The Gap Between Indigenous And Non-Indigenous Australians

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Indigenous Australian had been living in Australia since 50,00 years ago. They lived by hunting, walking place to place, building homes, etc. But when the British came, the ritual that they’d been applying to their daily lives gone. The white people came and took away their lands and start building their own business. They took away the indigenous Australians kids and was known as the stolen generation. From that moment, that gap between indigenous and non-indigenous people increasing, from life expectancy, child abuse, infant mortalities, juvenile detention rates, access to education, etc.

One of the most important thing from the gap is the achievement level in school or completing year 12. In 2012-2013 the percentage of indigenous people

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