The Yolngu culture, which means, “person”, is among the oldest living cultures on earth. Some researchers claim it is 400,000 years from two different lineages. Forty four thousand years ago the mixing of genes was reported before Australia separated from Papua New Guinea. Researched have stated that humanity could have started in Australia. The Aboriginal people were considered the first Australian. [1]
The majority of Yolngu, who number approximately 5000, live in communities of between 500 and 2000 people. Ever since the Methodist missionaries came in 1925 and set up settlements, a small number of Yolngu have continued to live on their own, in family groups on their “homelands”, resisting the alleged attractions of living in the former …show more content…
For example: the government has abused their human rights for years. They have repeatedly promised to build houses because of the overcrowding. Some families consisting of thirty people to a three bedroom house, some sleeping on floors. They’ve promised health benefits so that the diseases caused from overcrowding can seize but the government have gone back on their word. And because of this, infections like ear and eye are caused from overcrowding, and if left untreated can lead to trachoma which could cause blindness. Up to 60% of the Aboriginal children suffer from this.
The government has also stopped their welfare checks leaving Instead to avoid criticism from the world on how the Australian government were treating their indigenous people, the government decided to slander them Nationwide by stating that the Indigenous people of Australia were sexually and physically abusing their children. In reality the reason for mistreatment of the Indigenous people of Australia was merely because they are black and to take control of their land.
So Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2004-2010), sent troops into were the Aboriginals lived to watch over the children and report any type of child abuse. And when 7,433 children were examined by Intervention physicians, only four cases of possible child abuse were found. (The Courier Mail, 24 May
The majority of Yolngu, who number approximately 5000, live in communities of between 500 and 2000 people. Ever since the Methodist missionaries came in 1925 and set up settlements, a small number of Yolngu have continued to live on their own, in family groups on their “homelands”, resisting the alleged attractions of living in the former …show more content…
For example: the government has abused their human rights for years. They have repeatedly promised to build houses because of the overcrowding. Some families consisting of thirty people to a three bedroom house, some sleeping on floors. They’ve promised health benefits so that the diseases caused from overcrowding can seize but the government have gone back on their word. And because of this, infections like ear and eye are caused from overcrowding, and if left untreated can lead to trachoma which could cause blindness. Up to 60% of the Aboriginal children suffer from this.
The government has also stopped their welfare checks leaving Instead to avoid criticism from the world on how the Australian government were treating their indigenous people, the government decided to slander them Nationwide by stating that the Indigenous people of Australia were sexually and physically abusing their children. In reality the reason for mistreatment of the Indigenous people of Australia was merely because they are black and to take control of their land.
So Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2004-2010), sent troops into were the Aboriginals lived to watch over the children and report any type of child abuse. And when 7,433 children were examined by Intervention physicians, only four cases of possible child abuse were found. (The Courier Mail, 24 May