The assimilation
The assimilation
It helped denied them citizenship and recognition as Australian citizens for many years. It instilled an idea of ‘white ownership’ of Australia as a part of Australian identity. Even though much has been done recently to amend this, it cannot take back the impact the myth had on Australian identity. There may be celebrations of Aboriginal heritage, culture, etc. but the damage has been done.…
I lived in an inland rural area of New South Wales, and after finishing school I moved to Kununurra, a northern remote area in Western Australia. This was a place where my knowledge and understanding of the Aboriginal people their culture, history and identity was largely developed. I was exposed to so many dimensions of the different ways they lived, whether it was traditionally in remote communities or within the township. This exposure tested and challenged my thoughts, it lead me to further question some of the reasons why the Aboriginal people had vastly different ways of living. During the 3 years I lived in Kununurra I gained much repect for their culture and…
Australian indigenous people could no longer live the way they knew. The British didn’t understand the lifestyle of the aboriginals and they didn’t know how to treat them. For a period of time the aboriginals were treated like animals. They lost all their cultural beliefs and ways of living nearly instantly. The aboriginals were forced to learn to live the “civil” way the Europeans did.…
Assimilating the Natives in the U.S. and Australia The reading Assimilating the Natives in the U.S. and Australia written by Gary Foley in June 2000 interrogates, from an indigenous perspective, the suggestion that Assimilation means different things to Australian and United States governments. In Order to do so Foley examines colonial origins, notions of race and white supremacist mythology. Foley looks at how each of these perceptions resulted in the treatment of indigenous people and draws conclusions on whether there is a difference in the intent of assimilation as well as exploits some possible long term implications in today’s society. ‘Origins of American and Australian colonies have a common European heritage of imperialism and racial…
There was a definite difference in the attitudes shown towards Aboriginal people. White Australians were considered more superior in every aspect. They were not allowed to have a say in anything and there opinions were never valued as they were considered less superior, a nuisance to society and a waste of time. “You can’t tell me what to do on my own land.” (P.88).…
Then in the mid-20th century, as many were forced off the reserves and into town and cities, they were expected to leave their beliefs and traditions behind them. In response to this The Aboriginal Protection Board said they had to develop from 'their former primitive state to the standards of the white man'. This serves no rightful purpose as in effect the targeted Aboriginals lost their spirituality and become ‘No…
The political and legal system in Australia has provided both advances and setbacks for the Indigenous Australians. There have been many setbacks for Aboriginal people in their fight for equal legal and political rights like the legislation 's, constitution, voting rights and parliamentary laws. They have also had some gradual advances from the amendments to the electoral act, the 1967 referendum and Prime Minister Whitlams actions to give land back. Early on in Australia 's history Indigenous people had many setbacks in their political and legal rights. The Stolen Generation was a big setback for Aboriginal people.…
However when these changes did occur and the Australia government started making special laws exclusively for Aboriginal people the effects substantially improved their lives. Some of the laws that were passed included those in relation to land rights, anti-discrimination, financial assistance and in particular there were laws passed to ensure the preservation of the cultural heritage of indigenous Australians. As well as this , the government could now put large amounts of money into initiatives for areas such as indigenous housing, emergency accommodation and loans. Although it took many years for these major changes to take place their overall results were extremely advantageous for all indigenous…
The Aboriginal people had no immunity to these diseases. Within a matter of weeks, the Indigenous population, mainly within densely populated communities, began to experience a rapid decline in numbers. The movement of peoples in Australia from 1750 to 1810 affected the Aboriginal culture greatly, however this same movement also started the development of Australia into the country it is today. Had the British government not used the colony as an outpost for felons, immigration to Australia would have seen a different outcome within its…
As per late reports from Sydney, around 200,000 Australian Aboriginal youngsters were expelled from their families and set with white families with the motivation behind acclimatizing into standard culture (Liem…
There have been many changes over the years in the social structure between the Indigenous Australians and the British settlers. Indigenous Australians continue to maintain their relationship and connections through ceremonies, storytelling and also political activism. This relationship has somewhat improved as the Europeans have become more respectful of the traditional custodians. “The common law doctrine gave sudden substance to the tribes' claims to justiciable property rights over their traditional lands, catapulting these up the national agenda and jolting them out of a previous culture of governmental inattention” (McHugh,…
They were prohibited from speaking their language and participating in cultural traditions and battled difficulties assimilating into ‘white Australian’ society (Kennedy, 2011, p. 333), This caused them to be further relegated because of their race, suffering immense hurt including the loss of self identity, loss of love and trust, loss of family and culture, harsh conditions, basic or no education, physical cruelty, sexual abuse and exploitation of their labour in the form of unpaid domestic and farm…
Throughout this essay I will be exploring the many effects colonization had on Aboriginal people.…
Colonization has had a great impact on the lives of Indigenous people. Since the first European settlers came to Canada, the way of life, traditions, and culture of Indigenous people have been threatened. Additionally, their mental and physical health have been impacted by methods of assimilation and government policies . Numerous diseases were introduced to Native communities thanks to the contact with Europeans . However, the social conditions of Indigenous people also contributed to the creation of health problems .…
"Given the history of the European colonisation of Australia, many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are wary of white institutions and social welfare’ (Chenoweth & McAuliffe 2015, p.268). Identify and discuss one or two policies or pieces of legislation that have impacted on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how the effects can be seen today. During the European colonisation of Australia, oppressive laws functioned to subjugate and control the indigenous population. The Aborigines Protection Act, 1909 (APA) (Cth) and the child removal policy were particularly devastating, stripping Indigenous people of basic human rights and freedoms, and robbing generations of their connection to their families and culture. Although the Act was abolished in 1969, the trauma…