“Non-Indigenous Culture” - Implications of a Historical Anomaly ...

There has never been a non-Indigenous civilization before in history. What are the effects of peoples who move location on average every 5 or 6 years, with little or no knowledge of the local plants, animals, waterways and lands, and no loyalty to them? When I've asked classrooms of univers...

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Main Author: Rasmussen, Derek
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Humanities Commons 2013
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.17613/jycx-2b47
https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:61087/
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Summary:There has never been a non-Indigenous civilization before in history. What are the effects of peoples who move location on average every 5 or 6 years, with little or no knowledge of the local plants, animals, waterways and lands, and no loyalty to them? When I've asked classrooms of university students: 'Where do you want to be buried?'--non-Indigenous students sit silent; usually only the Indigenous students have an answer: 'My traditional homeland'. ...