However cannabis is also seen as a gateway drug as well as having adverse effects on health Cannabis has had a commercial use dating back to colonial Australia. Botanist Sir Joseph banks brought Hemp, a non psychoactive variant of cannabis with the first fleet, with which he created large plantations of hemp harvested for its strong fibres, used as a strategic means to supply the British Navy with sails and cordage and lines for ships. With cannabis's legalisation in Australia, a new industry can be created which will provide a commercial use for society, stimulating local and state
Learning /Assessment Task 1:Short Essay (1000 words) “Is that you Ruthie” by Ruth Hegarty should be included as a resource for Indigenous Studies as students will gain an understanding of how events and Government policies of the past impacted on people, economics and society today. The “Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897 (Qld)” was instigated by a report written by Archibald Meston and was introduced with added restrictions on the sale of opium. “Is that you Ruthie” by Ruth Hegarty is the winner of the 1998 David Unaipon Award for Aboriginal Writers. It is a true and accurate explanation of not only the life of Ruth Hegarty but also of her family and the other Aboriginals held at Cherbourg Mission from the 1930`s.Rhonda Craven states for education to be effective ‘it must be seen in the political context of contemporary Australia’(1999:16). All indigenous Australians became subject to the provisions of the “Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the sale of Opium Act 1897 (Qld)”, (referred to hereafter as The 1897 Act).
In this scene, a number of interesting things are seen that show the connection to nature, and the reliance the tribe has on nature for survival. While collecting the herbs Omakayas “noticed all these little bundles, how cleverly they were tied. How interesting each one smelled. Their colors, their odd, shriveled shapes”(Erdrich 103). This description of the medicine shows how the Native American used nature to help them, and that every plant can be used in different way.
Different perceptions of australia * In 1892, the Bulletin played host to a famous poetic debate between Lawson and Paterson – relative merits of life in the bush as opposed to life in the city * Paterson defending the virtues of bush life while Lawson dwelt on its hardships * Narrowness of bush themes in the literature of the time 7. Australia in contemporary literature “Whalers, damper, swag and nosebag, Johnny-cakes and billy-tea, Murrumburrah, Meremendicoowoke, Yoularbudgeree Cattle-duffers, bold bushrangers, diggers, drovers, bush racecourses, And on all the other pages horses, horses, horses, horses.” (Croll 1892) 8. Conclusion * They both wrote about the bush * Were different views and depicted differently 9. Bibliography * Mattews, Brian. 1986.
This group has many customs and traditions that we as Americans wouldn’t even think of; they drill holes in one’s teeth if they have none, then a certain medicine is put into these holes which is said to reduce tooth decay. They also believe that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease. As a result, they have shrines devoted to the purpose of averting these characteristics. All in all, their culture is to improve the body & mind through ritual practices and traditional beliefs. I think that the article really describes the Nacirema’s culture well and helps the reader understand the diversity of their culture.
Sweetgrass represents tradition,culture and religion because it is used in many religious ceremonies and the ceremonies often have a certain way of doing it. As eating , aboriginals kept the skull so the tradition part is keeping the skull and doing a ceremony with it . Sweetgrass also considered holy grass or sacred grass Second tier art part For the totem poll i drew burning sweet grass with golden yellow as the plant because it is ''blond'' in real life. I also drew black curvy lines to represent burning sweetgrass because that’s what aboriginals did they burned sweetgrass to show their respect for culture.In the background I filled it in with the color ‘’peach’’ for the inside of totem polls. Third tier science part The third tier is hunting, is important to aboriginals because that was their main food source.
Dreamtime can also refer to a specific geographic or topographic point or a totem spirit (animal spirit recognized as a kin group's ancestor). It is an all–pervasive philosophy that permeates all aspects of Aboriginal life (Nowak, 2010). A group associated with a totem shares a mystical connection. Aboriginal people believe that they are like their totem and that the totem gave birth to their ancestors in a mythical time. The association between people and their totem is so strong that Aboriginal people believe their health is linked to the totem's wellbeing.
In ancient times, forms of hypnosis and trance would be used to help in the healing process. Over the centuries, in the Western world it was used by shamans and witch doctors and in the East, Indian fakers and yogis and in Australia, the Aborigines were also known to practice healing with forms of hypnosis and trance. It wasn’t until the 1700s that
The debate surrounding GMOs lies in the safety of genetically modifying our edible food sources (mainly agricultural). Proponents of using genetically enhancing procedures on our food point to many years of research and testing and, thus far, no negative side effects nor illnesses have resulted from the consumption of modified foods. According to the website Forbes, University of California-Davis Department of Animal Science geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam and research assistant Amy E. Young reviewed 29 years of livestock productivity and health data from both before and after the introduction of
Question 1 “ The aboriginal reverence for the earth is born of 40,000 years existence on the land and more recently 200 years dispossession and dispersal from the land. … The land has been the touchstone of the dreaming…. For those of both aboriginal and European descent, the land remained the sacramental expression of creations life-giving power” Ungunmerr-baumann and Brennan: reverencing the earth in the Australian dreaming in “ the way” With reference to the above quote and to at least two other sources, apart from your class notes, discuss how the dreaming and obligation to the land determine aboriginal spirituality. Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the obligations of kinship, ceremonial life and the obligation to the