Essay On Dispossession

Dispossession is defined as the action of depriving someone of land, property, or other possessions (dictionary.com, 2017). Dispossession has had a malignant effect on aboriginal spiritualties, outlined powerfully within Kath Walkers quote, as it denotes how the British colonised Australia through a long, violent endeavour, acting as catalyst behind the Aboriginals loss of land, territory, family, thus extraditing them from their culture alienating them from their inextricable connectedness referred to as Kanyini (Bob Randall, 2006). The main consequences as a result of this dispossession are explored within the Aboriginal charter of rights (1962) as it paid homage loss of identity and kinship ties, rituals, languages, moiety, social responsibilities and the dreaming spirit. This is explored throughout the quote as Walker refers to how …show more content…
Thus meaning this physical blockade prevents individuals to carry out rituals. Kinship ties were and still are another major consequence of dispossession one of the more prominent impacts of this including that of loss of language. In par with this includes the burial of many dreaming stories. This is evident through the stolen generation and political policies as when the children were sent to be ‘cleansed’ they were stripped bare of their ties. This has had consequences in today’s society as victims of the stolen generation are still feeling a loss of identity, connection and kinship ties and are unaware of who their family is. This has lead to an increasing issue concerning indigenous health issues such as alcoholism, mental illness, cardiovascular disease, higher mortality rate, drug abuse and disconnection with society. This is so as it has been traced back to the notion that Aboriginals no longer feel connected to ‘country’ through identity and kinship, as a direct result of dispossession and have thus lost income, homes and