The Iran-Contra scandal had a big effect on the United States but it had a huge effect on Nicaragua. Through out 1985-86‚ the Reagan administration was selling weapons to Iran illegally in order to encourage Iran to free hostages in the Middle East. Meanwhile‚ the Reagan administration wanted to support the Contras in Nicaragua‚ a rebel group fighting to overthrow the Sandinista government. The administration decided to use the money made from selling arms to Iran‚ and had it sent to the Contras
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India’s tribal village first to get rights over its forests [pic] 24 December 2009 A tribal village in western India has been granted the right to cultivate and manage its forest‚ as per the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest-Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006. For over a decade the villagers have fought against the commercialisation of their land. As climate change negotiators try and figure out how to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest
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Tribes of the Sydney SACHA MOLITORISZ‚ The Sydney Morning Herald‚ January 7‚ 2010 The tribes‚ from left: The Emo‚ The SuperGeek‚ The Jock Dolly‚ The Gangsta‚ The Punk Lite‚ The Glamazon‚ The Hipster‚ and The Techno Boho. Photo: John Shakespeare A decade ago‚ Sacha Molitorisz described the subgroups of Sydney’s youth culture. So how have they changed? And what of the new breeds out there on the streets? Just occasionally‚ a young person will make the mistake of thinking that tribes‚ cliques
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Reaction Paper on the "Krippendorf’s Tribe" 1. Approaches and Methods The quest of the Krippendorf’s family for a lost tribe in New Guinea demonstrates the participant observation method of research as James together with his wife Jennifer and their three children‚ tried living with the observed people‚ learning how they see things and experience things. Unfortunately‚ the family’s search fails despite their best efforts. After Jennifer’s death‚ James as a single father has been living off
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Algonquin lived in villages of small round buildings called wigwams. With tribes originally numbering in the hundreds The Algonquin were semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers‚ collecting food primarily from fishing and hunting. The Algonquin were first encountered by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1603. "Algonquin" was the French name for the tribe. The French were probably trying to pronounce elehgumoqik‚ the Maliseet word for "our allies‚" or Algoomaking‚ a Mi’kmaq place name. The Algonquins
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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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The Abenaki Tribe Many Native Americans Died in new england of a European diseases from 1500’s to 1600’s. After each hardship occurred several neighboring tribes decided to merge together‚ making their identities very indistinct‚ even within the indian oral history. However the Abenaki tribe‚ to avoid the reoccurring hardship moved to Canada‚ which in fact gave them their name the " Canadian Indians" but they are originally natives to New England. Although the Abenaki strategies to survival
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The Choctaw Tribe The Choctaw Indians were an important tribe‚ and the largest of the Muskogean tribes. The Choctaws have two stories about their origins in their traditional homeland in central Mississippi. One is that their ancestors came from west of the Mississippi River and settled in what is now the homeland. The other is that the tribe is descended from ancestors who were formed by a spirit from the damp earth of Nanih Waiyah‚ a large mound in northeastern Mississippi. Either way‚ the Choctaws
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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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Over 50 years ago‚ Horace Miner published a study on the Nacirema Tribe. In the study he talked about their body rituals‚ and revealed to the world every strange ritual these people had. After reading this study‚ I decided to do one for myself. So I visited the Nacirema tribe. The things I observed still puzzles me. I noticed that everyday around the same time at daybreak‚ young Naciremas are awaken by an unusual noise coming from some sort of object. I have never in my life heard such an agitating
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