The Australian indigenous youth are a minority of the overall Australian youth, just 4.2% of the entire youth’s population (ABS, 2012), they continue to face many daily challenges while growing up in modern Australian society. To understand the issues the indigenous youth face, the two films Yolngu Boy and Black Chicks Talking were watched. This essay will discuss the main cultural influences and how aboriginal Australians are connected by their own and western cultures, the reasons for the marginalisation and oppression, the stereotypes affecting and shaping the identities of the youth, and showing how indigenous youth and white Australian culture are both interdependent from each other.
The Australian indigenous youth get marginalised and …show more content…
It was further acknowledged that their marginalisation was caused by a complicated interrelation of social, economic and cultural factors (Graham, 2003). Indigenous Australians have had many causes for the marginalisation, this includes; being invaded and evicted from their land and homes when western culture first came to Australia, their underrepresentation on society and the stolen generation from 1910 until 1970 (Pike, 2011). The close the gap 2017 report reveals the successes achieved by the government, individuals, organisations and communities across the country. The aim of this report it to close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. The 7 targets of this report include, closing the gap in child mortality, life expectancy, increasing childhood education enrolment, closing the gap in school attendance, reading and numeracy for indigenous students, year 12 attainment and employment (Commonweath of Australia, 2017). The long-term priorities of education, employment, health and wellbeing and safety are constantly being worked on. These priorities need the wrap-around services that support aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people throughout life, from pre-conception through to old age. These targets are the biggest reasons as …show more content…
In the film Yolngu Boy, this is shown in a range of different examples. The Australian indigenous youth are connected and influenced to their own aboriginal culture from the traditional aspects they still practice, for example when they hold the ceremony to become a ‘man’ and find a place in their tribe. Lorrpu is the only one of the boys who still cares about their traditions and past, while on the trek to Darwin they had to connect to their own culture and use the knowledge they were taught when they were younger. Whereas they are connected and influenced to western cultures for example when Milika listens to western music, is into girls and has the Australian football players as his heroes rather than any of the traditional knowledge he was taught. Botj is majorly influence by both cultures as he gets on the wrong side of both, as he broke western laws and has only one chance left with his community. As the three boys are affected by western and their own cultures, this has majorly influenced their daily lives and sense of
The Australian indigenous youth get marginalised and …show more content…
It was further acknowledged that their marginalisation was caused by a complicated interrelation of social, economic and cultural factors (Graham, 2003). Indigenous Australians have had many causes for the marginalisation, this includes; being invaded and evicted from their land and homes when western culture first came to Australia, their underrepresentation on society and the stolen generation from 1910 until 1970 (Pike, 2011). The close the gap 2017 report reveals the successes achieved by the government, individuals, organisations and communities across the country. The aim of this report it to close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. The 7 targets of this report include, closing the gap in child mortality, life expectancy, increasing childhood education enrolment, closing the gap in school attendance, reading and numeracy for indigenous students, year 12 attainment and employment (Commonweath of Australia, 2017). The long-term priorities of education, employment, health and wellbeing and safety are constantly being worked on. These priorities need the wrap-around services that support aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people throughout life, from pre-conception through to old age. These targets are the biggest reasons as …show more content…
In the film Yolngu Boy, this is shown in a range of different examples. The Australian indigenous youth are connected and influenced to their own aboriginal culture from the traditional aspects they still practice, for example when they hold the ceremony to become a ‘man’ and find a place in their tribe. Lorrpu is the only one of the boys who still cares about their traditions and past, while on the trek to Darwin they had to connect to their own culture and use the knowledge they were taught when they were younger. Whereas they are connected and influenced to western cultures for example when Milika listens to western music, is into girls and has the Australian football players as his heroes rather than any of the traditional knowledge he was taught. Botj is majorly influence by both cultures as he gets on the wrong side of both, as he broke western laws and has only one chance left with his community. As the three boys are affected by western and their own cultures, this has majorly influenced their daily lives and sense of