Potlatch

Potlatch is a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen an others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, Formerly, to his own impoverishment.)

During the event, different events take place. Like either singing or dancing, sometimes with masks or props of any kind, it makes the Potlatch more entertaining. It is kind of similar to parties and the potlucks we have now. Except the host gives the presents at potlatches instead of the guest. The guest gives the presents at the parties.

The reason why potlatches are similar to modern societies entertainment is that they have the gathering like a potluck. Everybody from around gather around enjoys the food the chat between one another and watch good entertainment. But today’s society we are kind of different. The guests bring the presents for the host instead of the host giving presents to the guests.

Within it, hierarchical relations within and between clans, villages, and nations, are observed and reinforced through the distribution or sometimes destruction of wealth, dance performances, and other ceremonies. The status of any given family is raised not by who has the most resources, but by who distributes the most resources. 

Residential Schools

Residential Schools are Boarding Schools for acculturation and assimilation of Aboriginal students, run by religious groups or government from the 1830’s to the 1950’s. These schools are trying to change the culture of aboriginal students to make them follow the culture and religion of the white people.

These schools made the aboriginal students to stay away from their parents for long periods of a time. The reason being is that the government didn’t want the aboriginal children to follow the traditions and the history of their people. The Europe owned Canada during this time so they wanted their ways to be expressed through the world.

In 1884, the Indian ct was amended to make attendance in Indian Schools Compulsory for status Indians under the age 16 until they reached 18 years of age. This Legislation created a system of Government-funded, church-run residential schools. The schools were located in every province, including Alberta, but not Newfoundland Labrador, or New Brunswick, or P.E.I.

In these Schools they had social Consequences. Some believe that many of the social problems that communities of the Aboriginal face today are problems and consequences. Directly or indirectly the residential schools under laid the social environments of the Aboriginal people. They had a physical and emotional abuse in these schools, which caused hardships and sadness.            

The schools, I think were hell to the Aboriginal people, because they didn’t get to lead their lives in their own way. They didn’t get to experience their culture and how to follow the traditions from what their ancestors after ancestors did.

Oil and gas companies took over lands of the Lubicon people to get money and everything they need to get richer. From all of this, the lands of the Lubicon people have been tortured by these oil companies which the Lubicon people have no say of how to stop this problem. The oil companies have been cutting down acre after acre and taking down the moose population. The Lubicon people asked the government if they could reserve this land so they can keep their tradition and culture. The Government said no. Later they made an agreement but then the Government withdrew from it before it was finalized.

            It think in the future they will make an agreement that won’t have a government that won’t withdraw from the agreement. I think it would be much more simpler if they actually cared for these people. I think they should give rights and be more caring to their culture.

Marginalization Issues Part 1

 

When people are left out of politics, social activities, and economics and other preparations. This Marginalization people, who are left out in these kind of cases. The indigenous Australians of Cape York Peninsula in Australia are Marginalized people.

The indigenous Australians had a strong culture, language, and long historical experience.  Though the have a good culture the struggle threw many challenges. They go threw Poverty, disease, dependence on social assistance, and life expectancy of only fifty years.

In 1999, the government issued an official statement of regret for mistreatment of Indigenous Australians. This was called the National Sorry Days. This held on each year on May 26^th since 1998. This kind of situation is happening because the government is regretting what they did to them before this situation, but not an apology. This Day is a Journey of Healing. This day should be apologizing instead of acting like they are regretting of how they are treated. 

Bank Crisis

The Bank Crisis is periods of time were the banks couldn’t afford to make loans for their consumers. Or they can’t afford to keep any mortgages or can’t afford any consumer to stay at the bank.  One thing that can cause this is recession. Another problem can cause this is that people spend more money on things that they can’t afford. The finale problem I am going to talk about in this essay is the house booms and crashes.

The Recession causes a bunch of problems from losing jobs to the bank problems. The Recession makes banks go under by losing money. Banks lose money because people get greedy and they want to borrow more money from the bank from what they can afford. They continue this cycle and then the bank crashes and this is from people wanting and the bank letting.

People spending more money then what they can afford is one of the problems in the banking crisis. People want a bigger house then what they can afford so they go to the bank to ask for more of a loan or down payment. This is foolish because when they have to pay back the mortgage they can’t afford to pay it back. This is a big reason why the bank is going through a financial crisis is because they are lending more to people from what they can afford.

Another problem that caused the bank crisis is the house crashes. The reason why house gave problems to the banks is that when they let out more money to someone who can’t afford. People get Houses that cause them to get kicked out of their homes when they can’t afford them; the bank gets the house. Then they try to sale them but so many houses go under so they can’t make any money off the house. This is a big part of the financial crisis.

The bank crisis gets more foolish over the years. People ask more money from the bank that they can’t afford to pay back. This causes people to lose their homes and to lose what they own. So the banks try to sale them but they can’t because all of the houses went down under. This is a big reason why there is a recession. This is the reason why we have a banking crisis.