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Garifuna (left), Tongans (center), and Hazda (right) Compared and Contrasted The Hadza are a hunter-gatherer society in Tanzania. They are determined to maintain their culture and environment, but mining and sport hunting threatens their environment and land security. The Tongan people are horticulturalist that occupy a cluster of Polynesian islands. Much of their history is recorded based on the line of rulers and civil and external conflicts. The Garifuna originate from an African group that escaped being captured and enslaved by Europeans during the sixteenth to eighteenth century. The tropical climate provides a horticulturalist lifestyle with the men hunting and fishing and women working in the fields. They value their land and family and preserving their culture. There are a few similarities between these cultures. They each have a deep respect and reliance on their lands and have a desire to preserve it. They all use various indigenous plants available to them. While they don’t ...
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  “A modern day Garinagu arrival re-enactment.”   photograph, Belize. Garifuna The Garifuna originate from an African group that escaped being captured and enslaved by Europeans during the sixteenth to eighteenth century. This group traveled and settled in Central America along Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Their language is formed by their immigration making it a pidgin of Cariban and Arawakan. The Garifuna usage of Carib became associated with cannibal and therefore a justification by Europeans for enslavement. The tropical climate provides a horticulturalist lifestyle with the men hunting and fishing and women working in the fields. They value their land and family and preserving their culture.  Garifuna and Illness Many modern medicines are derived from indigenous resources and remedies including the Garifuna. They implement both Western medicine and bush medicine as needed. These medicines are threatened due to deforestation and loss of cultural informa...
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Tonga: traditional dance.  Tongan women performing the  tauÊ¿olunga , one of Tonga's traditional dances. Britanica. https://www.britanica.com/place/tonga/economy Tongans The Tongan people occupy a cluster of Polynesian islands. Archeologists believe it is likely early Tongans were horticulturists with a well-organized community because of their impressive chief tombs. Much of their early customs are remembered and practiced but influence and modernization has shaped the culture over time. They have been led by various chiefs and kings as a governmental structure. The Samoa people, Fiji Islands, and foreign visitors have both influenced and disrupted the Tongans with formed relationships and objects such as advanced weapons. Much of their history is recorded based on the line of rulers and civil and external conflicts.    Tongans and Illness Involves holistic methods with physical, mental, and spiritual aspects. Tongans incorporate both traditional medicine and s...
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                                                 Golijanin, Alek. “Hadza Man.” The Voice , Athabasca University Student Union, 19 Aug. 2020, https://www.voicemagazine.org/2020/08/19/the-hadza-modern-hunter-gather-people-of-tanzania/. Accessed Oct. 2020. The Hadza The Hadza are a hunter-gatherer society in Tanzania. The area is semi-arid with long dry seasons and rain seasons out in the bush west of a lake. Notable features are the mountain range, the Rift Valley scarp, and water point—important to the dry atmosphere. Interestingly, they love elephant meat but will not hunt it, only take meat from natural deaths. Meat from larger kills such as heart, meat and fat from the breast, and shoulder meat and neck are reserved for initiated men. Plant foods are typically gathered by the women though men will gather berries while out in the bush if hungry. Despite outside p...
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  Simona Pilolla, old man with Corona Virus Shutterstock, https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/new-coronavirus-covid19-outbreak-situation-pandemic-165521911 Illness (OCM 750) Perhaps I’m accident prone, but I get a lot of different injures, constantly. I usually research how to treat something over the internet or call people I know in the medical field for advice. Bee stings, blood blisters, allergic reaction I can’t trace, deficiencies, etc.; I usually have a list of some kind to present to my doctor every time I see her (usually a few times a year at least). Bodily injuries (OCM 752) I’m curious how the physical, most common for of injuries are treated. Maybe someone can avoid getting the flu or cancer, but most people have had an abrasion of some kind. If I get a cut I, my instinct is to clean it, use Neosporin, and bandage it once or twice a day until it heals. Someone else in another situation may not follow a similar method or they might and not have the same kind ...
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