I respectfully acknowledge the Elders and custodians of the Yuin nation, past and present, their descendants and kin of the land where I am living, studying and working. This is a warning that this journal may contain images, voices and names of deceased Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island people. Whilst attending school with two Aboriginal students in my class, I was never exposed to people stereotyping Aboriginal people.…
1) The Valiant Five (10 marks) Provide a brief description of the importance of the legal case honoured by the “Valiant Five/Famous Five” monument in terms of the development of Canadian law. Include what the case was about, when it got resolved and what was its outcome. The Valiant Five were a group of five Alberta women: Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Henrietta Muir Edwards. They petitioned the Supreme Court of Canada to answer the question “Does the word ‘Persons’ in section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include females?”.…
As you are reading this article today, remember that although Aboriginal people make up only 3% of Australia’s total population, they represent over 28% (9,940 adult prisoners) of Australia’s prison population in 2015 and this number is rising. To combat this issue, the Murri Court was established. The Murri Court was founded in Queensland in 2002 in response to the increasing representation of Indigenous Australian people in prison. This court sentences Indigenous offenders who plead guilty to offences which fall within the jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court, for example assault or theft.…
1.0 Introduction As one of the largest remaining old growth forests in the world, the boreal forest represents an important conservation area, a place for resource extraction, or an ancestral land to various stakeholders. This paper will explore how aboriginal groups have been involved in the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), and look critically at how the process may be improved. 2.0 The Role of Aboriginal People in the CBFA 2.1 The Intended Role of Aboriginal Peoples in the CBFA The intent of the CBFA is to involve aboriginal peoples as an equal partner to scientists, conversationalists, and governments preserve the Boreal Forest to create a network of protected areas, attempt to protect endangered species, and to ensure the long term prosperity of the forest (abridged version; framework).…
In Australian history the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia were not treated with the respect and dignity that they deserve, they have been the protectors of this land for many years before British colonised here, they lived from the land and they had a very strong community based life. After years of demoralising them and taking their basic ways of life away from them, we now have certain policies and procedures in place to bring the equality back. From the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Health Plan 2013-2023 the government is committed to improving health and wellbeing through closing the gap in health outcomes with the wider Australian population. In the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Health…
Lecture 1: Respect, Dignity and Culture This lecture, on Aboriginal cultural safety, was an informative emersion into the Aboriginal way of life. It helped me, personally, begin to develop, an understanding of Aboriginal’s culture and traditions. However, in my limited life experience, interactions with Aboriginals, have been through negative observations. From news bulletins on television, write ups in the community newspaper, to crossing the street and avoiding a swearing, intoxicated Indigenous male. It is a real contrast, to the respectful Aboriginal introduction Gningla Taylor presented, when Aboriginals encounter another person.…
Some specific strategies and things you need to consider in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families to access and use the service mainly include cultural differences and history. We have to be aware and respectful of cultural differences; for example, some Aboriginals from various parts of Australia find it difficult to maintain eye contact and don’t like to look people directly in the eye as it is disrespectful according to their beliefs. History is another factor to be aware of as many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people found it difficult and hard to bring their children into childcare services because of the fact that many years ago the Government ‘took’ their children away. In saying this,…
Indigenous Australian Youth Introduction (100 words) Although the ongoing efforts to close the inequality gap between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians, statistics show that Indigenous Australian youth still face significant disadvantages. This report will discuss the disadvantages Indigenous youth face in education and the criminal justice system by using up-to-date statistics to illustrate this. Additionally, this report will link these disadvantages with unit concepts to further explain why these forms of inequality are occurring and continuing. This report will refer to key concepts; the definitions are provided here.…
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL 1 The aim of the course is to develop knowledge and skills to work effectively with Indigenous Australians in the field of psychology. In order to do so, we need to explore concepts of culture, identity, belonging, cultural positioning, and social and emotional wellbeing. The majority of work in this course will be examining self and developing an understanding of one’s own learning needs.…
Although these notions may play a factor in Aboriginal children and youth’s education, health and safety, there is also another important factor that also plays a role that is embedded in society, which is the education system itself. Are teachers and school staff doing all that they can to promote the wellness of Aboriginal children and youth, or are they just allowing it to happen, based on the notion that there’s nothing they can do simply because the children are ‘Aboriginal’? Although we cannot change history, we can definitely change the way we treat Indigenous students, as well as combating racism, discrimination, and stereotypical notions. Often, Aboriginal children and youth face acts of bullying in school, which may be also contribution to their levels of low attendance and school drop out rates. Teachers and school staff can play a role in diminishing this by educating students about Aboriginal culture, as well as racism and discrimination, which will hopefully alter the students perspectives on Aboriginals and racism and…
The United Aboriginal Struggle “Get over it!” A statement that has been repeated time and time again, with regards to Indigenous land. It’s a surprise that Aboriginals want their land back after centuries of not owning it. Is it not? Well, no, it is not.…
To achieve cross-cultural efficiency, it is important to be mindful of language, preferences and aware of rituals and jargon. Avoid prolonged eye contact, or using inappropriate touch. In addition, provide advocacy appropriate service referral, ensure supportive and safe environments, utilise interpreters, linguistically appropriate printouts, cue cards, etc., (Department of Health & Human Services, 2012), with a goal of gaining trust and adequately conveying information and using teach-back methods to ascertain comprehension (Xu, 2012). It is also deemed effective as a nurse to frequently reflect upon patient care and communication, in order to facilitate skill building. Aboriginal pedagogy frameworks, whilst there are similarities, differ from that of westernised teaching within a contemporary classroom, thus, conveying knowledge utilising the eight ways of learning framework within Aboriginal culture will help to achieve comprehension and engagement in a contextualised sense (Educational Designers, 2014).…
Think about one of your Indigenous clients. How you would demonstrate the following behaviours when interacting with that client for the first time: a. Providing a safe environment- Trust is a very important concept that leads to build up an effective relationship between the patient and the nurse. Therefore, when I interact with an indigenous person I would like to make safe culturally appropriate environment which will led them feel more comfortable and trustworthy. Because everyone get fear when they get enter to an unfamiliar surroundings.…
Every system, it is set up in a way to disadvantage individuals who do not identify as a heterosexual white male or woman. In this case, I am speaking about the child welfare system and the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children. In terms of investigation of maltreatment, Aboriginal children are higher than those involving non-Aboriginal children (Hick & Stokes, 2016). The overrepresentation of Aboriginal children can be linked to the sixties scoops, colonization, and residential schools. First Nation communities were seen as savages by the Europeans because they did not fit in the western view they were not seen as cable of providing and taking care of their children, so they decided to “save” these children.…
When working in the healthcare sector and dealing with patients, it is essential to understand the concept of cultural safety. Cultural safety was first introduced to primarily improve the health of Maori in Aotearoa and to ensure healthcare providers upheld the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Over time the meaning of cultural safety has developed to include the beliefs and various other aspects that make up a person. Bryson discusses three main concepts that are essential to understand in order to become a culturally competent healthcare worker.…