The Kamehameha Legacy : Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop

In the poem Heritage by Linda Hogan, Hogan uses the tone of the speaker to demonstrate the shame and hatred she has toward her family, but also the desire for her family’s original heritage. The speaker describes each family member and how they represent their heritage. When describing each member, the speaker’s tone changes based on how she feels about them. The reader can identify the tone by Hogan’s word choices and the positive and negative outlooks on each member of the family.

Everyone inherits something during life, whether it be money from a recently deceased relative or physical features from parents. Throughout the poem “Heritage” by Linda Hogan, the narrator remembers all the traits and lessons that she has garnered from her kin. A superficial reader of the poem might assume that the narrator is simply reflecting on said traits and lessons, but in reality she is actually attempting to illuminate and reconcile the differences in her life.

Traditions and old teachings are essential to Native American culture; however growing up in the modern west creates a distance and ignorance about one’s identity. In the beginning, the narrator is in the hospital while as his father lies on his death bed, when he than encounters fellow Native Americans. One of these men talks about an elderly Indian Scholar who paradoxically discussed identity, “She had taken nostalgia as her false idol-her thin blanket-and it was murdering her” (6). The nostalgia represents the old Native American ways. The woman can’t seem to let go of the past, which in turn creates confusion for the man to why she can’t let it go because she was lecturing “…separate indigenous literary identity which was ironic considering that she was speaking English in a room full of white professors”(6). The man’s ignorance with the elderly woman’s message creates a further cultural identity struggle. Once more in the hospital, the narrator talks to another Native American man who similarly feels a divide with his culture. “The Indian world is filled with charlatan, men and women who pretend…”

Prince Kuhio was born on March 26, 1871. His full name is Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole he was prince of the reigning House of Kalakaua when the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893. Prince Kuhio was raised in Koloa on the island of Kauai, and attended the Royal School on Oahu. He studied for four years at St. Matthew’s College in California, the royal Agricultural College in England, and then graduated from a business school also in England. He was Queen Liliuokalani’s cousin and she named him to be an heir to the throne so he was given the title of “prince”.

Charlie’s constant concern over his reputation and public image further enforces his self-centered behaviour. Finally, Charlie’s narrow-mindedness regarding Christie’s Indigenous culture is one of the main causes of their tragic dispute. Although Charlie claims to have extensive knowledge of Christie’s Indigenous roots by “[consummating] his predilections for Indianology by loving, winning, and marrying the quiet little daughter of the English trader, who […] had married a native woman” (1), he fails to recognize that her ancestral traditions are just as valid as his own. This close-minded perspective is shown when Charlie fails to defend his wife when she was explaining her parents’ Indian marriage rites to Charlie’s Christian colleagues. Furthermore, Charlie criticizes her father’s decision to not re-marry in the Christian church, arguing that Christie’s father “‘was a fool not to insist upon the law’”

As Hawaiians were further exposed to more violent weapons, violence also further ensued. In 1782, battles among different chiefs of different islands arose. One ruler in particular, Kahekili, ruled most of the islands as 1782 continued. However, he did not make the step to unify the islands even after he gained control of most of them. Meanwhile, the island of Hawaii was having a civil war to decide their new chief. Kiwalao was declared as chief, however very few people were at peace with that idea, particularly a man named Kamehameha. Kamehameha, however, had a plan to eliminate the corrupt rule of Kiwalao. Kamehameha married his daughter and his girlfriend, and then in the Battle of Mokuohai, Kamehameha's troops killed Kiwalao. Later in

In 1889 Ka’iulani, along with her half-sister Annie, was sent to England to expand her education. She didn’t fancy the land very much, she thought it was bland, bleak, and cold compared to her beloved Hawaii. While in England she caught up with her cousin Koa (David) who was also studying abroad. Everyone at Great Harrowden Hall – Ka’iulani’s private school –

Document 1: This document represents the annexation of Hawaii, in a timeline. Where this was for us, the readers, to understand and have a better view point of Hawaii’s annexation, what took place to lead to it. The author wrote this to provide us with background information, before reading the other documents; preparing us beforehand. To me, the point of view of the first document is coming from the third person POV, it’s factual, unbiased, uses he/her, etc. Lastly, document 1 is important because it’s primarily a summary of Hawaii’s steps to annexation.

