What should society do for “uncivilized cultures” like the Sawi?

What should society do for “uncivilized cultures” like the Sawi?

For this question we are going to take an atypical path to its solution, starting by tearing the question apart and then putting it back together to demonstrate the answer within the question. We will start by referencing dictionary.com.

Defining “uncivilized cultures”
Uncivilized–adjective
1.not civilized or cultured; barbarous.

Culture–noun
1.the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
2.that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.
3.a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture.
4.development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
5.the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture.
6.Anthropology. the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.
7.Biology .
a. the cultivation of microorganisms, as bacteria, or of tissues, for scientific study, medicinal use, etc.
b. the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
8.the act or practice of cultivating the soil; tillage.
9.the raising of plants or animals, esp. with a view to their improvement.
10.the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.

For the purpose of this explanation we will be using definition #4 “development or improvement of the mind by education or training.” And the definition “not civilized or cultured; barbarous” for uncivilized. Now the explanation that is going to be extracted from these two definitions is a relative explanation of what a society is to do for “uncivilized cultures.” This definition is relative in response to the relativistic perspective in which this question was asked. Saying that a culture is “uncivilized” is a statement that is dependent on your own perspective, therefore meaning that you are seeing your own culture as the civilized culture.

Now comes the next step. Putting it back together.

Based upon our definitions uncivilized + culture(s)= “a culture is not cultured in that it lacks the development or improvement to the mind by education or training.”

So based upon the relative nature of this question, the solution lies within the question, and with the relative statement “uncivilized cultures.” As based upon the definition that was formulated by the conjunction of the definitions for uncivilized and culture, the solution to “what should a society do for “uncivilized cultures” like the Sawi?” Is simple. A culture is seen as uncivilized only when the one observing this culture (in this case Don and Carol) do not see the development or improvement to the mind by education or training as acceptable, as the divergence in what is educated and trained is vastly different between cultures.

Oversimplified, then, the solution is: In order for the individual who is observing a culture (Don, Carol, and yourself) to no longer see this culture as uncivilized and make it civilized the characteristics and abilities that are “educated and trained” must be in line with that of their own culture. For it is from their own culture that their definition of civilized was established.