Assignment #1 GWST 2510B 9.0 Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies Isabella Desmarais-212061727 Leyna Lowe‚ Tutorial 3 October 23rd‚ 2013 Chosen Subtopic: Violence against Aboriginal women in Canada. Justification of Database Search: For this assignment I choose to search all databases in which were provided to me by the York Universities library link through the Women’s Studies tab. I found both of my scholarly journals on the ‘Women’s International’
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Aboriginal Identity in Post-Colonial Australia The colonisation’ of Australia by Europeans has caused a lot of problem for the local Aborigines. It drastically reduced their population‚ damaged ancient family ties‚ and removed thousands of Aboriginal people from the land they had lived on for centuries. In many cases‚ the loss of land can mean more than just physical displacement. Because land is so much connected to history and spirituality‚ the loss of it can lead to a loss of identity. This
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within the Indigenous community today. Aboriginal women‚ the center of this victimization face abusive relationships and households on an every day basis. According to “Racism‚ Sexism‚ and Colonialism: The Impact on the Health of Aboriginal Women in Canada” eight out of ten Aboriginal women reported victimization by physical‚ sexual‚ psychological‚ or ritual abuse (Bourassa‚ McNabb & Hampton‚ 2005). This rate is twice as high as that reported by non-Aboriginal women (Bourassa‚ McNabb & Hampton‚ 2005)
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What is the tribal name of these aboriginal people? Mentawai Where exactly do they live? On the Island of Siberut – A remote island off the coast of Padang‚ West Sumatra‚ Indonesia. What do you know about their way of life? How do they eat‚ live‚ work‚ etc.? The Mentawai society is made up of clans. Each clan has a secular chief and a religious leader or shaman. The members of each of the clans live in umas‚ or clan houses. These houses are built from wood and palm thatch. Also the Mentawai
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Aboriginal Cooking Methods The traditional ways to cook for aboriginals used to involve roasting their food on hot coals‚ baking in the ashes & steaming in ground ovens. But today theses things have changed & the aboriginals have easier ways to cook using ’technology’ from today. They have adapted to make the process easier by boiling & barbequing. Roasting; When cooking meat‚ this was the basic technique‚ which was almost always used. They cooked most meat‚ fish & small turtles. To make sure
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Aboriginal Stereotypes Janyce McKee Vancouver Island University Introduction In our society‚ we have placed a lot of negative beliefs or stereotypes on the first nations communities. We have given them stereotypes such as‚ the “lazy Indian”‚ the “uneducated Indian”‚ the “dumb Indian” and the “drunken Indian”. In this paper I will discuss the stereotype of the “drunken Indian”. I will highlight where the “drunken Indian stereotype
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is made up of people who are advanced in intellectual development‚ culture‚ and material. Not only do they have to be advanced in development‚ but they also have to maintain and progress towards healthy and safe standards of living. The first inhabitants of Canada‚ the aboriginals‚ belonged to many tribes‚ each with its own characteristics and background. They moved from area to area and as they did that‚ they were able to adapt to the new environment very easily. When the aboriginals are talked about
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health of the Aboriginal people can be attributed to the erosion of the Aboriginal culture.(chp.2). Restrictions placed on the cultural practices of the Aboriginal people ultimately led to the abatement of the Aboriginal traditional medicines.(p88). Losing their freedom to practice traditional therapeutics‚ the Aboriginal people eventually had to adapt to the culturally inappropriate ways of western medicines. The purpose of this paper is to examine the advantages of Aboriginal healing methods
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Aboriginal spirituality Aboriginal or indigenous culture is one of the oldest recorded cultures in the world. Aboriginal people have common beliefs and traditions that guide them in contemporary society. The Creation Period - The Dreamtime Similar to other religions and beliefs‚ aboriginal people believe in the time when world and was created. This period is referred to as the Creation Period. The Aboriginal people believe that land was formed by ancestral beings during creation period. These
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Aboriginal Histories and Aboriginal Perspectives Essay QUOTE: “I would not hesitate for one moment to separate any half-caste from its Aboriginal mother‚ no matter frantic her momentary grief might be at the time. They soon forget their offspring.” C.F. Gale‚ Chief Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia‚ 1909‚ quoted in Tatz‚ C. (1999)‚ Genocide in Australia. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Research Discussion Paper number 8‚ Canberra: AIATIS
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