collection. Introduction The Caribbean has always seen people on the move - from the settlement of people from the South American mainland thousands of years ago, the forced settlement of enslaved people from Africa, to the 'Island hopping' and immigration abroad in search of work in the 20th century. Within the Untold Origins exhibition we explored what happens when people and cultures move and come into contact with each other. What do people preserve from their original culture to maintain their
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12 months detention. This incident is only one of many profoundly horrific ways in which the Australian legal system and the police force handle our First Peoples. The emerging surge in imprisonment rates of Indigenous Australians exemplifies nothing short of social policy disaster. This incident reflects the fate of many young indigenous people who are imprisoned for a minor offence rather than being offered much needed rehabilitation services, which has
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The Ainu people of Japan are not at all different from the Native Americans who have also been forced out of their homeland and pressured to assimilate. Around 400 years ago, the Ainu people ruled Hokkaido, the northernmost part of Japan. Like many indigenous people, they’ve experienced discrimination, a mass genocide and lived in poverty. They’ve been portrayed as savages for their unique traditions such as hunting bears, tattooing their lips,hands and body. When the Japanese came in contact with
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The Indigenous (Aboriginal) People are the first inhabitants to what we now call Canada. Their contribution to our country is what helped shaped Canada into what it is today. Aboriginal People have had to overcome many acts of such controlled, inhumane ways, enforced by the Canadian Government. The history between Indigenous People and European settlers has always been rocky however, three main examples of this governmental neglect and control are: returning Aboriginal veterans, Residential schools
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Effects of Urban Migration on Aboriginal Peoples Independent Study Seminar Project Since the start of the Residential School era, urban migration, the process of people moving from rural areas to cities, among Aboriginal peoples has been a common practice for many. Whether it is for educational or work-related purposes, this practice continues on today. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of urban migration on Aboriginal peoples and whether these effects have positively or negatively
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Within America, oppression of people of color has been integrated within society since the founding of the colonies. Within America, this means that policy changes have been put into place since the Civil Rights Movement to try to change how people of color are treated within America, but this appears to not be enough. The types of policies that could be put into place to further the objective of racially unifying America would be racial bias training, profiling prevention and cultural competency
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causes to stereotyping black people, and the effects of it aren’t any better.
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Aboriginal People and Its History Significant historical events : Australia was first invaded by European in 1788. At that time, the population of Aboriginal people is 750,000. After the arrival of Europeans, the country was once called Terra nullius' which means ' No one's Land.' Aboriginal people's life focuses a lot on kinship with natural environment. They have great talents in maximizing the use of natural resources by growing their own food and vegetables to make a living. Because the natural
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Final Research Paper: Tainos, The indigenous people Before the discovery of the new world, it has been known of the various indigenous people that once inhabited our lands. The more popular natives such as the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs have been widely sought out in today’s age, unlike other lesser-known tribes such as the Tainos. Today many tribes have vastly decreased in number and size, but there are those who still practice and familiarize themselves with their heritage
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The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that began in 1983 and culminated on February 22–25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of President Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of democracy in the Phillippines.[4][5] It is also referred to as the Yellow Revolution
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