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Option #2: Navajo Art Exihibition

From Friday June 18^th at 6:00pm to Sunday June 20^th at 8:00 pm

 There will be an art exhibit at Twin River Casino in Rhode Island to show off many works of art from many indigenous tribes from all over the world.

This art is being exhibited to show the appreciation of all the tribes that have ever had their art destroyed or claimed by someone who had nothing to do with it, which happens to many of these tribes.

Come support them please!

Being Showcased:

-Paintings

-Drawings

-Weaving

-Jewelry-making

-Poetry

-Storytelling

-Film

-Dance

 

 

Why art is significant:

 Most indigenous cultures express their beliefs through music, art, story- telling, and ceremony.  

 

Indigenous Artists being showcased:

 

Ella Cadman- Is a Navajo artist. Well known for her pottery.  

Tom Vail- Is a Navajo craftsperson who specializes in Horse Hair Pottery.

Tommy Moore- Is a Navajo artist who is well known for his work with silver and turquoise.

Rose Pecos-Sun Rhodes- Is a Navajo/Jemez Storyteller artist. Her mother, Carol Pecos, taught her how to make pottery at a very young age as did Carol's mother.

 

-- Edited by hsalk18 on Wednesday 12th of May 2010 10:57:04 AM

#3
Indonesia: Halt mining that Threatens Peoples and Parks they’re problem is the government is destroying their homes and lands by mining companies and government officials, the islands represent a cache of gold, copper, manganese and marble, ripe for exploitation and profit. And to the Indigenous it is unfair because their losing everything they own. The way I would help is by going to the court take pictures and show how the government is affecting their land and how it’s being destroyed. Also getting protection or ban and type of government officials to continue destroy their area.

Kenya: Stop Police Brutality against Samburu People their problem is that the police are brutality take advantage of hurting this tribe these assaults, which include killing, raping, beating, and wholesale robbery, take place in an atmosphere of racial prejudice and discrimination against pastoralist tribes that resist assimilation and westernization in order to maintain their unique cultures. Kenyan police forces operate with impunity throughout the country, but in northern Kenya their brutality targets a specific ethnic community in violation of their rights as Indigenous Peoples. The we can help this from happening is by having, the Kenyan governments to withdraw police forces from the North, supports the pastoralist communities’ traditional means of resolving problems, and provide the assistance that Samburu and other tribes seek to assure their physical and cultural survival in a time of rapid environmental and social change. The assistance would be by sending some of our government police to protect it from happening.

New Zealand Endorses the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples their problem is for freedom they wanted to have rights on their own they been fighting for change. So they spoke to the government officials to except their rights for everyone. The way I would be able to help is for me to write a documentation of the points that their trying to get across. Then start a company on their problem and have everyone write list and protest to get a response from the government.

Penan Score Victory as Logging Road Blockades Halt Timber Giant's Encroachment on Their Rainforests their problem is ,Two logging road blockades erected by Penan communities have caused a Malaysian timber giant, Samling, to withdraw its bulldozers from the Penan's rainforests on the upper reaches of the Akah river in Malaysian Borneo. Its effect almost of their lands .which they would like to get rid of the bulldozer from destroys the land. The way we could help them is by writing a document to stop from destroy the lands also help build hat we destroy.

The Dongria Kondh their problem is that the

British mining company threatens sacred mountain

Vedanta Resources, a British company, intends to dig an open-pit bauxite mine on Niyamgiri Mountain in India.

The mine will destroy the forests on which the Dongria Kondh depend and wreck the lives of thousands of other Kondh tribal people living in the area.

India’s Supreme Court has given the go ahead for the mine, but the Kondh peoples are determined to prevent the destruction of their most sacred site. The way we could help them is by protesting and filling out a document with important signatures and also get an expense lawyer to represent them in court.

 

The Batak their problem is that the

Batak of the Philippines at risk from land loss

Government legislation banning their traditional farming methods has had a devastating impact.

Survival’s campaign helped to partially lift this ban but the Batak still face food shortages. There were many people who suffer through this. Many were out of food and out of a place to live. The way could help them is to enforce people in our government in their countries and also have food banks to help them out .also help clean out all the damage that they done.

 

The Akuntsu their problem is that they’re about to be extinct the

Tribe's last five survivors speak of genocide

The Akuntsu are a tiny Amazonian tribe of just five individuals. They are the last known survivors of their people and live in Rondônia state, western Brazil.

In a few decades the Akuntsu will become extinct, and our planet will have lost a unique people, language and culture. Basically everything is dying out their need a lot of help and mostly the government has failed them. What we could do is form a group to help built everything and it all to life before they died out. We should also sent medical help and food supplies for them as well.

