Trobriand Cricket Research Paper

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Written Assignment 7 How are art, religion, politics, and culture change all evident in Trobriand cricket? How has cricket helped the Trobrianders cope with colonialism? The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea were traditionally horticulturists who demonstrated and gained prestige and manhood through competition. These competitions included: skills at growing yams, ability to make good trades and obtain valuables, and strength as a warrior. However, when Western missionaries invaded the island, the Trobrianders were forced to give up their practices of warfare. By doing this they were deprived of a cultural outlet needed to maintain the political organization and balance of power among the Australasian islands. In order to supplement this…show more content…
At the chagrin of the missionaries, the islanders gave up the Western uniforms provided by the British and Australian missionaries, and instead incorporated traditional battle dress and facial paint. To further incorporate their culture's traditions, the Trobriands included traditional dance and music into the formation of the game. In order to maintain their religious ties to magic and rituals formerly associated with warfare, they preformed these rituals before and during the game for victory (Haviland, 2011,…show more content…
World hunger, pollution, and population growth all contribute to the increasing tensions felt around the world. World hunger has been created by an unequal distribution of food and resources to the people of the world. Wealthier nations, like the United States, consume more than their fair share of resources, and throw away millions of dollars of edible food each day. This wasted food could have fed starving people in areas like Ethiopia. Another problem with food distribution is that governments, like those in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are exporting crops to countries willing to pay higher prices as opposed to feeding its own people (Haviland, 2011, 2008). This practice was the cause of a famine in India during its colonial days, when British rulers used Indians to produce cash crops to support its manufacturing plants in the U.K. Because the land and labor was utilized to produce export crops, there were little resources left to farm crops to feed the people of India and led to a revolutionary uprising of the Indian people against the British (Lancaster,
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