20 most basic facts that i think that people should know about Euro-centrism.
-The word came to be in the 20Th Century
-The meaning referred to viewing the world from a European perspective.
-Euro centrism is a belief by individuals seeking power.
-They think that the European world view is superior to all others.
-A large part of the reason of Euro-centrism is Europe's Mercantilism.
-The mercantilism made them superior in a way because it helped them accumulate wealth.
-Euro centrism is based on a yearning for national prestige.
-By being superior they hoped others would follow what they did and change to be like them.
-By trading Europe could increase it's wealth, which in turn increased its prestige. Creating Euro centrism.
-In order to maintain superiority and maintain euro centrism the Europeans did not all colonist to industrialize. This would make them competitors.
-With them being superior the indigenous people adapted to their ways of life.
-Part of their Euro centrism was they believed that their languages were superior
-Another part was that they believed their customs were Superior
- They also believed that their attitudes were superior to others.
-The reason they believed they were superior was because they wanted power.
-Many people felt inferior due to euro centrism.
-The fur trade connected native peoples with the "mother" country Europe.
-Euro centrism is based on a large majority of opinions based in a small area.
-Euro centrism made a divide between first nations people. Some tribes joined with Europe, where as others joined in trading to Quebec (New France).
-Euro centrism is just an idea and opinion. It still exists today but does not carry as great of importance.

20 most basic facts that i think that people should know about Euro-centrism.
-The word came to be in the 20th Century
-The meaning referred to viewing the world from a European perspective.
-Euro centrism is a belief by individuals seeking power.
-They think that the European world view is superior to all others.
-A large part of the reason of Euro-centrism is Europe's Mercantilism.
-The mercantilism made them superior in a way because it helped them accumulate wealth.
-Euro centrism is based on a yearning for national prestige.
-By being superior they hoped others would follow what they did and change to be like them.
-By trading Europe could increase it's wealth, which in turn increased its prestige. Creating Eurocentrism.
-In order to maintain superiority and maintain euro centrism the Europeans did not all colonist to industrialize. This would make them competitors.
-With them being superior the indigenous people adapted to their ways of life.
-Part of their Eurocentrism was they believed that their langauges were superior
-Another part was that they believed their customs were supererior
- They also believed that their attitudes were superior to others.
-The reason they believed they were superior was because they wanted power.
-Many people felt inferior due to eurocentrism.
-The fur trade connected native peoples with the "mother" country Europe.
-Eurocentrism is based on a large majority of opinions based in a small area.
-Eurocentrism made a divide between first nations people. Some tribes joined with Europe, where as others joined in trading to Quebec (New France).
-Eurocentrism is just an idea and opinion. It still exists today but

I think that Capitalism is great form of economy. It has many advantages that benefit all types of people. Unlike other forms of economy such as communism. The people have the opportunities to better themselves and to move up in their social status.

Capitalism lets the people take control of their lives and their situations. Making them have independence and competition among themselves their families and among all other people.

The Government does help run countries in this economy to keep order. But the people are the ones that develop what business there are and what the prices of products are. They are determined through the competition that is provided from this type of economy. Some people may see flaws in Capitalism but there are always going to be flaws in economies and the flaws in Communism are ten times more.

When Communism was being practiced in Germany and surrounding areas that had been taken over by Stalin, the economy started to fail and they for a time had to let the people make their own small way of making money. Such as selling wood or milk. They had to deviate to Capitalism to keep their communist economy going.

Capitalism is a great way for the people to take charge of their own lives and experience competition and freedom to do what they want. I think that these benefits of Capitilism definitely outweigh other forms of economy. For the reasons listed above.

Britain and Egypt played a huge role in what Sudan has become and some of the issues it has are because of these two countries. Britain ruled Sudan beginning in 1881. 1899 was when Britain and Egypt decided to rule Sudan together. Sudan is made up of two parts Northern and Southern Sudan. The Arabs populated Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan was mostly populated with the African people.

Britain and Egypt put a closed door policy between South and North Sudan. In 1956 Sudan gained back ther independence from Britain and Egypt. This definitely did not mean that they were freed from all their problems and issues that they had had prior. Britain and Egypt agreed to abandon the closed door policy. So the two parts of Sudan were finally reunited.

