Whale Rider 1. After watching the movie "Whale Rider" and observing Pai’s primal religion, it has opened my mind and depicted a sharper picture for how these types of religions function and survive. I could see how everyones and everything revolved around Paikea and how he was extremely sacred. Although they believe in myth and no real God, they still have a belief in a higher power which has revealed to me that they are similar to us in that very important aspect. Another thing that helped me understand their religion were their chants and songs; they're like our prayers.
In this paper I will cover the recorded setting of Polynesian tattoos and the events proceeding on the planet around then. On the principle of mythology, people took in the craft of tattooing from the 2 children of the Lord of Creation Ta'aroa. Tattooing was worked by high prepared shamans (tahua) in the religious service, who was a master in the implications of the tattoo and sources of the Samoan tatau is accepted to have been familiar with the Samoa islands by two Fiji ladies, who came shoreward with the apparatuses and learning of tattooing. The Samoans called it ‘Tatau (tattoo); and to legends, it was brought to Samoa by two sisters. The story is beautifully preserved in the traditional, one of the famous chant in the tradition: O le Vi’i o le Tatau Samoa.
Then came mankind after the kalo. The connection is that the Kalo plant is our elder sibling to us, so it is our connection to the land. We must protect and take care of the Kalo through the love of the land and the kalo will feed us. Because it is the reciprocal of the elder sibling to feed the younger one. The Legend of Papa and Wakea, so far is the most important connection that the Hawaiian people have to the land, and explains the significance of taking care of the land so the land will take care of the
The recognition of these gods explains how Hawaiians respect their natural resources. Asking for permission to take from and use the land, Hawaiians know they are closely tied to every part of Hawai’i. If they take care for the land, it will take care for them. Gutmanis says, “It
Religion has an awful lot to answer for. Many question the meaning of life and religion itself. Rituals and magic are, in fact, often used to help people cope with reality. The Face of Culture present a case study in religion and magic on the "Asmat in New Guinea". The Asmat, like many other people, feel a need to understand the how things work, specifically the world.
Native American Music Also known as ‘Amerindian’ music, the Native American music is a widespread tradition used as a form of spiritual representation of many aspects of the culture. Together with dance, their use of music in culture is hugely important in order to maintain traditions thousands of years old. So as to fully understand the different types of Native American music, we must also acknowledge the large scope of different Native American tribal units that play this music. Cultural Areas Although most of the Native American music style, along with aspects of their culture, is homogenous, there is evidence that before being forced to move to North American reservations, the Amerindians were divided into separate segments of culture. There are known to be around 1000 tribal units with almost as many languages, as well as 60 independent language families within North America.
Cultural competence allows care providers to engage in a therapeutic relationship that addresses the cultural values, beliefs, and perceptions of the client (Barker, 2009). Summary of Article The journal article, Voices of Native Hawaiian Kupuna (Elders) Living With Chronic Illness: “Knowing Who I Am” (Davis, 2010) addresses the elder Hawaiian population and their experiences and perception of health care. The purpose of this article was to gain insight into the needs of the Hawaiian elders in order to provide culturally competent care of these individuals. The theoretical framework for this study was Leininger’s theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality. This theory was selected because it provides a “comprehensive and holistic means to discover and understand cultural values, meanings, patterns, and expressions of care of different cultures” (Davis, 2010, p. 238).
Durkheim believed that the main function of religious belief is to promote social stability which is reinforced by the collective conscience. The collective conscience is the shared values and moral beliefs and without them there would be no social order, social control, social solidarity or cooperation. Durkheim says that the attitudes of respect towards the sacred is the same attitudes applied to social duties and obligations, therefore people are worshipping society and recognising the importance of the social group. Religion strengthens the unity of the group and promotes social stability by bringing them together at religious rituals. When being together in religious rituals, social groups are able to express their faith and their common beliefs and values.
The History of African Dance African dancing has both historic and social traditions that hold more significance than those of many other cultures. The dances help to celebrate not only special events and festivals, but they regularly tell stories about a culture’s history. Dancing was used to deflect danger, to ask for fortune, to express emotions and feeling and also to celebrate certain life-changing happenings such as birth or marriage. Dancing was also a way to simply pass time and to enjoy life. African dance is polycentric where the dancer’s body has many centers and doesn’t move as a whole throughout the dance.
These are the three main rules that she needs to know of good knowledge. Understanding the mental needs of participants Roy Hodgson needs to know all of the mental needs of the whole team which means their personality, confidence and motivation. If Roy Hodgson doesn’t take these into consideration and shouts at one player, this may motivate him or any of the other players, this them stops them performing the best of their ability. Sonia Mkoloma also needs to know the mental needs of the whole team to try and get them to perform to the best o their ability. Understanding the physical needs of participants If Roy Hodgson doesn’t know the physical needs of the whole team he could start a