However, Hawaiians continue to keep their culture alive, and cultural reclamation theory argues that Indigenous Peoples are healthier when they have opportunities to engage with their cultural practices. This theory points to culture as a possible intervention. We analyze data from...
Hawaiian language was and still is a “treasure house embedded with the whole way of seeing the world. It adds to the whole richness of being on earth and approaching different concepts in different ways.” This is at the heart of Hawaiian naming practices. When a Hawaiian ...
society, or region. These dances have been passed down through generations, embodying history, stories and traditions of the people who originated them. From the elegance of Ballet in France to the energetic beats of African dances, each dance is unique and reflective of its culture. ...
By placing practices from one culture in juxtaposition with those of other cultures, everyday events suddenly demand attention and concern; events once considered to be novel or unique become commonplace. For example, five-year-olds in one culture may be able to solve mathematics problems that ...
This suggests that establishing links between Native American identity and science identity may be particularly powerful for helping to support Native students’ development of a science identity, especially as we consider programs and practices in higher education settings. In this way, students can see...
Triandis, H. C. (1994).Culture and social behavior. McGraw-Hill. Trinidad, A. M. (2009). Toward kuleana (responsibility): A case study of a contextually grounded intervention for native hawaiian youth and young adults.Aggression and Violent Behavior,14(6), 488–498. ...
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culture consists of belief systems and value orientations that influence customs, norms, practices, languages, caretaking practices, organizations, media, education, and social institutions (Fiske, Kitayama, Markus, & Nisbett, 1998).Triandis (1980, 1994)highlights that culture consists of both objectiv...
The summit of Mauna Kea, the tallest point in Hawai‘i, is extremely culturally significant as its peak is considered the piko (umbilical cord) of the Hawaiian spiritual world, connecting the Earth, heavens, and stars (Ho‘akea, 2009). Lake Waiau is culturally significant to Native Hawaiian...
Cultural Authentication Refined: The Case of the Hawaiian Holokuū When an indigenous culture adopts and incorporates a western item, it is culturally authentic by virtue of its embeddedness. Cultural authenticity of an item is not reduced should the stages occur in a different order than that prop...