The Arab people were put into rule and they tried to make the Africans join the Islam culture and religion. The African people that did not choose to agree with this new religion that was not their own were part of the cause of the civil war. The Civil War led to displacement and depopulation of the African people of the south.
The Cival war cause much pain and strife on the Sudanese people and it still is today.

The Silk Road had a great impact on medieval society. I cause other countries to share what they offered with one another and by doing this they were able to spurr international trade. The interchange of raw materials and manufactured goods among distant groups of people. This was a major turning point in the world. In medieval society people only had products that were made in their country.

With the silk road it brought to the this society a whole new idea. Trading and sharing the things of your country and taking what other countries offer and have. This made trading expand from one area to a large route.

The silk road was a huge, it would help to think of it as a communication highway of the ancient world. Some of the things that were shared on this Road were: Knowledge, inventions, religious beliefts, artistic styles, langauges, and social customs as well as goods.

The next major change in society was mercantilism. Mercantilism is an economic system where the government sponsors international business designed to make European monarchs rich. The Queens and Kings were starting to embrace the culture and ideas of new things. When the people you look up to start wearing new things you are going to want to wear them as well. So when fur was being traded in France people started wanting fur for themselves.

Overall I think that ....

What is Potlach? Potlach is a culture of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Coast. They have lived there thousands of years before Europeans arrived. The West Coast Natives practiced Potlach. Some of these tribes are Tlingit, HiS, Gwaii, Tsimshian,Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuxalk,Nuu-chah-nulth and teh nations that make up the Coast Salish. Potlach Ceremonies are held for different reasons depending on the group of first nations people.Even though the ceremonies vary among the different tribes, there are many traditions that were common in all of them. The Hereditary Chiefs would invite people to the ceremony.

At Potlaches some of the things that were included were speeches, singing, dancing, feasting, and witnessing of formal business. The Potlach ceremonies were held outdoors or in big houses. This was because they were attended by many people. They would share the things in their household with their guests. They would share their food and clothing, their dishes etc. By sharing their possessions this showed that the hosts wealth and generosity. To gain back their wealth they would attend other Potlaches that were hosted by other hereditary chiefs.

They would have Potlaches at special occasions. It was like a big birthday party. Well not really but at births and weddings Potlaches would be held. Different tribes would invite different tribes tot he Potlaches. This provided unity and love among the people. Since the first Nations did not generally write down their history, stories were told during the Potlaches. By doing this strong political alliances were formed in these nations.

There are some similarities between the Potlach and our Society. When we have weddings people gather around and we share our food with them. We tell stories and share our history. We also gain good relationships between two different families. All the people that come usually bring gifts and money to show their love and to help start off a good future. This is pretty much what a Potlach is to the First Nations and they even have a special celebration time for weddings. This is like us.

I think to know that their culture still lives on in a way in our culture is a good thing. We took away that tradition when we put them in residental schools but now we can still preserve their culture and let them practice it. I think that Potlaches are a great way to create peace and unity among first nations peoples. I think that anything that brings people together and provides opportunities to give and serve and preserve is a great thing. Their culture had a great idea on what was good to bring people together in unity and in love.

WEST COAST ART*

This is an Orr ca Whale. This is the Artwork style of the West Coast Native Peoples.

I'm going to marry him...no big deal...:)

Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, This applies to the Lubicon people because this promise in this declaration went to pot as the government did just the opposite. They took control over their land and surrounding land, this was a negative thing for the Lubicon people because a lot of their animals in that area were fleeing and dying because of development. In the declaration it says that by developing it will strengthen and enable their cultures, traditions and help with their aspirations and needs. This is a lie. Since the animals were becoming rare in their area, they were no longer able to hunt and support their lifestyle.

Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity.The Indigenous Australians were taken from their homes and assimilated by force into the new western ways of Australia. They were not free like the other Australians and were therefore discriminated against. This made them unequal to other people. It is so sad that people think they are above another person for sociable and class reasons or of different race. This declaration will help them respond to the problem with their identity(as not being equal to others and forced to assimilate) because they will know that they have those rights to being free and not discriminated against.

