Comparing The Article 'Painted Desert And' Tragedy Of Human Resources

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There are many ways in which individuals and communities own culture and nature can be seen. As a result, conflicts can arise when culture and nature are bought and sold in a marketplace. These can best be seen in the articles “Painted Desert” and “Tragedy of the Commons.” In “Painted Desert” the conflict is that the Natives of Australia, also known as the Aboriginal Australians, were stripped from their land by white developers and had to regain their land by selling their art. The Aboriginal Australians weren’t ones for selling their art as seen in a Dreaming Story. A Dreaming Story was a narrative drawn in the sand that represented how their ancestors had come to Australia. Because the narrative was drawn in the sand, it would constantly

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