 

The Ayoreo their problem was that

Bulldozers move in on isolated Indians' heartland

The Ayoreo-Totobiegosode Indians live in the Chaco, a vast expanse of dense, scrubby forest stretching from Paraguay to Bolivia and Argentina.

Their territory has been bought by land speculators and ranchers and is now being rapidly cleared. Many lost home, land, and food. They have lost a lot and mostly they lost friends, family and other things as well. The way we could stop this is write and document and also form a group to stop them from destroying everything after all that rebuilt what they had destroy.

 

The Indians of Raposa–Serra do Sol their problem was that

Brutal farmers make Indian land grab

The peoples of Raposa-Serra do Sol are under attack from violent farmers.

Vicious attacks have shaken their communities as the state government refuses to uphold the law. They lost people and their land as well many couldn’t rebuild their self and mostly everything they own was destroyed. The way we could fix it is by creating a document that protect their area and also rebuilt the damages that they have done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Preserving Indigenous People
I’m Sheldon Cahoon and I’m part of the Gates Foundation which is by Bill Gates. Bill has informed me that I have 100 million dollars to spend on helping Indigenous People of our world. Although they may not like the idea their lives could be in grave danger and to help I’m going to pay for good medical support in the villages and also to keep intruders out a border that will keep them safe from any outsider trying to take their land.

The first tribe I don’t know the name and we haven’t contacted them but the Indigenous people of Brazil because they are not only sick of diseases but very violent. One of our pilots almost got hit with their giant arrows.

The second would be the uncontacted people of Peru. They are very dangerous and violent so it would be a good idea to keep them within their homeland so no one can interfere.

The third would be the Khanty. I have decided to not border them because they like to move around so instead supply them with warm clothes that are white so they can design the clothing itself. They also will be supplied with food. Oil companies like to bother them but because of their constant moving we cannot keep them safe so we will try and talk the oil company with the rest of the money if not then more food and clothing.

The fourth would be Nukak because they are also mobile but their land is being used for cocaine we are going to have money spent on exterminating the drugs in their area then we will supply them with clothes and food. We will also but tents and hammocks just in case.

The Fifth would be the Penan and to help them all we will do is find ways to save the forest for them and replant new plants.

The sixth tribe would be the Palawan and we plan to buy out the road that made new settlers come in so we can destroy it. Also we will buy the rights of not having any outsiders in.

The seventh tribe we will buy survival needs for them and they are the Pygmies.

The eighth tribe will be the Omo Valley Tribes. We really can’t stop the production of the dam but we can move them to a safer destination and supply them with survival needs.

The ninth tribe will be the Jarawa we will talk to them and tell them that we are going to give them security to stop the poacher issue. We will give their people guards and boarder up their land keeping everything within safe.

The tenth and final tribe we can support is the Guarani. We will give them security and stop the ranchers. If they need anything else we will help to but all we know is their problem is the ranchers. Those are the tribes that I and the Gates foundation have chosen to help.

Navajo Art Exhibition

The event will be held at the Aboriginal Art Museum in Paris, France on August 9, to celebrate International Day of the World's Indigenous People.
The events purpose is to build greater appreciation for the Navajo culture and way of life by presenting the culture to a large audience.
The Museum will hold a variety of different art pieces. Navajo jewelry, sand paintings, rugs, blankets, pictures, dream catchers, drums and pottery will be on display.
Artists attending will be:
Westley Begay Doreen Lansing, who are renowned for their Navajo pottery.
Ruby White and Nicole Boon, who are famous for their rug.
And Ray Cohitti for his work on Navajo drums.
Attendance is at the same cost as charged by the Aboriginal Art Museum in Paris.

The Uncontacted Indians of Peru are being invaded by oil workers and illegal loggers, who bring disease to their land. They need medical help to cure their illness and to stop the spread. As more people die the tribe becomes more likely to be extinct. So I want to help this tribe by providing them with the proper medical treatment they need

The Guarani people of Brazil were invaded by ranchers who violently just about stole all of their land. For them land is the origin of all life. The lack of land has left them with no food and many have died or committed suicide because they have no faith they will survive. I would like to help this tribe by granting them land and giving them a supply of food to live off while they grow their own

The Jarawa hunt pig and monitor lizard, fish with bows and arrows, and gather seeds, berries and honey. Poachers go into their land and steal the game they rely on. I would help them by terminating the ability for poachers to enter the Jarawa lands.

 The Wichí depend on their land that has steadily been invaded over the last 100 years. People bring in cattle turning their beautiful land into straight desert. They have been left almost landless. I would help these people by getting them the land that has been stolen from then.

The Innu were pressured into settling in fixed communities by the Canadian government and Catholic Church. I would help them build communities where they and still live by their daily ways and go by the traditions they were brought up by.

