shrines they visit for different rituals and purposes. Besides the Holy-mouth-man and the Medicine man‚ there seems to be other subcultures of these two specialists. Naciremans also frequently gather

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    Zulu Culture Cynthia Jones ANT 101 Intro to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Shaun Sullivan July 23 2012 The Zulu tribe of KwaZulu-Natal became historically important in the early 19th century by the founder Shaka of the Zulu nation. I will be discussing the history of who many consider the first king along with the variations of the beliefs and values of Zulu people. The kinship systems along with the rituals and healing processes that have been around for centuries will be detailed

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