Indigenous Peoples from Around the World

Kaipao Indians in the Brazilian Amazon

By Alice Deasy

A Cherokee Indian

Who are Indigenous People?

→ The term indigenous peoples is used to describe any ethnic group of people who live in a place of which they are the earliest known inhabitants.

Warm-up Questions

1. Have you ever met an indigenous person?2. What do you think about Taiwanese

aborigines?3. Would you like to have been born an

aborigine?4. Have you ever visited a traditional village?5. Name three things you feel is unfair towards

Taiwanese aborigines in modern day society.

Native Americans→ Native Americans, also called American Indians, is a

term used to describe the original inhabitants of North America. there are about 2 million Native Americans in the United States and 1 million in Canada, from around 150 different tribes.

What is a totem pole?Totem poles are big sculptures carved from large trees, usually cedar by cultures of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Totem poles may tell legends, clan lineages, or important events. Some poles celebrate cultural beliefs, but others are mostly artistic presentations.

Difference in skin colour

Indigenous peoples in South America

Australian Aborigines

400 and more distinct Australian Aboriginal peoples have been identified across the Australian continent, each distinguished by unique names.

What do you think this sticker means?

What is a boomerang?

A boomerang is a curved piece of wood used as a weapon and for sport. Some boomerangs were used in hand-to-hand combat.

Vocabulary

Indigenous 原住的 distinguished 分辨的 , 分明的Ethnic race 人種 Boomerang 回飛棒Inhabitants 居民 combat 打架 , 打鬥 Totem pole 圖騰 legends 傳奇Sculptures 雕塑 , 雕刻 clan lineages 族譜Continent 大陸 , 大洲

References

Images- Getty Images

Graph- Chaplin G.

Main Info- Wikipedia, American Indian

Association