The Penan people are battling to stop the destruction of their last remaining forests, and their way of life.  The logging and oil palm is destroying the tribe’s forest home. I would help them by cleaning up the forest and banning the logging and oil palm in that forest.

The Indians of Raposa–Serra do Sol, are under attack from violent farmers. Vicious attacks have shaken their communities as the state government refuses to uphold the law. I would help them get the protection they need to keep the farmers and people away that are trying to take away what isn’t theirs.

The Enawene Nawe are being threatened by the government thatwill build a vast complex of hydroelectric dams upriver of the Enawene Nawe’s land. The damn will pollute the water and destroy the fish which are an essential part of their diet. I would donate money so the pollution wouldn’t happen.

The Awa lands are being targetted by loggers, who are bulldozing roads into their forests, and by settlers, who hunt the game they rely on, exposing the Indians to disease and violence.I would help them by creating boundaries which border the land of the Awa people  keeping out outsiders.

Option #3
Tribe: The Pygmies

The Pygmies are an indigenous group in central Africa and their home is being threatened by oil and lumber companies. They are mostly a hunter-gatherer type of tribe, which the governments of the countries view as subordinate and uncivilized. With 10 million dollars, I would buy a large chunk of land and designate it as the territory of the Pygmies where industrial companies cannot enter. This way, the Pygmies can continue living in their hunter-gatherer routine in a peaceful manner.

Tribe: The Khanty

The Khanties are a semi-nomadic tribe who dwell in the sub-freezing weathers of Siberia. Their main source of food and income are from their reindeers. The Khanties rely heavily on their reindeer herds to survive. Recently, persecution of their tribe and oil companies tricking them out of their land has proved to be a big problem. With 10 million dollars, I would help them regain their reindeer herds and lobby big oil companies to stop unannounced invasions of their lands or offer proper compensation for it.

Tribe: The Yanomami

The Yanomami live in northern South America and are one of the largest indigenous groups in the world. Currently, they are being threatened by gold miners and disease. With 10 million, I would have everyone in the tribe immunized to diseases like malaria and then help the Yanomami communicate with the government and also the miners in order to come up with a compromise about the status of their land.

Tribe: The Palawan

The Palawans live in the Philippines and are a farming tribe. They are currently being threatened by the prospect of mining that will destroy their homes and also their sacred burial places. With ten million dollars, I would push for a moratorium of large scale mining for twenty-five years in order to relocate the Palawans to a suitable reservation. This way, the Palawans will be able to thrive and the mining companies will be able to have some limited access into the area.

Tribe: The Jarawa

The Jarawa are a group of indigenous people who live in India. They rely on hunting and gathering to sustain their band, which is usually composed of 40-50 people. Their biggest threats are poachers and tourists. Poachers kill the game that often sustains the Jarawa and tourists destroy their privacy and invade their area. With 10 million, I would first get all of them immunized since they are contracting disease from the outside world. I would then try to work with the government to put a ban on the poaching and also to shut down the roads that invade the Jarawa land in order to shut out disrespectful tourists.

Tribe: The Aborigines

The Aborigines are indigenous people of Australia. They have faced extensive persecution and racism and also attempts to eradicate their culture. With 10 million, I would set up school specifically aimed to preserve the aboriginal culture. I would also try to help them win back the lands they have lost.

Tribe: The Bushmen

The Bushmen live in central Botswana. They have faced endless government harassment, including deprivation of food and water. With 10 million, I would help them establish a reservoir from which they can draw water. I would also force the government to recognize their rights (somehow) and rightfully restore them to their original homes. In order to combat the malnutrition, I would plan moringa trees (heeyyy!!) which will provide much needed nutrients.

Tribe: The Innu

The Innu reside in Canada. Once formidable hunters, they have been forced into settlement by the government and the Catholic Church. With 10 million, I would help put the Innu children in schools designed to fit the needs of their people and culture. I would also try to preserve the caribou population as the Innu rely on it heavily to survive.

Tribe: The Awa

 

The Awa are one of the last strictly hunter-gatherer tribes left in Brazil. Many of them have had no contact with the outside world. However, because iron was discovered on the area they live in, they face eviction from their homes. With 10 million dollars, I would aim to create a reservoir for them that is strictly off-limits to miners.

 

Tribe: The Wanniyala-Aetto

 

The Wanniyala-Aetto have lived in Sri Lanka long before it was settled by outsiders. However, they are now being pushed off of their land by the government. With 10 million dollars (wow, I’ve said that a lot!) I would attempt to lift the ban the government has placed on the people hunting in local forests and build schools to educate the children in their native culture as most are being educated in the ‘civilized’ culture.

