The term is ambiguous and used in several different ways. While it is primarily used to refer to people of English ancestry, it (along with terms like Anglo, Anglic, Anglophone, and Anglophonic) is also used to denote all people of British or Northwestern European ancestry. [3] It can include all people of Northwestern European ethnic origin who speak English as a …

Dec 23, 2024 · The Anglophone Caribbean stands as a unique blend of cultures that stems from diverse histories, identities, and linguistic influences. Spanning various Caribbean territories where the English language serves as an official language, this region reflects the dynamic influence of African, Asian, European, and indigenous cultures.

As a novelty, anglophone speakers incorporated powwow, wigwam, moccasin, squaw and other words to describe Indigenous culture; they also adopted names such as moose, opossum, and raccoon for distinctly North American wildlife. Despite the occasional loanword, a more insular approach to Indigenous language prevailed among English settlers.

Indigenous became commonplace in anglophone Caribbean writing between the 1980s and the 2000s, a time when the word was adopted worldwide by aboriginal rights organizations as well as in international human rights law and scholarship on aboriginal peoples.56 Through sheer force of repetition, a specifically “anglophone Caribbean indigenism ...

Anglophone Literature and Culture in the Anthropocene xi visible and comprehensible in its dramatic far-reaching, long-term, and unforeseeable consequences for global ecosystems as well as the human population. In addition, there are no clearly identifiable perpetrators and victims. Given its intangibility and invisibility, climate change is widely

Anglo-America most often refers to a region in the Americas in which English is the main language and British culture and the British Empire have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact. [2] This includes the United States, most of Canada, and some Caribbean countries. Anglo-America is distinct from Latin America, a region of the Americas where Romance languages (e ...

Summary (Post)colonial Anglophone fiction of the Pacific Islands is produced by Indigenous Pacific peoples who belong to the region, which is loosely marked by Hawai‘i to the north, Rapa Nui [Easter Island] to the east, Aotearoa [New Zealand] to the south, and Papua New Guinea and Belau to the west.

A 19th century community of the Métis people of Canada, the Anglo-Métis, more commonly known as Countryborn, were children of fur traders; they typically had Scots (Orcadian, mainland Scottish), or English fathers and Indigenous mothers, often Cree, Anishinaabekwe (notably often Saulteaux), Nakoda, amongst others. [1] They were also known as "English halfbreeds."

Jan 1, 1994 · Indigenous land claims in the Anglophone world British Isles and later from other parts of Europe were accommodated in the newly acquired lands in other continents. Between 1815 and 1924 some 25 million people emigrated from the British Isles. Almost all went to countries in the English-speaking world.18 Here new English societies were ...

Jun 10, 1993 · Indigenous land claims in the Anglophone world ... Indigenous peoples were dispossessed of their lands in many parts of the world as European colonists settled permanently in the other continents. Their degree of dispossession depended upon the legal regime adopted and the extent of settlement. Often decimation and banishment to reservations ...