Diversity Links And Resources organization dedicated to increasing the awareness and appreciation of indigenous people. hmong Homepage a collection of resources relating to hmong history http://www.corning-cc.edu/studentsuccesscenter/linksresources.htm
Extractions: Diversity Links and Resources Following are a list of sites recommended by the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) that address multiculturalism and cultural diversity. These links are good resources for research papers, as well as expanding your own personal knowledge about the multicultural world we live in. If you have a favorite diversity link you would like to add to this list, please contact OMA at 962-9335. University of Maryland Diversity Database a comprehensive index of multicultural and diversity resources. http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity Cultural Survival a web-site devoted to defending the human rights and cultural heritage of indigenous people and oppressed ethnic groups. http://www.cs.org/ Latino Link provides information geared toward the Latino community on movies, cultural events, news and music. http://www.latinolink.com Virtual Institute of Caribbean Studies an Internet-based institution for the development and study of the Caribbean region and its peoples.
DPA - ENABLEnet - DPA - 4th Dinner & Dance, 1994 Among the characteristics indigenous people share is the fact that their names for themselves (eg Inuit, Kayapo, hmong, Maori) generally mean people and the http://www.dpa.org.sg/DPA/publication/dpavol3issue1/p21.htm
Extractions: Gearing up for the Year of the World's Indigenous People The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 1993 the International Year of the World's Indigenous People. It is hoped that this special year will be the beginning of an increased awareness about the lives and needs of indigenous people. HEDDY ASTRUP, Assistant Public Affairs Officer in the Child Rights and Public Policy Section of UNICEF, ask and answers some basic questions to put the upcoming Year in focus. Who are indigenous people? Indigenous people, numbering approximately 250 million in more than 70 countries around the world, are broadly defined as those whose ancestors were the original inhabitants of lands then colonized or settled by others. Among the characteristics indigenous people share is the fact that their names for themselves (e.g. Inuit, Kayapo, Hmong, Maori) generally mean 'people' and the names of their lands generally translate as 'our land', reflecting the strong, fundamental relationship they maintain with their land. Why is there a special Year for indigenous people?
Extractions: Home World News By Temilade Adelore Published: Friday, March 19, 2004 The lowly condition of indigenous people around the world has become a major concern. Their lack of healthy environments conducive for the growth and nourishment of adults as well as their young are matters now being seriously taken up the United Nations Children Fund and some supporting countries. The New York Times reports that in Peru for example, indigenous Andean women can now spend their final weeks of pregnancy in professional health care centers, accompanied by their husbands, which reduces the chance of infant death. The example mentioned above demonstrates the success UNICEF and other governments are achieving by their attempts to make indigenous communities enjoy better standards of living. Campaigns such as the one announced by Carol Bellamy, the executive director of UNICEF, urging countries to improve health care, education and living conditions for indigenous children while respecting their native languages and cultures, are one of the many methods used to attain the set goals of the organization. At a news conference at the Museum of the Americas, Ms. Bellamy said, ""We'd like to see the issue placed squarely and unambiguously on the agenda of every government. Indigenous peoples are disproportionately disadvantaged for many reasons, including racism." The statement reported in the New York Times, gives an insight into the deprived states of these people and also proclaimed Europe's "historic and moral responsibility" to the indigenous peoples as they were devastated by colonization.
Education Links Native Web is a resource guide for indigenous people around the world hmong Homepage Provides educators, parents and researchers with resources on hmong culture http://www.amherst.edu/~careers/edulinks.htm
Tuenjai Deetes: A Bridge To The Hill Tribes. began driving hmong tribes from Laos across the border, the Thai hmong association told The tourists tend to treat the indigenous people as some kind of exotic http://www.unesco.org/courier/2000_10/uk/dires.htm
Extractions: A life in the hills In 1973, university students in Thailand staged mass demonstrations calling for democracy and an end to the countrys military dictatorship. In response, authorities closely monitored all student activities inside the country. Tuenjai Deetes work as a student volunteer teacher in the hill village of Baan Pangsa in northern Thailand was no exception. Undeterred by intimidation and surveillance, Deetes pursued her mission with determination. In 1976 Deetes found herself in a similar situation following a left-wing inspired student revolt in the country, which was brutally repressed after the military staged a coup in October of that year. When authorities came knocking on her door, she recalls telling them: I believe in peace and non-violence and wish to continue with my work for the hill tribes. Though initially dubious, officials allowed her to pursue her work and Deetes went on to win government support for her projects soon after. On the other hand, she was always cautious not to take sides in ethnic conflicts or to confront directly the drug lords in the sensitive border region. We had to operate with extreme care and tact without offending anyone.
Ethnomathematics Digital Library (EDL) Mathematics Cultural group Cambodian, Hispanic American, hmong, Inuit (Native Case studies of curriculum focused toward other indigenous people are included. http://www.ethnomath.org/search/browseResources.asp?type=cultural&id=66
Memo Domínguez believes that most problems experienced by indigenous people from Mexico Fresno County population, with special emphasis on hmong, Latin Americans http://leadershipforchange.org/program/press/docs/memo040403.php3
Extractions: Editorial Memorandum Five Indigenous Leaders Who Challenge Stereotypes and Offer Solutions to Problems Faced by All Americans Among the indigenous Leadership for a Changing World awardees available for interviews are the following practical visionaries, working in diverse settings from inner cities to remote rural areas to improve the lives of Native Americans, often offering solutions for problems faced by non-Indians as well: Local and Global Leadership, Caribou People Style Sarah James (AK), spokesperson, Gwich'in Steering Committee, Arctic Village, AK, is available for interviews: (907) 587-5315 or mobile (907) 278-5773, sarahjamesav@hotmail.com . The Gwich'in Athabascan Nation encompassing 17 villages and several million acres of remote land in northeastern Alaska and Canada depend on hunting, particularly of a 130,000-strong caribou herd, for most of their food, as well as clothes, tools and religion. James's people have among the lowest per-capita incomes and highest harvest of subsistence foods in North America. For at least 10,000 years, they have lived by hunting and gathering and conserving on a coastal plain bordering the Arctic Ocean and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (A.N.W.R.). If this plain is invaded by oil drilling, the Gwich'in believe, the caribou calving grounds will be destroyed, along with their culture and traditions. James has educated the Gwich'in and others about renewable energy and bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), especially in cold artic regions, and how this disproportionately affects indigenous people who consume large amounts of fish and meat.
Links On The Subject Of Indigenous Peopels In Asia Links to the indigenous peoples in Asia A small selection out of the numerous links to indigenous peoples in Asia. indigenous http://www.indigasia.org/eng/peoples/asialinkse.htm
MediaRights video feature about the U wa, an indigenous tribe of and talking to a crosssection of people from the Voices of Challenge hmong Women in Transition (1996) As http://www.mediarights.org/search/browse.php?lo=1050&cat_id=00005
Not In Our Town - Viewing Race Film Split Horn, The Life of a hmong Shaman in American. http://www.viewingrace.org/browse_sub.php?subject_id=73&film_id=346
