This postcolonial idea is emphasised when the indigenous people are considered sub-human and among the wildlife (“Government of Western Australia, Fisheries, Forestry, wildlife and Aborigines”). This categorisation of the Aboriginal people by the British settlers highlights their inner belief that they are the superior race. In addition to this, the Europeans assumed that the Aboriginals were unclean and uncivilised human beings which is seen when Mr Neville states “I was a little concerned to see so many dirty little noses” and forces them out of their homes to Moore River as a result of a false scabies epidemic. The irony in this movement is that the majority of Aboriginals were healthy and, through the colonising power handed over to the settlers, they also reduced the rations of soap given to the Aboriginals. The first Australians were labelled savages, less than human, by the colonising British settlers who forcibly took over
Fighting for the rights and privileges to possession, use and enjoyment to their own traditional land, winning the case proved extremely beneficial for the Meriam people of Australia as it was recognition of social equality and fairness. The denial of the traditional rights of the Indigenous Australians was a ‘unjust and discriminatory doctrine of that kind (which) can no longer be accepted” according to Justice Brennan. It was a significant alteration of the legal, political and social relations between Non- Indigenous people and Indigenous people, acknowledging that there was a continuing connection to the Indigenous people and their land. The High Court of Australia’s decision changed the basic principles for the whole nation, recognising that native title can accommodate and be extinguished, can be by either the Crown or Indigenous people as well as compensation can be given. The outcome resulted in a campaign against the newly-established land rights of Indigenous Australians which also changed Australia’s legal system
Civil wars. Australians did not want to be in civil wars, such as the civil war in America (1861-65). More than 600 000 lives were taken away in this fight between two sides of one nation, and this was just because of different races. Many Historians believe that the passion for 'White Australia' was the main reason for federation. Australians were making it very clear that they wanted to defend their colonies as a place for only white people.
King uses four main elements in the story to illustrate his point: the totem poles themselves, the director of the museum and his workers, the museum patrons, and the museum itself. The choice of the totem pole to represent the natives of the Alberta area is a subtle way of re-enforcing the racial stereotypes that surround native people. Totem poles are a tradition of natives from the west coast, and not of the plains. It shows the disregard that the author feels the natives were subjected to regarding their traditions and culture by white settlers in the area who did not care to learn anything about the indigenous people that they were supplanting. The
Between 1785 and 1829, the cultures of Native Americans were greatly changed by American territorial expansion. Attempted reforms made by whites to change the Native American ways greatly altered their culture and way of living while expansion led to the loss of Indian land. American settlers attempted to reform the Native Americans by introducing them to Christianity and their reaction was "we only want to enjoy our own" religion (C). The Native Americans agreed that together that this could not be imposed on them without full consent by stating "any sale not made by all is not valid"(D). They believed that "the white people have no right to take the land from the Indian, because they had it first; it is theirs"(D).
Section D Analysis In the beginning, the British first arrived in America in order to conquer more land under the British name. The British realized this was not possible after the Native Americans refused to give up their land. An “Indian removal” policy was put into action and the Natives began to be removed from their lands and relocated onto “camps”. The British used religion as an excuse for their actions as the treatment of the Natives became gradually worse. Documents prove that the British intentionally killed off the buffalo in areas populated by the Native Americans.
Majority of Indian people lived in poverty and misery, deprived of their traditional means of survival and more often than not, subjected to fraud by corrupt government officials and private suppliers. The most tenacious tribes were those occupying land rejected by white settlers or those distant from their new
Red Power Movement The Red Power Movement was a major turning point for the lives of many Native Americans living in American. The movement was bought upon to have self determination and have their own identity, which is different from the American identity. In order to have the self-determination they need and have their own distinctive identity they had started the Wounded knee. Even though American has the civil right movements and hopes to have create equality among different groups of people, the civil right movement could not believe that Indian had not been integrated in the the bottom levels of American society. Whenever Indians had tried to clarify their position, their arguments would be pushed away and not to be heard.
Again, the Europeans would rationalize their exploitation of the African man. The main reason would be that they were not human, plain and simple. They were reduced to the level of animals. The Mexicans didn’t have it any easier with the loss of the war and having to give up California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada and Utah. The Europeans called this Manifest Destiny, the belief that the United States was destined to expand the North American continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Be that as it may, these logos reduce Native Americans to savages, to defeated enemies who have been “erased” from today’s world. Indian mascots objectify and commercialize Native Americans and their cultures. Cigar store Indians were used as advertisements to sell tobacco. Urban Outfitters used Navajo patterns to sell clothes, at least until lawyers representing the Navajo Nation filed suit against them and won an injunction forcing them to stop.