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[Michael Dean <mikedean.com@altavista.com>]

Dear Lawrence,

Sorry I spelt your name wrong in the previous e mail. I should have checked 
what I wrote! Sorry about that.


Cheers Mike.


On Wed, 28 November 2001, "Lawrence F. London, Jr." wrote:

> 
> On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 23:26:00 +0800, BOb Howard
> <rmhoward@omninet.net.au> wrote:
> 
> >>Michael Dean wrote:
> 
> >> What really interests me is the difference in the European and the 
> >> Aboriginal attitudes. You seem to be closely aquainted with the 
> >> Pitjantjatjara Aboriginies
> >> who have a different notion of the self to that of the European and 
> >> these differences manifest themselves in  their attitudes to exchange, 
> >> fairness, reciprocity and selfishness.
> >>
> >> Please tell me more! The Aborigine has been in Australia for about 
> >> 40,000 years and has influenced the landscape extensively. Are you able 
> >> to explain how he interprets the world and in what ways this is 
> >> different from that of the Europeans?
> 
> >I don't want to overstate my acquaintance with Aboriginal people - I only 
> >have worked briefly with Pitjantjatjara people although I have spent many 
> >years (30) working with Aboriginal people in more urban environments. But 
> >the persistence of
> >notions of fairness, generosity and mutual obligation even within groups 
> >whose society has been subject to genocidal attack is a measure of their 
> >heroic courage in the face of cruel adversity.
> 
> What region of the World are these people from?
> 
> 
> 
> L.F.London ICQ#27930345 lflondon@mindspring.com
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