1. Indigenous peoples have the right to the conservation and protection of the environment and the productive capacity of their lands or territories and resources. States shall establish and implement assistance programmes for indigenous peoples for such conservation and protection, without discrimination. 2. States shall take effective measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take place in the lands or territories of indigenous peoples without their free, prior and informed consent. 3. States shall also take effective measures to ensure, as needed, that programmes for monitoring, maintaining and restoring the health of indigenous peoples, as developed and implemented by the peoples affected by such materials, are duly implemented. The Lubicon People did not give their consent to the government to drill their lands and to log on it. The Lubicons should of had the right to the conservation and protection of their environment. They did not however because the government went forward and did what they wanted without permission and consensus form the Lubicon people.

The Lubicon nation and the government of Canada's relationship is very strained. The fight to have rights to the Lubicon oil filled land has been an on going event as far back as 1939 to this present day. The government has gone onto their land and have logged and dug for oil. This process has had many negative effects on the Lubicon First Nations people over the years. They governement "leased" the land and dug 400 oil wells within 34 km withing Lubicon community.
This cause what the Lubicons feared would happen. Their way of life was now starting to fail them. A way of life that had lasted generations and generations of their people, that was supposed to last.The amount of oil wells being dug in their area resulted in a large disruption of moose habitat. These First Nations people thrived off of trapping as a huge part of their income and lifestyle.

Now that the moose were evacuating because of the Canadian government the Lubicon people suffered in pay cuts due to the government intevening on their own land. I think that this is very rude of the government to have such poor communication with people in your own country. Because of what they did to the Lubicon people, the Lubicon's had to get government help to support them. It was not that they could not support themselves in the first place, but they were no longer able to due to the invasion of their land and the surrounding land.

The Lubicon Nation has gone to the United Nations Human Rights Committee for help. This Human Rights Committee has come to the Canadian government on more than one occasion to help the Lubicon Nation out. They have most recently tried to negotiate in 2006. So far nothing has come of their efforts other than raising more awareness to the people and causing the government to see their faults helping them to move forward to finally solving the conflict and communicating better.
I think that this has been going on long enough. Since 1939 till now. As a people, and as a government and a nation do we not know how to communicate with one another after almst 70 years. To hurt a nation because of our lack to communicate is a crime. The Lubicon's in my opinion should be apologized to and get the help they need to have their lifestyle back to the way it was before we went in their and muddled with it. They obviously need a mediatior to help communicate between them and the Canadian Government.

I think that Secularism in France is not a good thing for many reasons. Their is freedom of Religion and Freedom of speech and so many others. So i do not think that it is right for them to take away freedom of culture. People should be able to practice their religions and Cultures openly and freely.

To go to school and wear items and symbols of your culture shouldn't be against the rules. Unless the things that are representing their culture are dangerous they should be allowed. France is also a different type culture and just because they don't dress different they have other things about them that show who they are.

How would they feel if their government didn't let them speak their own language because they wanted them to fit in with all the other society. They are concerned because they think that students will be protected from discrimination based on religious affiliation. This shouldn't have to be. If students are going to bully kids because of their religion. The kids that are going to bully other children because of their religion are the ones that should be expelled.

Not the other way around, kids that wear religious and cultural attire should not be expelled or suspended. This is so wrong, they should be free to practice and live and dress how they may. This new law is interfering with a students free education. I think that by expelling them on these terms they are robbing a childs rights and opportunities in this life. This needs to stop because the cultural diversity that is in France will soon not be there due to this law.

They aren't allowed or able to express themselves religiously. They have to conform to the "normal" that is allowed in schools. Things that have been taught to them their whole lives are now brushed aside because of a new law. To have to change what you believe not only at school but at all public places is awful.

ME AND MAKENZIE....NEED I SAY MORE...:)

The highlight of the Olympic Games for me was when Canada won Gold in Men's Hockey. Hockey is such a huge part of Canada as a country. Even though not everyone plays it, it is still a large part of our countries identity. To have done so bad in the last olympics which was almost a disgrace and then to turn it around this year was just the opposite it was the ultimate national pride. Even though hockey is not a big part of my family it still was the highlight of the Olympics for me. As a country you can just feel that pride. It's inspiring to a country when your game is won and everyone pulls together in that national pride. When your watching the game it was so intense and you get goosebumps. When Sidney Crosby scored in overtime you just get this rush and feel shivers and national pride. How could that not be the highlight of the Olympics?! GO CANADA GO!