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    Ojibwe Indians

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    most of which was recorded on birch bark scrolls and on rock. The use of petroforms‚ petroglyphs‚ and pictographs were common. Ojibwe Indians live in small villages consisting of 40-80 people‚ all of which are either related by blood‚ marriage‚ or kinship ties. Traditionally‚ the Ojibwe are hunter gatherers but also farm and trade making them more horticulturalists. The men fish‚ hunt‚ garden‚ and train as warriors. The woman helped cultivate the fields‚ pick berries‚ made maple sugar‚ made clothing

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    The Nayar of India

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    wealthy. For generations the Nayar culture’s traditions‚ beliefs‚ as well as their customs have been a huge debate among the scholars and authorities. This paper will explore the fascination of the economic organization‚ beliefs and values‚ and their kinship farther in the following paragraphs. Economic Organization The means of the Nayar people of India comes from their family farms. Their main sources of food come from cultivation of coconuts and rice. The families use servants to farm their land

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    Outline and evaluate the view that families in the UK are increasingly diverse (33) Families are becoming increasingly diverse in the UK because of changing norms and values in society. Postmodernists highlight that people are free to choose the family type that suits them best therefore allowing for harmonious relationships in society. On the other hand Functionalists are against family diversity and argue that a family that does not fit the nuclear model creates instability. A traditional view

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    Evelyn Blackwood’s 2010 ethnography Falling into the Lesbi World is worthwhile read for any interested in gender and sexuality studies in Indonesia. It takes a complex look at the understandings of lesbi desire‚ tomboi gender expression‚ kinship loyalty‚ and the nuances of adherence and defiance to hegemonic sex/gender systems. Despite some limitations‚ Blackwood manages to illustrate an elaborate network clearly‚ displaying a valuable knowledge of the linguistic practices of the lesbi she studied

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    Dicuss how aborinal spirituality is determined by the dreaming kinship- kinship ties identify a complex system of beloning and responsibilities within a clan. kinship ties govern the day to day life of the aboriginal people by determining issues from whome an individual is permitted to talk to and marry‚ to determining what are an individual’s responsibility is to other members in the clan. Significance of kinship ties Assign the responsibility to transmit the knowledge of the dreaming

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    Nyimba‚ however‚ the mother takes the form of the birth mother‚ along with any sisters the father may have‚ if they haven’t already married into a new family. These varying ideals behind motherhood and fatherhood are reflected in how the cultures see kinship and family. The Canela see family as those who have raised them‚ and focus far less on the biological aspect of parentage than our culture does. In this culture‚ if someone are brought into a new family to be raised‚ then the new family are their

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    people who don’t produce them from enjoying them (Ex. Cedar River) Public goods produced by family =Children (which can have an impact on society) Abuse children to get benefits Kin People related to you through descent or marriage Assigned Kinship – ties people “automatically” through birth

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    America without women. However‚ Native American women were integral to the family hierarchy. Indians structured their families around matrilineal kin (related to mothers side) relationships. Therefore‚ to build trade alliances the European embraced kinship relationships as a method to establish trade agreements with Native Americans. Europeans adoption of cultural practice was entirely different than their own. European upper class hunted and fished for sport. Thus‚ Native Americans minimized Native

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    Horticulture is defined as "the production of plants using a simple nonmechanized technology" (Nanda and Warms 2006:148)‚ while Webster’s Dictionary defines horticulture as the art or science of growing fruits‚ vegetables‚ plants‚ flowers‚ or trees. When most people think of horticulture‚ they simply think of gardening or farming. Most people do not associate horticulture with culture itself or how horticulture relates to anthropology‚ or the study human culture. In all actuality‚ horticulture is

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    Aboriginal Reconciliation

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    There have been many initiatives and processes in support of the Aboriginal Spirituality and its approach to Reconciliation. The most predominant tradition through its campaigns and movements in asserting the Aboriginals is the Christian religious tradition. This can be seen through the ongoing support‚ the ACC‚ the media‚ protests and the formal apology for the abuse through the missionaries. This is highly effective as it recognises the wrongfulness and asserts the positivity in the process of

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