Option 2

 

Networking with the Saami

 

Discuss some of the issues you find on these sites with your home community. If there are chat groups or discussion boards available, join them and share your own perspective with others.

 

Unfortunately, it seems that all of the links are broken. L However, the issues are still rather clear. The preservation of indigenous culture is perhaps one of the biggest issues facing indigenous youth. Many youths are not educated on their traditions, and if nothing is done it will eventually become lost.

 

Indigenous youths also face many of the threats all indigenous people face, which is the destruction of their home and environment, disease, and proneness to alcoholism and depression.

Create a statement about the rights of youth, and particularly indigenous youth. What rights should be protected? What can you do to help?

 

Youths today, and indigenous youths especially, have a lot to say. Often, they are not heard or dismissed casually because they are not fully aware of the circumstances. However, this is a big misconception. Indigenous youths are very aware of their current situation and often have a refreshing and different perspective on the current politics. It would be wise to include them in discussions concerning the rights of indigenous people.

 

The rights of youth should be established and protected. Youths should be allowed to have a voice on the councils that deal with indigenous people. They should also have the right to choose whether or not they want to be educated in the ways of their native culture. In order to help, youths can gather together and form their own council, which would have liaisons communicate with the adults in the bigger picture. Only through a collaborative effort can anything be truly established.

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2.) Ther will be an art exibition in honor of the Navajo tribe at the Museum of Natural History in New York City from June 12th to June 15th. The showcase will include indigenous artists and their most famous creations;
Ella Cadman, a Navajo artist. Well known for her pottery.
Tom Vail, a Navajo craftsperson who specializes in Horse Hair Pottery.
Tommy Moore, a Navajo artist who is well known for his work with silver and turquoise.
Rose Pecos-Sun Rhodes, Navajo/Jemez Storyteller artist. Her mother, Carol Pecos, taught her how to make pottery at a very young age as did Carol's mother.



***Normal times of operation apply. Admission costs $5 for children, $7 for students, $12 for adults, and $10 for senior citizens.

Option #1

Pygmies – Pygmy is a term used for various ethnic groups worldwide whose average height is unusually low, anthropologists define pygmy as any group whose adult male grow to less than 150 c, in average height. Pygmies live in several ethnic groups in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and many more. Most Pygmy communities are partially hunter gatherers they trade with neighboring farmers to acquire cultivated foods and other material items and there is no evidence that they ever lived independently. It’s estimated that there are between 250,000 and 600,000 Pygmies living in the Congo rainforest.  

Hamer People – are a tribal people in southwestern Ethiopia. They live in Hamer Bena woreda, a fertile part of the Omo River valley, in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations. They are largely pastoralists, so their culture places a high value on cattle. In total population there is 42,838 and they’re religion is mostly Sunni Islam. One of their many traditions is cow jumping; this rite of passage for men coming of age must be done before a man is permitted to marry. The man to be must “jump the cattle” four times to be successful and only castrated male cattle and cows may be used to jump over.  Also this test is performed while naked as a symbol of the childhood he is about to leave behind him. After the test the young man joins the ranks of maza-other men who have recently passed the same test and who spend the next few months of their lives supervising these events in their villages.

Makua People – The Makua are the largest ethnic group in northern Mozambique and also have a large population across the border in the Massai District of Mtwara Region in southern Tanzania. They live in the region to the north of the Zambezi River. The total Makua population is estimated to be 1,160,000 with 800,000 living in Mozambique and 360,000 in Tanzania.

Chatino – is the Spanish name of an indigenous people of southern central Mexico. Chatino communities are located in the southeastern region of the state of Oaxaca. Speakers of Chatino are numbered around 23,000 but ethnic Chatinos may number many more. Chatino populations are found in the following Oaxacan municipalities, mostly in the area around Juquila Santos Reyes Nopala, San Juan Quiahije.

Maleku – they are located in Costa Rica in the Guatuso Indigenous Reserve. Around 600 aboriginal people live on the reserve, but outsiders have come into the community as well. Their economy relies on indigenous art: carving, paintings, and musical instruments which are their most popular items. The Maleku no longer live in their traditional houses, since the trees necessary to make them are now endangered, nor do they wear their traditional clothes. The Maleku use most of the money they earn to buy back the land they consider to be theirs. Their original diet consisted of various plants and iguanas. The Maleku still hunt for iguanas and use their skin for their traditional drums.

Pech People – located In northeastern Honduras, whose population as of early 2005 had been reduced to 3,800. The Pech language is a member of the Chibchan family of languages which is in danger of extinction in the near future. The region where they live was originally densely forested with the pitch-pine as well with mahogany. They traditionally hunted rainforest animals, such as peccaries, and monkeys.

