HWST 107 Exam 1 questions n answers
graded A+
Race - correct answer ✔✔. Describes populations/groups of people by physical
traits and beliefs
Ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔. Group of people who identify with an
ancestry/genealogy
Racism - correct answer ✔✔. Ideology of racial superiority
. When someone thinks their race is superior and has rights to rule others
. System of power
- denies groups of power, education , etc.
because of race
. Institutional Racism
- Legal, educational, political, military, etc. and
other institutions create policies that oppress
certain racial groups
Indigenous - correct answer ✔✔. Aboriginal
. People, communities, and nations who claim a historical continuity and cultural
affinity with societies endemic to their original territories that developed prior to
exposure to the larger connected civilization associated with Western culture
. These societies see themselves distinct from others
,Kānaka Maoli - correct answer ✔✔. Literally means "True Man"
Haole - correct answer ✔✔. Any foreigner
. White person: American, Englishmen, Caucasian
. Someone who isn't Hawaiian
What is the motto of the University of Hawaiʻi? - correct answer ✔✔. Maluna aʻe
o nā lāhui ā pau, ke ola ke kanaka
. Above all things, above all people, above all races, humanity
Why does the University of Hawaiʻi support a Hawaiian Studies program? - correct
answer ✔✔. Fulfills a humanities requirement
. Trying to make UH most foremost multicultural center for global/indigenous
studies
. Strengthen role to actively preserve/perpetuate Hawaiian culture, language,
values
Who, What, When, Where, Why of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples - correct answer ✔✔. Who: Indigenous peoples
. What: Indigenous peoples are equal to all other people
. When: 2006, adopted by Human Rights Council; 2007, adopted by the General
Assembly
. Where: Everywhere, whole globe
. Why: To make thins equal for Indigenous peoples because they were
discriminated against and couldnʻt stand up for themselves
, Why is the DRIP (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) significant in
terms of human rights? - correct answer ✔✔. Makes sure that all Indigenous
peoples are treated equally
. Makes sure they are treated with respect and that they can consider themselves
different
. Makes sure Indigenous peoples are free from discrimination
When was the DRIP (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) adopted by
the U.N. General Assembly? - correct answer ✔✔. Adopted by the U.N. General
Assembly in 2007
. 143 nations in favor, 4 nations against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)
What geographic region does Austronesian culture/language cover? - correct
answer ✔✔. Mostly in the Pacific
. Includes Taiwan, Hawaiʻi, Easter Island, Aotearoa, and Madagascar
According to experts, where does Austronesian language originate? - correct
answer ✔✔. Supposedly in Taiwan
What is the Pīʻāʻpā? - correct answer ✔✔. The Hawaiian alphabet
What is the difference between an ʻokina and a kahakō? - correct answer ✔✔.
ʻOkina is a glottal stop
. Kahakō is an elongated sound/vowel
graded A+
Race - correct answer ✔✔. Describes populations/groups of people by physical
traits and beliefs
Ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔. Group of people who identify with an
ancestry/genealogy
Racism - correct answer ✔✔. Ideology of racial superiority
. When someone thinks their race is superior and has rights to rule others
. System of power
- denies groups of power, education , etc.
because of race
. Institutional Racism
- Legal, educational, political, military, etc. and
other institutions create policies that oppress
certain racial groups
Indigenous - correct answer ✔✔. Aboriginal
. People, communities, and nations who claim a historical continuity and cultural
affinity with societies endemic to their original territories that developed prior to
exposure to the larger connected civilization associated with Western culture
. These societies see themselves distinct from others
,Kānaka Maoli - correct answer ✔✔. Literally means "True Man"
Haole - correct answer ✔✔. Any foreigner
. White person: American, Englishmen, Caucasian
. Someone who isn't Hawaiian
What is the motto of the University of Hawaiʻi? - correct answer ✔✔. Maluna aʻe
o nā lāhui ā pau, ke ola ke kanaka
. Above all things, above all people, above all races, humanity
Why does the University of Hawaiʻi support a Hawaiian Studies program? - correct
answer ✔✔. Fulfills a humanities requirement
. Trying to make UH most foremost multicultural center for global/indigenous
studies
. Strengthen role to actively preserve/perpetuate Hawaiian culture, language,
values
Who, What, When, Where, Why of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples - correct answer ✔✔. Who: Indigenous peoples
. What: Indigenous peoples are equal to all other people
. When: 2006, adopted by Human Rights Council; 2007, adopted by the General
Assembly
. Where: Everywhere, whole globe
. Why: To make thins equal for Indigenous peoples because they were
discriminated against and couldnʻt stand up for themselves
, Why is the DRIP (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) significant in
terms of human rights? - correct answer ✔✔. Makes sure that all Indigenous
peoples are treated equally
. Makes sure they are treated with respect and that they can consider themselves
different
. Makes sure Indigenous peoples are free from discrimination
When was the DRIP (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) adopted by
the U.N. General Assembly? - correct answer ✔✔. Adopted by the U.N. General
Assembly in 2007
. 143 nations in favor, 4 nations against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)
What geographic region does Austronesian culture/language cover? - correct
answer ✔✔. Mostly in the Pacific
. Includes Taiwan, Hawaiʻi, Easter Island, Aotearoa, and Madagascar
According to experts, where does Austronesian language originate? - correct
answer ✔✔. Supposedly in Taiwan
What is the Pīʻāʻpā? - correct answer ✔✔. The Hawaiian alphabet
What is the difference between an ʻokina and a kahakō? - correct answer ✔✔.
ʻOkina is a glottal stop
. Kahakō is an elongated sound/vowel
