Essays on Indigenous People

The traditional language of Badagry people is Egun or Ogu with its different dialects. The summary of the answer to this question from the focus group discussion carried out at the palace describe this better: ‘The Badagry people are the Ogu people erroneously called Egun...

This essay examines the contacts and interactions between tourists and Badagry indigenes. It examines the extent to which Badagry indigenes come in contacts with tourists, their perception of the benefit of the interaction and their friendship attitude towards the tourists. For those that work in...

Luksuhay and Bato – Lata, a term from Eastern Samar, It is commonly known as Luksong tinik (jump over the thorns) and Tumbang preso (knock down prisoner) which started during the Spanish Items somewhere in Tagalog regions and spread out all over the Philippines and...

International recognition of Indigenous Nations rights to Sovereignty is a stepping stone to decolonizing and reestablishing a world of social justice. In order to secure these fundamental human rights, the global community must address past oppression and conflict, adapt processes to decolonize political infrastructures and...

GIS stands for geographic information system. By inputting raw data into the system, fundamental information about geography can be explored. GIS allows easier viewing and understanding of any specific area, which can translate to a better understanding of it. Having a better understanding of any...

When attempting to end inequality, Pearson argues that solidarity and collective unity is more important that eliciting guilt about historical inequalities. Pearson, a well-respected Indigenous rights activist and academic, gave this speech in response to Prime Minister John Howard’s comments on ‘the black arm-band view...

The following text below will talk about a specific residential school located in British Columbia. As of many other residential schools, unfortunately the tragic events that took place at this residential school followed the same faith as of many other residential schools. The events that...