...Huaorani Essay The Huaorani of Ecuador The Huaorani are one of the few untouched native tribes in the world. They reside in the Amazon forest in the country Ecuador in South America and were “discovered” in 1950 (World , 2011). The struggle between the outside world wanting to use the land for resources and the Huaorani trying to keep themselves isolated has resulted in quite a few deaths. They are both violent to any outsiders that try to invade, and they are violent amongst themselves. The Huaorani have a language that is unlike any other in the area. This essay will take a look into the life and recent activity of the Huaorani in hopes that it will promote better understanding of a people that have a reputation for being one of the most violent known to man. The Huaorani of Ecuador are a “semi-nomadic horticultural society,” (Susansteppe, 2011). They live off the land and re-locate every so often so as not to stress the land too much, to allow the land to heal and so that their previous places will have grown back to be used again when the time arrives. This is generally about every ten years (National Geographic, 2003). The men hunt animals (with either blowguns or spears) while the women forage for berries, herbs, and any other things that can be used to provide sustenance. They also take care of the kids and the household duties. Each job equals out another and both the men’s roles and the women’s roles are both valued equally. There is a balance and an understanding...
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...Huaorani Joe Seamans, is a writer of the story in this virtual field trip. He shared his experience when he visited the Huaorani in a place called El Oriente, which is located in the Amazon. The Huaorani call themselves the most courageous indigenous people in the Amazon. They are outstanding hunters and warriors who dwell in the forest and struggle hard to defend their land and have revealed no kindness to unwelcome intruders. They hunt in a party or group that moves silently through their rain-forest, hunting for monkeys using a blowgun and their poison tip arrows. These hunters possess knowledge to the world of nature. They can distinguish animals out of sight in the forest by their scent; they also can call them and converse to them. Rocio Alarcon, a native to Ecuador and also an ethnobotanist, knows more about indigenous populations than anyone in Ecuador. She has observed the changes of El Oriente for the duration of her visit. She witnessed the transformation of new roads, wells, pipelines, and continued dislodgment of indigenous people. Alarcon greets Mengatoi, who is the shaman. A shaman is a mystery to most people. They are often called many names such as doctor, priest artist, visionary, master of ecstasy. In the past they were known as sorcerers, witch doctors, charlatans, and voodoo priests. After making the acquaintance of to the shaman, she observed the families gathering together with their children to eat and unwind. The children play hunting games using toy blowguns...
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...in protest against a legacy of discrimination and exclusion in Ecuador. The movement flourished after the new democratic system of 1979 encouraged indigenous people to demand change and exercise their rights as citizens for the first time. Their method of appealing to policymakers became civic action through uprisings and roadblocks. While many scholars have attempted to compartmentalize the different branches of the movement, the complexities and constantly changing allegiances and ideologies of social movements makes this difficult. Rather than seeking to grasp the difference among indigenous groups and actors in the movement, this chapter seeks to: (1) trace the broad trends in indigenous...
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...The Issues The cultural issues that became apparent from this problem were environmental issues as well as human rights issues. Pollution and exposure to certain toxic waste affected nearby villages of indigenous peoples of Ecuador. According to "Chevron Toxico" (2012), “Texaco’s oil extraction system in Ecuador was designed, built, and operated on the cheap using substandard technology from the outset” (A Rainforest Chernobyl). The rainforest environment that was affected housed 350 oil wells and Texaco left behind roughly 1000 toxic waste pits. Toxic waste pits were not properly built; in America at this time it was known that these toxic pits were dangerous and precautionary items like a plastic pool were built to avoid seepage into the ground water and nearby rivers. However, in Ecuador, the same pits did not have these certain structures, therefore, seepage occurred and toxins were freely left to absorb into the groundwater and pollute the rivers. The dignity and human rights of the Ecuadorians were also affected. Indigenous people are non-urbanized and live off of the lands by hunting, fishing, and farming. Environmental degradation affects this group more than anyone else. Human rights are threatened when the rivers and groundwater are toxic; these people have no choice or other options of where to get their drinking...
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...Retail Location Analysis: A Case Study of Burger King & McDonald’s in Portage & Summit Counties, Ohio A thesis submitted to the College of Arts of Kent State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts by Niti Duggal December, 2007 Thesis written by Niti Duggal B.A. (Hons), University of Delhi, India 1996 M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 1998 MPhil, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 2001 M.A., Kent State University, 2007 Approved by ____________________________________, Advisor Dr. Jay Lee ____________________________________, Chair, Department of Geography Dr. Jay Lee ____________________________________, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Jerry Feezel ii Table of Contents Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………….. iii List of Maps and Figures …………………………………………….………….. v List of Tables …………………………………………………………………… viii Acknowledgments ……………………………………………………………… ix Chapter 1: Introduction …………………………………………………………..…… 1 1.1 Research Objectives ............................................................................ 2 1.2 Summary …………………………………………………..…..……. 4 2: Problem Statements ………………………………………………...……. 6 2.1 Size and Shape of the Retail Trade Area………….……………....…. 6 2.2 Summary………………………………………..………………...….. 9 3: Literature Review ………………………………………………………… 11 3.1 GIS for Business and service Sector Planning ……………………….11 3.2 GIS as a Tool for Retail Location Decisions………………………...
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