"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 university...
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Yes Magazine
2013
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.17613/n53z6-bxa43 https://works.hcommons.org/doi/10.17613/n53z6-bxa43 |
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'. ... : 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'. ... |
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