Tsimshian – Their communities are in British Columbia and Alaska around Terrace and Prince Rupert. There are 10,000 Tsimshian. Their culture is matrilineal with a societal structure based on a clan system. Cultural taboos centered on women and men eating improper foods during and after childbirth. Marriage was an extremely formal affair.

Kuna – live in three politically autonomous reservations in Panama and in a few small villages in Colombia. Their economy is based on agriculture and fishing with a long of tradition of international trade. Coconuts called ogob in the Kuna language, and lobsters are the most important export products. Most imported goods originate from Colombian ships and are sold in retail stores owned by Kuna people.

Naga People – Most imported goods originate from Colombian ships and are sold in retail stores owned by Kuna people. Most imported goods originate from Colombian ships and are sold in retail stores owned by Kuna people.

Akha – are a hill tribe known for their subsistence farmers known for their artistry. The ethnic croup may have in Mongolia around 1500 years ago. Most of the remaining Akha people are now distributed in small villages. The Akha began arriving in Thailand in the early twentieth century and continue to immigrate, with some 80,000 now living in Thailand. The practice of their mythology includes ornately carved village gates made of wood where the guardian spirits are said to dwell. They have extensive recollection of ancestors going back 15 generations and exhibited in chants.

 

 

10 tribes

1. The first indigenous tribe to receive funds for a project will be the Arhuaco. They are a tribe in between 8,000-10,000 in population and one constantly caught in the cross fire of rebels, the army and more. They are peaceful but their land is being used for drug trade and other reasons. To solve this problem, the Gates Foundation will by a development trust of 1/3 of the entire land at a cost of around 25 million dollars. This would keep a minimum amount of land saved for the Arhuaco for them to live if worst comes to worst and they need refuge anywhere. The land will not be bought near the peak of the mountains, but closer to the base where much of their activity is. This will allow them to live their lives as they always have without a dramatic change to their lifestyle.
2. The next tribe to receive funds for a project will be the Siberian Tribes. These nomadic tribes need massive land that is good enough to keep their cattle alive. Industry has limited their land, but more importantly, has degraded the soil and plant life. The Gates Foundation will start a restoration project worth 10 million dollars to restore the land for the cattle of these Siberian Tribes.
3. The Maasai are located in northern Tanzania. They face threats by companies who need land for hunting. In order to protect their land The Gates Foundation will buy the land their small villages live on. Estimated costs will be around 2 million dollars for the small plots of land they live on. The Foundation will then hire military security companies to protect the land with a 10 year contract paid for 7 million dollars. This will give the people a safe haven to live and practice their culture without being evicted or their homes burnt down. Artificial reservoirs will also be established to give water to the deprived tribe, their people and cattle as well as crops.
4. The Akuntsu are on the very of extinction. After years of genocide, the tribe only has 6 members left. Unless they mate with others outside their tribe (which is unlikely) they will die off. The best the Gates Foundation can do is allocating 100,000 dollars to help in the effort to record the language and culture of these people. Furthermore, medical aid could be provided to them since they have no chance of expanding anymore. The Gates Foundation can help alleviate the pain of the last members’ death of this once great tribe.
5. The Ogiek’s forest in Kenya is quickly degrading. This is important because the tribe uses this land to hunt and gather food to survive. They have other problems, like struggles for land…etc, however, I believe that the condition of the Mau forest has a massive effect on their lifestyles. Therefore, to preserve their way of life, The Gates Foundation will use 5 million dollars to help uplift the Mau forest through different environmental solutions. The main technique would be to help the forest grow plants that are native to the Mau. This will allow the forest to grow and help regenerate the land.
6. Tribes like the Cacataibo, Isconahua, Matsigenka, Mashco-Piro, Mastanahua, Murunahua (or Chitonahua), Nanti and Yora are all un-contacted tribes living deep in the Amazon on the Peruvian side. These relatively un-contacted tribes have made it very clear they don’t want anything to do with the outside world and want their isolation. Their largest problem is Western disease. They have no natural immunities from any of the sicknesses in the West; a Cold killed nearly half of a single gathering. To help limit the amount of contact between Westerners and these tribes, The Gates Foundation will use 10 million dollars to buy strategic pieces of land near the tribes which are rich in oil and other natural resources sought by companies. Under our possession, the companies could not deforest the Amazon or interact with the tribes. This will not stop, but limit, the contact between the two worlds.
7. The Sentinelese are an extremely isolated tribe. Unfortunately, they have been forced for the past years to interact with outsides because poachers are now using the waters around their island to take turtles and other aquatic wildlife that the Sentinelese people need; their way of life is threatened. To fix this, The Gates Foundation will provide a 4 million dollar incentive for any security company in the world to help patrol the waters of the island (without interaction with the natives) to keep poachers away. This security will be upheld until the Indian government provides more of its own protection. A 3 million dollar ad campaign will be established by the Gates Foundation to help bring popular support to aid indigenous people in India.
8. The Pygmies are widely considered one of the first peoples to live in Central Africa. They have a unique lifestyle with many different alterations of their language. They have minimal interaction with the outside world, but do trade with farmers and others. Pygmies in “eastern DRC, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda have seen nearly all their forest destroyed, and barely survive as laborers and beggars.” It is therefore in the best interest of those peoples, who have lost all in those specific countries to help integrate them into society since they are already forced into it. With little hope of complete restoration of their forest and lifestyle it is in their best interest to make due with what they have. That is why the Gates Foundation will allocate 500,000 dollars to establish a program to teach these people the ways of the world they have been forced into. With this knowledge, they may still be able to survive in the world that helped destroy their own.
9. Aborigines tribes have had to deal with more than a century of abuse, murder, theft, and discrimination under British and Australian law. Their numbers have gone from one million to only 60,000. Their land has been stolen from them over several hundred years and most of which is still not returned today. The Gates Foundation will provide 2 million dollars to one of the ‘homeland projects’ supported by Survival to help Aborigines people reintegrate into their ancestral lands and move away from the poverty in the towns they live in. This will allow them to return to their past lives and away from the horrible conditions they live in our society.
10. The remainder of the money for the Gates Foundation: an estimated 50 million dollars will be used to help the Palawan. They are an indigenous people who have been constantly forced inward into their forest because of Philippine economic expansion. Roads have surrounded their forest and attracted new settlers. Furthermore, companies are constantly fighting for rights to create open mine pits and other ways to extract natural resources of the land. In 2008, a 25 year moratorium of small scale mining was passed, however, larger scale mining is still allowed. The Gates Foundation will use the 50 million dollars to purchase all the land that the Palawans live on. It will also help organize the Palawans to create a representative body of leaders in which it can then give the ownership of the land to such a body. This will give the Palawans full control of their one land, and decide who is on their land, what is done on their land, and when it is done or not.

