Thursday, July 16, 2009

An introduction to the circumpolar world (continue)

I just continue to write about “An introduction to the circumpolar world” to make it complete. Because last archive, I mentioned about the exam result. I am coming with my grade, it is ”A” which I knew it in June, I was so glad. The former semester; Fall 2008, I got grade “B” for "Contemporary issues of the circumpolar world" I was extremely glad. I suppose I was more glad than I got A! Anyway, everyone knows A is better than B. I will try my best to get “A” again in the next semester. This is the exam open question including my introduction answer.

Present the different approaches to rights and self-determination for indigenous people in the Circumpolar North. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of separating out the land of indigenous peoples as autonomous areas.

There are the different approaches to rights and self-determination for indigenous people in the Circumpolar North. As we know that indigenous people are those that have historically belonged to a particular region or country, before its colonization or transformation into a nation state, and may have different or often unique cultural, linguistic, traditional, and other characteristics to those of the dominant culture of that region or state. Although indigenous people may be similar and have a lot in common, they have also great variation of peoples, histories and population distributions.