Caribbean History Part Two

     In the second part of the documentary Simon explored the island of Barbados. Once again this island is known for its exotic vacation spots but as Simon does with this series he interacts with the natives to get their point of view. The island is becoming a popular vacation home spot as property values are soaring and the mansions are going up all over the beach front. Simon talks with a man who has some land that is highly valued as people have offered him around 8 million dollars for his little piece of property near the water. As a native the man did not want to sell his land as he values the land he owns more than any monetary value. This shows how Natives are not wanting people coming to Barbados and running the Natives out of town and making it a majority Westernized island. I believe it is important for the Natives to preserve their land and not sell it to outsiders in order to preserve their culture and practices. As we saw in one of our first documentaries cultures and languages die out yearly because of people from other countries that are more developed with lots of money buying up all the land forcing the Natives to pack up and leave. As a citizen of a Western country that is significantly more economically sound I feel like it is important that we stop invading places like the Caribbean and taking land from Natives and kicking them out of their homeland, but instead learn their culture and help them develop and grow.

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