A comparison between the indigenous people worldviews in northern california and colonizers worldviews

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Subject Area:History

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Everyone in society has a worldview. Worldviews vary in the contemporary world from one person to another. To ensure continuity, most societies have passed on their worldview to their toddlers. As people interact, they get to acquire the beliefs of others. Worldviews evolve as individuals and communities change. This is evidenced by several cultural stories that describe the characteristics of the sea country and other sacred sites which depict the same. Within the relational world view, the main focus is based on human experience in relation to places, organizations, and communities. The social and personal well-being emerges from the sense of place and sense of belonging. The Native American's relational worldview relates to epistemology, contextual and social. They acted as per their context and adhered to their social world, their culture, politics, upbringing, landscapes, aspirations, and hopes.

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