option 2:Making the news

Theme: Tropical forest- many Indigenous peoples are located in dense forest areas

Where: New Bedford High Auditorium

Who to invite: Indigenous Peoples advocates and agencies, Local News, Crimson Courier and Local Newspapers, Mayor, Superintendent, Headmaster, Dean (etc.), Locals and students

Preparations:
-Get permission to use Auditorium
-Mail invitations
-Set up decorations
-Prepare foods that fit theme
-get guest speakers
-Prepare presentations to show
-write thank you letters to participants to mail after event

Navajo Art Exhibition

          From May 21^st to May 23^rd, a Navajo art exhibition will take place in the ballroom of White’s of Westport, from 2pm to 8pm.

        This exhibition is to showcase the artwork of many indigenous people, including the Navajos. Their art is being showcased to have people appreciate the culture of the Navajo Indians since many of their artwork have been stolen, destroyed, or wrongfully claimed.

Art being showcased:

-paintings, jewelry, drawings, weaving, music and much more!

Artists being showcased:

David K. John – known for his paintings reflecting his Navajo spirituality

Steve Lucas- a Navajo artist who is well known for his pottery

Raven Chacon- famous composer and artist

R. Carlos Nakai – famous flutist

Bunun People—

Geography- Taiwan

Gender roles- men hunt for food “typical” gender roles of men at work women at home and with kids

Family life-the family unit became less important and life centred on individual village units

Rituals-The Ear Festival is a male rite of passage ceremony in Bunun culture.Before the festival, every adult male would journey to the mountains to hunt. Following a successful hunt, the men would return home and hang the carcasses from wooden frames so that the boys could shoot the dead animals. Those who could shoot a deer's ear were considered especially talented due to its small size. After this ritual, the participating boys were considered adults and could from then on join their brothers and fathers in the hunt.

Music/art-sophisticated polyphonic vocal music

Tupi People-

Geography- Amazon rainforest

Gender Roles- men would sell wives and believed highly in polygyny

Rituals- Cannibalism was part of their ritual after a war. The warriors captured from other Tupi tribes were eaten as they believed they were absorbing their strength

Music/Art- they would carve and paint scenes of the cannibalism to show power and inspiration to win more wars to gain more strength

Naga People-

Geogrpahy- South Asia

Gender roles-

-it is considered an honor to be born as a man.

-The traditional culture and customs expect a Naga woman to be obedient and humble; also expect her to perform the roles of wife, mother, child bearer, food producer and household manager.

-Women are highly respected and given a great deal of freedom, however, they are traditionally not included in the decision-making process of the clan or the village.

