on field documentation of dying languages.But most of the money will go to fieldwork itself. Supporting idea2 Immersion schools improve dying languages. Evidence 20years ago in New Zealand ‚Maori speakers set up “language nests‚”in which preschoolers were immersed in the native language. Additional Maori-only classes were added as the children progreesed through elenmentary and secondary school. A similar approach was tried in Hawaii‚ with some success—the number of native speakers has stabilized
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cultural studies ideology is the network of ideas and beliefs through which culture and its members order‚ represent‚ and make sense of reality (Kon-yu‚ 2008). In The Uncle’s Story‚ the Maori tribe is very passionate about their culture admiring bravery and strength but was terrorized of homosexuals. To the Maori being gay signified being weak. First of all‚ the stereotypes of gender and/or sexuality were culturally challenged in The Uncle’s Story in the way that the Maori’s ideology of how a men
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imagination and knowledge of the age. Although the Enlightenment was a European phenomenon‚ its scope became global as the scholars of Europe attempted to classify and order the peoples‚ plants and animals of other worlds as well as map their landscapes. Maori scholar Linda Tuhiwai Smith succinctly sums up the process: "They came‚ they saw‚ they named‚ they claimed" (Tuhiwai Smith‚ 2001‚ p. 80). ’Discovery’ was the watchword of the Enlightenment (Porter‚ 2000)‚ realised only by a few Europeans but imagined
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the South African apartheid policies had an impact on team selection for the All Blacks: the selectors passed over Māori players for some All Black tours to South Africa. Opposition to sending race based teams to South Africa grew throughout the 1950s and 60s. Prior to the All Blacks’ tour of South Africa in 1960‚ 150‚000 New Zealanders signed a petition supporting a policy of "No Maoris‚ No Tour". The tour occurred however‚ and in 1969 Halt All Racist Tours (HART) was formed. During the 1970s public
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was not a true reflection of the situation‚ but rather the threat of new ideas in a changing society: the emergence of the “teenager”. Social environment: Society was undergoing great change: with widespread urbanization‚ the integration of Maori into Pakeha society‚ a new economic security with women and youth in high employment. Underlying this was the drifting of ideas and family dynamics in the home. It was a time of questioning and criticism was evident from the more traditional population
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In Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚ Jared Diamond opposed the idea that European civilizations have advanced further than their contemporaries in other continents because their inhabitants were intellectually superior. Instead‚ he supported the notion that some civilizations developed at a quicker pace than others because of the environmental differences that were present in the continents where they resided. Factors such as wildlife‚ climate‚ and the types of resources presented in an area have dramatically
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destinations. Film induced tourism can also bring about an increase in the cultural value of the film location being heritage sites. Firstly‚ in the case of New Zealand’s Maori culture has gained recognisable status through media exposure. The film Whale Rider (2002) for instance thoroughly demonstrates the Maori culture. In customary Maori culture the beliefs‚ clothing‚ animals‚ plants and certain landforms are spiritually linked with particular groups of individuals. The film represents this through the
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The main character of the film Whale Rider is Paikea Apirana. She is an 11 year old girl‚ who was born in the New Zealand Maori tribe. As soon as she was born‚ she was unwanted by the members of her tribe. This is because both her mother and twin brother died during the birth‚ leaving Paikea alone. Paikea states in a voice over of this scene‚ “there was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died and took my mother with him. Everybody was waiting for the first born boy to lead us but he died
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vision I sensed as development. The position my father held within our culture I sensed minimal power of where we stood as Maori. “Naming ones-self’ validates own existence as a half-caste‚ born in New Zealand‚ raised as a kiwi and faced with understanding what ‘Samoan’ is” (Marsh‚ 1997). I identify very closely with my Pacific heritage‚ although I see myself as being much a Maori as a Samoan. I didn’t have to choose my parents life style although I had the power to change what I wanted for my life
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There was an old advertising slogan in the UK: a brand of wood seal proudly stated that ‘it does exactly what it says on the tin.’ What does it say on your tin? Does it say that you’ll wander off into giving tidbit sof the lives of 1950s directors? If I had bought a book advsrtising itself as anecdotes about meeting thes men‚ this would be perfect. In a narrative about war corresponfgibg‚ not so much. If you think it’s vital to retain this information‚ I’d suggest that you revise the stnopsis
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