Aboriginal People Essay

In the readings we have done in this class, I have learned about the traditions of ingenious people. The tradition that sticks out to me is that the Elders become the spiritual leaders of the community. Every person within the community looks to the Elders for advice, for culture, for wisdom. In this paper I will argue that Elders can help both aboriginal youth and others in a similar way, Elders have a way of bringing and keeping knowledge within communities. I think Elders could help by…

perfect canvas for film, stands another minority that are quite often forgotten. Like with many countries over the globe, Australia has an Indigenous race, made up of those people who were there long before settlement. Misunderstood and misrepresented this race has been often ignored, however the last decade has seen these people and their lifestyles come out of the shadows and perfectly exhibited, in Australian film. Beginning in 2001, non indigenous director Steven Johnson released the culture…

significance to the local Aboriginal people and that we should respect the first Australians of this land. Many native people around the world have been known to undergo a pattern of mistreatment and oppression, Australia is not exempt from this. There have been a few improvements over the years, as many have tried to restore the implications made in the past, however there are still indigenous people suffering. Through the following of this presentation, the Aboriginal reconciliation movement…

own history and culture but the culture of the Indigenous people who were here before us. The reason for this is that not only if we understand their culture can we, as a species, improve, but it 'll also give us a firm understanding of a culture that was severely damaged by years of prejudice and hate, looking at this is something that will allow us a species to move forward. The site I chose to visit was at the Melbourne Museum, an Aboriginal Centre called Bunjilaka; the first thing a visitor…

Aboriginals represent 3% of the population but 27% of the nation’s jail population. This is outrageous as it shows that race plays a major role in people being incarcerated. This problem stems from the racial divide which is embedded in our society still today. Although we believe that we have gotten past the discrimination that the indigenous Australians face it is still a major problem facing Australian society. Imagine, being treated differently and given unfair punishments based on your…

Aboriginal culture is one of the few civilisations that have continued on tens of thousands of years of consistent beliefs, values and traditions up until present day. The culture varies as it has over 600 regions or tribes that have their own specific language and beliefs.*CHANGE SLIDE* It has many unique aspects specific only to aboriginal culture such as the dreamtime, traditional sports and art. Even though the culture has prolonged its ongoing teachings it has been influenced by other…

Land is a major aspect of aboriginal culture and traditions. It is part of your kanyini, which means connectedness. In aboriginal culture you need to be connected to the land. If you lose part of your kanyini you lose part of yourself so if you are disconnected from your land it has a big toll on you spirituality and connectedness. Many aboriginal people were and are separated from their land for various reasons including: Mining, lack of resources, the stolen generation, farming, redevelopment…

During the mid 1900’s, years after slavery was finally abolished, black people all around the world, most commonly in the US and Australia, were still being treated like slaves in every way but the labour. From verbal abuse, physical abuse, segregation (e.g. the local buses, schools, public toilets, etc.), etc. it wasn’t until the late 50’s where black people really turned it around and fought for what was right. Equality. From public figures, such as Martin Luthor King and Malcolm X, to locals,…

Northern Territory’s Police Administration Amendment Act 2014 has sparked controversy among members of public and a variety of organizations including Amnesty International and North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency. It amends the Police Administration Act by giving Northern Territory police new powers to detain someone for four hours (or longer if they are intoxicated) if they reasonably believe the person has committed, or is about to commit, an ‘infringement notice offence’ . The new…

admired person is unquestionably outstanding. Tami Lloyd is an exception to that rule. She is admired by almost all of the people who have met her. Her admirers hold confidence in knowing that she is an outstanding individual and human being. She started her career at Custom Power Products eighteen years ago at the age of thirty. She worked diligently and helped the people around her, all for the sake of providing a stable income to support her family. Tami has dealt with depression for much…