Family life-Marriages were usually monogamous and fidelity to the spouse was considered a high virtue. Marriage within the same clan is not permitted and it amounts to incest

Rituals- they would sing Folk songs and dancing to represent war, history and romance. Head hunting is very important for men.

Music/Art-The Nagas are expert craftsmen. Their dwellings are made of wood and straw and these are ornately carved and arranged. They love color and extravagant costumes.

Lisu People

Geography- Southwest China, Thailand, Burma

Family life- each family takes on their own name/surname

Rituals- singing songs about their history through generations ( songs are so long they usually take more than 1 day to sing)

Music/Art- Chinese New Year- singing and dancing, making jewelry

Hmong People

Geography- Southern China, Thailand, Vietnam

Gender roles- Husbands are head of the household. Women are responsible for the house and children. Men can ask for views on decisions but the man’s view will overpower.Women eat meals only after the Hmong men have eaten firs

Family life- cannot marry within their own clan group; a marriage partner must be found from another clan

Rituals- Hmong New Year, serving as Thanksgiving after the harvest season is done and the work is done.

Music/Art – Hmong New Year; dancing, singing, bull fighting, and painting

Pashtun People

Geograpghy-Central Asia

Gender roles- the males play a major role in the tribes, they are the ones that make the decisions and advise everyone. They tell the women what to do and leave them to tame the house and kids.

Rituals- pre-ismalmic traditions; literary styles, music, and interpretative dance

Music/art- they express themselves through dance, sword fighting and other physical expressions. For music they listen to afghan music with a high influence of cultural instruments

Option #3:

Khanty- The Khanty people from Siberian Russia have faced many problems in the past century including; oil company exploitations, industrial pollution, persecution, and deforestation to name a few.  With $10 million I would block oil companies from entering their land and designate a specific area for the drilling.  Logging companies would also be blocked from entering the now private land that the Khanty would be able to live safely on.  The majority of the money would go to cleaning the environment and replenishing the deer and plant populations to ensure they can continue to live off the land as they always had.

Arhuaco- The ten million dollars will be used to help rid the area of drug colonies, form groups to appeal to the government for their safety, and to rejuvenate the land.

Maasai- The Maasai are in danger from poachers, hunters and government agencies.  The money will be used to purchase the Maasai area from the the government which will have to remove the Otterlo Business Corporation from the land.  This land will be resupplied with cattle and rejuvenated to ensure they have fertile soil.

Yanomami- The money will be used in the Brazilian and Venezuelan areas to block illegal mining, replenish the environment, and block excessive deforestation.  Also, a great effort will be made to protect the inhabitants against diseases such as malaria that they have been exposed to with mosquito nets and immunizations.  The remainder will be used to fund a lobbyist who will lobby to the congress to ensure the law on mining does not pass.

Enxet- Large areas of land will be purchased that will be designated Enxet land, where no ranching, logging, or encroachment by outside people.

Ogiek- A large effort will be taken to conserve the Ogiek land and revisit the Kenyan governments plans.  Agreements will be made between the Ogieks and Kenyans to ensure peaceful negotiations and living.  Any pollution will be reversed and reduced drastically.

Wanniyala-Aetto- This Sri Lankan tribe has many problems that must be each handled intelligently and cautiously.  The process will likely exceed the $10 million mark but it is very necessary. Forests will be purchased and replanted and the environment will begin to grow back to its original form. Waterways will be formed to prevent flooding and still allow Sinhalese farmers to irrigate. Modern facilities will also be opened to help any Wanniyala-Aettos suffering from alcoholism and mental illnesses.

Innu- The money will be used to fund campaigns to negotiate with the Canadian government, which will bring change to the way indigenous tribes are treated in Canada.  Facilities staffed with trained professionals will be opened to rehabilitate the Innu people facing substance abuse problems and preventative measures will be taken to stop suicides and violence.

Uncontacted Indians of Peru- Steps will be take to require the government to enforce laws regarding tribal rights. Also the cities and towns in the areas surrounding the tribes will be vaccinated to prevent waves of diseases from reaching the vulnerable tribes.

Grades Updated 5/18/10

Option #2: Navajo art Exhibition 

 

 

From Friday June 18^th at 6:00pm to Sunday June 20^th at 8:00 pm

 

 

There will be an Exhibition at Bristol community college in New Bedford to show many works of art from many different people all over the world.

 

The art is being held to show off the many beautiful art.

 

Come support them please!

Being Showcased:

-Paintings

-Drawings

-Weaving

-Jewelry-making

-Poetry

-Storytelling

-Film

-Dance

Why art is significant

 

Most indigenous cultures express their beliefs through music, art, story- telling, and ceremony.