King Kamehameha was the first ali’i to unify all the eight island. Kamehameha was raised/trained by Kekuhaupi’o. Kamehameha in battles for a quiet while. He conquer all the island one by one. Kamehameha was ruling for 10 years. Kamehameha was an effective leader because cared for his people and smart for getting resources just in case the foreigner turn on him.

The description of women provided in Olaudah Equiano's and Venture Smith's narratives compared to the European's descriptions of indigenous and African women provided in Jennifer Morgan's paper are distinctive. Equiano and Smith write highly of their mothers while Europeans talk repulsively about African and indigenous women. As a reader, one can infer many opinions about each of the writer's attitudes about the expected gender norms for women at that time such as caretaking, breastfeeding or working. The European perspective utilizes their claim to authority on women through dehumanizing different races and converting them into Christians.

After analysis of all three texts, one can see how the shifts in scholarship occurred overtime. Lili’uokalani was most interested in telling the story of Hawaii through her (much edited and selectively omitted) autobiography. Allen was most interesting in telling the “approved” story of Lili’uokalani’s life that demonstrated the American takeover of Hawaii. Allen’s text is rife with feminist overtones that are reflective of the women’s movement occurring in America during the era when it was written. Siler’s text, taking the focus off Lili’uokalani, examines the cultures, the economics, and races present in Hawaii, and in America, that allowed for the overthrow to occur. The modern legislation mentioned in Siler’s text demonstrate America’s

Leslie Marmon Silko’s novel, Ceremony, reveals how the crossing of cultures was feared, ridiculed, and shunned in various Native American tribes. The fear of change is a common and overwhelming fear everyone faces at some point in their life. The fear of the unknown, the fear of letting go, and the fear of forgetting all play a part in why people struggle with change. In Ceremony the crossing of cultures creates “half-breeds,” usually bringing disgrace to their family’s name. In Jodi Lundgren’s discourse, “Being a Half-breed”, is about how a girl who struggles with understanding what cultural group she fits into since she is a “half-breed.” Elizabeth Evasdaughter’s essay, “Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Ceremony”: Healing Ethnic Hatred by

The irritation and despair of Esther Belin’s Night Travel flows with the fearless attitude of Laura Da’s Vantage. Both of these women are Native American, but are from different tribes and regions of the country.Yet they both express their Native American spirit separately through their poems. Laura’s style in poetry includes elements of time, travel, history and place. As for Esther Belin, her work portrays the experience of a Native American living in urban Los Angeles. She attempts to bring Native Americans into mainstream American culture and receive recognition, as well as discussing issues regarding racism and isolation (Poetry FDN).

Addressing cultural stereotypes can be an extremely difficult task for many individuals, especially when the individuals themselves are being stereotyped. Sherman Alexie’s short story “Flight Patterns” brings about new ideas in regards to Native American Indian people. The main character who is a man William, completely contradicts the stereotype of the typical Indian individual. Although William defies the stereotype of the typical Native American individual he is guilty himself of giving other groups of people stereotypes as well. There are many times in Alexie’s “Flight Patterns” when common preconceptions are both questioned and answered through the thorough examination of the cultural stereotypes in the short story, the thorough discussions that take place between characters, and the

This shines light upon her Native American roots and how it can be an inspiration for her Century Quilt, each square representing her family’s racial diversity and mixed roots. It is quite difficult to learn of all the harsh animosity they were enduring, such as Meema and her yellow sisters whose “grandfather’s white family nodding at them when they met” (24-27). The hostility is clear as the white relatives only register their presence; no “hello” or warm embrace as if they didn’t acknowledge them as true family. However, with descriptive imagery, the speaker’s sense of pride for having the best of both worlds is still present as she understands Meema’s past experiences and embraces her family’s complexity wholeheartedly; animosity and all.