readings, diversity, both personally and professionally was more transparent. I expect diversity to exist everywhere and in everything, it is truly about the differences in people, places, and thinking. Diversity needs to be a part of the societal, environmental, and relational elements of our lives for us to continue to learn and advance. When diversity is
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In the past several years, settler colonial theory has taken over my field, Native American studies. Comparative indigenous histories focused especially on British-descended “settler colonies”—Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States—have proliferated. And settler colonial theory is now dogma. At my last two conference presentations, a fellow panelist was astonished that I didn’t deploy it. My research on native New England whaling history made me more globally comparative, but it also
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Pollution Although much of the Everglades is a protected national park, this has not been always the case. Hazards caused by humans in the Everglades are historical as well as an ongoing issue for its varied and fragile ecosystem. Several of the hazards that affect the stability of the Everglades’ ecosystem are environmental pollution, extracted resources, habitat loss and destruction, and the biomagnification of toxins. Because the Everglades is predominantly a marsh, these wetlands are an enormous resource
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They designed a clean community system which was essentially a group of national local community anti- litter campaigns. But their biggest contribution in terms of cultural icons was called the “Crying Indian”. The Native American
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and assimilation of Native Americans were actions underlied by feelings of entitlement and negligence for generations to come. The white settlers employed their western moral over the Native culture and condemned any actions against their beliefs. Put yourself in the Native American’s shoes for a minute. Imagine this, there is no internet, no national communication, no statewide communication, little knowledge
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1830s, which were forcibly removed to Oklahoma. Native Americans make up 22% of the population of Seminole County (nso-nsn.gov). According to the Seminole Nation Tribal Enrollment Office the Seminole County service population is 5,315 Tribal citizens. The total enrollment of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is approximately 17,000 members. According to 2000 U.S. Census data the Native American (one race only) population is 4,328 and the Native American (one race or combination with other race) population
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conservation, sold war bonds, worked in hospitals, and collected peach pits for use in gas mask filters. • After the war came The Golden Eaglet, a feature film about Girl Scouting shown in theaters across the country, and The Rally (later called The American Girl), a monthly magazine for girls published by Girl Scouts. • A troop for physically challenged Girl Scouts was established. • Girls could earn more than 25 badges, including Child Nurse. • The Executive Board inaugurated a fund raising plan
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Multicultural Families Tammy Thomas Liberty University Abstract This paper discusses the dynamic issues involving the diversity of multicultural families in regards to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic, gender and sexual orientation. This paper will also highlight same or different minority or cultural backgrounds, identity and biases involving multicultural families. How multicultural families incorporate their beliefs, cultures and values into a family unit as well as the transformation of acculturation
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Case Study: Water Issues in the Southwest 1. Prior appropriation water rights are rights that are created on the appropriation doctrine, which is developed in Western states. These water rights are different from riparian water rights, which is rights for the eastern states. In the western states, water supplies are very limited and the right is also allotted to those who are “first in time if use.” Winters water rights is referred to as “reserved water rights.” The rights states that when
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socially disadvantaged populations (CDC.gov). African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asian Pacific Islander, together with immigrants, the poor, and mentally retarded, have encountered inordinate burdens in health and health care mirrored by high morbidity and fatality rates. Origins of these health disparities include poverty (inadequate financial resources), poor education, health behaviors of the minority group and environmental factors. The most frequently disclosed are seen in cardiovascular
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