Option 2

International Day of the world's Indigenous Peoples! For one day only, come to New Bedford High School and discover how we once all lived! Visit over 20 completely different indigenous tribes, including the Maoris, Sioux Native Americans, The Gumuz, Mambwe, the Inuit, Buryats, as well as many more! Talk with members of these tribes to have a first hand experience of how they live. Donate and find out how you can help them keep what is sacred to them, and away from greedy governments. Eat authentic foods, play games, make art and clothing, plus be taught to speak different languages! All at New Bedford High School, starting at 6:00 am ending at midnight.

9:00- Speech from Winston Peters, 13^th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, to discuss saving whales and sacred Maori lands.

12:00pm- Re-enactment of Wounded Knee massacre, followed by question and answer/information session about relocation of Native Americans.

3:00- Learn to survive in the northern tundra of Northern Canada with Inuit descendants, including how to build a shelter, find food, clean killed animals and make boots, or mukluk out of reindeer skin.

6:00- International feast

9:00- Pygmy vocal group will perform traditional contrapuntal communal improvisation.

-- Edited by joelhead on Saturday 22nd of May 2010 02:36:50 PM

Option #3
1. The Guarani – who were one of the first people contacted after Europeans arrived in South America around 500 years ago. They are located in Brazil today, there are 46,000 Guarani living in seven states, making them the country’s most numerous tribes.

2.      Omo Valley Tribes - who are in the south west of Ethiopia which is home to eight different tribes whose population is about 200,000. The Ayoreo-Totobiegosode (“people from the place of wild pigs”) they are the most isolated. Since 1969 many have been forced out of the forest but some still avoid all contact with outsiders. With the money I would build native reserves that they can live on and the government cannot destroy or have any control of.

3.      Lahu- 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by People’s Republic of China, where about 450,000 live in Yunnan province. Lahu are one of the six main hill tribes and their population is estimated at around 100,000. I will donate some of the money to the Lahu people to restore their culture, religion and language.

4.      Zay – are a small ethnic group of about 5,000 people in Ethiopia. They are also known as the Zeway or Laki. They live on the islands of Lake Zway and engage mainly in fishing. My plan is to help them reproduce and keep their tribe alive I will donate research to experimental scientist who will help this tribe to increase their population.

5.      Cocopah – Native American people who live in mostly areas in the west of the United States. They are enrolled in the Cocopah Indian Tribe. The resident population is 1025 persons, of whom 519 were solely of Native American heritage. I will donate more money to their reservation to help them in their culture. To spread awareness to other about their values and traditions.

6.      Mayo – Mexican indigenous people living in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa originally living near the Mayo River in Sonora. The total population is 40,000. I will donate money to build more reserves for them to live on and give them opportunities for education.

7.      Kuna – indigenous people of Panama and Colombia. They are famous for their colorful textile art form made with techniques of appliqué and reverse appliqué. Mola panels are used to make the blouses of the Kuna women’s national dress, which is worn daily by many Kuna women.

8.      Pame – indigenous people of central Mexico living in the state of San Luis Potosi. They speak the OtoPamean group of the Oto-Manguean linguistic family. I would donate money to help keep their culture alive by putting money in courses to teach new generations the language and the culture.

9.      Bisa – A Swedish nickname for the name Tobias. The Bisa tribe of Burkina Faso and the northern tip of Ghana and Togo. The tribal language of the Bisa a member of the Mande language family. I will give them money to help them with housing, jobs, and to help their culture.

10.  Gova – is India’s smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located on the west coast of India in the region known as the Konkan it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra. Goa is India’s richest state with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country as a whole. I will give them money  to help their culture.

Grades Updated 5/28/10

Option 3:

·Dongria Kondh- Try to pay off the British company so they won’t destroy the land, if I’m too late rebuild the land that was theirs.

·Enxet- help them get the supplies they need, bring animals to them,build them new homes, get them the right resources to live.

·Nukak- get there rainforests back, get them back to health (send doctors in), give them the food they need.

·Innu- help them get counseling, fix up there land, get them the resources they need, get them food, get them more supplies to live.

·Wichi- give them food, help them clean up land, help them bring up crops, help them find proper resources.

·Arhuaco- donate money, help them get there land back, give them the food they need, get counseling for them.

·Khanty- help them clean up oil, help them get land back, get them food, get them proper resources to live.

·Akuntsu- help them teach their children the language and more about the culture, help them with getting proper resources, give them the money they need, help them build more houses.

·Ogiek- get them proper resources, plant them more tree’s, get them more food, fix up land.

·Bushmen- help them get there water back, provide them with things they need, help them fix up houses, help them get the food that they need, help them get away from the government that is ruining their tribe.

-- Edited by hsalk18 on Monday 31st of May 2010 07:52:25 AM