wealth‚ new materials and crops‚ new source of labor‚ and new land for the European nations. The consequences for the native people of the Americas were much worse with devastating death tolls‚ enslavement‚ new diseases and racist attitudes towards them. Though it would not be fair to say that the Europeans did not share in negative consequences or that the indigenous people did not gain any advantages. The greatest negative consequences for the Europeans due to the European expansion are a devastating
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The impact of criminal law on the justice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People The criminal justice system is made up of practices and institutions of governments‚ which focus on upholding social control‚ deterring and mitigating crime‚ or sanctioning those who violate law with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts (Reviews 2013). Criminal law‚ as an institution of justice‚ focuses on the body of law that relates to crime (Reviews 2013). The purpose of this paper is to discuss
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regarding Indigenous Australians‚ Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System has found that Indigenous Australians have a far higher rate of contact with the criminal justice system. Indigenous adults are 14 times more likely to be imprisoned than a non-indigenous person. In 2007‚ Indigenous juveniles accounted for 59% of the total juvenile detention population; this is an issue that begins to occur even before adulthood. It was found that violent crimes were more common in the Indigenous community;
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Indigenous people of Australia‚ also known as aboriginal Australians from as early as 1789‚ are defined as the original inhabitants of the Australian continent‚ as well as the surrounding islands. They were original migrants from Africa‚ and have been residing in what is known today as Australia for around 50‚000 years. Currently‚ the aboriginal population suffers hardships concerning economy and society as a whole. There are many matters taken into account when examining the current situation of
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The indigenous people were accustomed to sicknesses of their own but none like the ones brought by the Spanish. With the coming of these diseases many of the indigenous people died from small pox and chicken pox. Realizing this effect the diseases had on them many might have committed suicide and led up to other ways in which the indigenous people died out. After Columbus had left for the first time his men became lazy and put the indigenous people to work and as a result these people attacked
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Expansion and Its Impact on Indigenous People 15th and 16th century European conquest in Africa and Latin America was significant for global expansion. Important areas such as the West African coast and Mexico were explored‚ making this period of time momentous. However‚ what was even more noteworthy were the similar methods that the Europeans used while intruding upon both the foreign lands. The Europeans showed little respect towards African and Native American people and their values; they resorted
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Guatemala’s population is mestizo (known in Guatemala as ladino)‚ people of mixed European and indigenous ancestry. Ladino culture is dominant in urban areas‚ and is heavily influenced by European and North American trends. Unlike many Latin American countries‚ Guatemala still has a large indigenous population‚ the Maya‚ which has retained a distinct identity. Deeply rooted in the rural highlands of Guatemala‚ many indigenous people speak a Mayan language‚ follow traditional religious and village
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The impacts that the Stolen Generation had on Indigenous people was that the Assimilation policy failed to improve the lives of Indigenous children by adapting them in white society. White society still refused to accept Indigenous children as equals even after stripping the children of their Indigenous heritage. Even children that were considered ‘half-caste’ were rejected‚ even though their skin colour was lighter and made easier for them to blend in. Many children that were placed in state
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generation of people that is constantly surrounded by phones‚ televisions‚ and other massive media outlets I know there are preconceived opinions about everyone and everything. The way certain groups of people and even foreign places are portrayed in television shows and movies have a major influence on us as the viewers. Based on those portrayals we form our own stances and judgments. The indigenous people of this country are no different. There are many negative portrayals of indigenous people in multiple
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community to engage in some forest activities such as kaingin (slash and burn) to expand cultivation (Mencias‚ 2008). PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY The Indigenous People (IPs) in Palaui Island are a mixture of Dumagats and Aetas who indefinitely came from different places in the region. A certain Pastor Cortez‚ according to the IPs during the interview‚ organized the people in the community with the help of the government and some non-government agencies. In a report of Rosales (2005)‚ the ethnicity
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