The Conflict Of Indigenous Fijians And Indo Fijians : Ethnic Conflict With Political Consequences

From ages women have not been given equal rights as man, although they are the sole purpose for a man. As men grew stronger and powerful then began to overrule women as they were in the world just to serve men’s. Moreover, women are likely to be looked at as a lower status then men. Furthermore, as a result women in the South Pacific have been facing inequality. In addition, women have started to accept that male are superior and they have to right to command and abuse. This essay will discuss the above statement with references to Fiji and why it is agreeable by supporting the argument with evidence.

My heart was pounding, I was so thrilled! I was going to Fiji with my friends, my body was weak by all the packing. It was unquestionably late. The sky was dim and the air was raw. My bag had been organised with what seemed to be my whole room, I advanced to the car getting chills down my back, my legs were frozen still. Teeth chattering

In this chapter Jared Diamond describes how two societies the Maori and the Moriori were almost whipped out by the environment and in some cases each other. These two societies had some of the same ancestors but the Maori were way more developed than the Moriori. In the chapter Diamond explains how they were separated but developed in opposite directions. Diamond then goes on to explaining how the islands these societies lived on were different from each either. The next main point of this chapter was how population and politics were worked out on these islands. It is shown how many people lived on each island from populations as little as 5 people per square mile to 1,100 people per square mile. Diamonds last topic explains how both of these societies needed to advance their tools in order to survive the conditions they lived in.

For the Polynesian people, Maori is able to develop a more complex economy and culture system than Moriori, because of the availability of new environment allows them to farm. With farming they can have surplus, which allowed them to establish their community to develop denser population, support army to specialize in fighting. Further more, with a larger group, they develop strong leadership and political organization.

I support the principle view of the author mentioning of the ultimate outcome of self-determination, is to have the “right to maintain traditional culture, and to protect their land and natural resources” (p.3). It is truly a difficult outcome to achieve and many indigenous communities (tribes) are still struggling with it, including Fiji indigenous communities.

Sabina Lohr is the author of, “Day in the life of Tiwi Island’s Aboriginals.” It’s a short article written to describe the life of Tiwi’s aboriginals and how they have adapted to modern times. Sabine Lohr explains her experience with the people and how they managed to retain and practice their culture and how they have adjusted to modern times. Stephen Wallace is the author of, “In Ecuador’s Amazon, a small tribe lives under a dark, oily shadow.” This article is about a trip Stephen Wallace took to the Amazonian forest to visit the indigenous tribe, the Achuar Indians. Once there, he experienced what they do from day to day and learned a bit about their culture. His main reason for staying, was to learn about how the outside world affected this tribe and was it in a negative way.

Throughout this course, many of the readings focused heavily on land and its connection to every issue and theme associated with American Indians. The land has been a site of much conflict between Indians and colonists. From reservations to relocation and everything in between, the treatment of Native people in the United States is intertwined with the varied ways in which both Indians and settlers understood and used land. Moreover, many of the injustices inflicted on Indians stemmed from the federal government’s insistence that Indians operate on the land in a manner consistent with the government’s ideas and desire about what land use ought to look like.

Healthcare is very different as you go from country to country, but they can also be very similar. Healthcare in the US and Fiji are alike, but they are also very different.

"This week we know what Australia looks like. This week Australia is a boy in a hood in a cell. This week Australia is Aboriginal boys tear gassed, locked down and beaten. These are the images on our television screens. The boys who look like my boys.” (Mitchell, 2016).

fish for dolphins. Staying warm with a fire was a big concern as well at night as it

You can forgive but you don’t have to nor can you forget the birth of the Australian nation; it isn’t something we are proud of today or will we ever be proud of in the future. The only resolution to move forward as a population is acceptance, acceptance of the past and of the knowledge and culture that will be passed down through generations as history.

In fact, the Arawaks and the Caribs made up the islands' populace, before the Europeans got there.

The Polynesians history began in 1500 B.C., voyagers began along the Solomon Island Chain and the Vanuatu Archipelagos. They had portable agricultural systems where animals and plants were able to be carried in their canoe for transplantation on the newly discovered islands. Around 1000 A.D., they had completed settlement in the area that is now known as the Polynesian Triangle. Polynesians explored 16 million square miles of oceans and habited every island in the pacific in a span of 800 years.

It is amazing to note that humans are a type of species that can smartly organize and form a community. Several of these communities create their cultural norms and beliefs that make their society a place to live. Willis, K. and Elmer, S. (2007, p3), defines society as the identifying pattern of behaviour, meanings and beliefs in order to uncover the links between individual lives and social forces.

The Maori, “Children of Heaven”, are the indigenous people of New Zealand. It has been thought that Polynesian navigator Kupe, discovered New Zealand in 950 AD, and named the island Aotearoa, “Land of the long white cloud”.1 The Maori migrated to New Zealand from the tropical islands of