Australian Aborigines

Morgan’s My Place is an autobiographical book published in 1987 detailing the discovery of her aboriginal identity and descent. The book gained worldwide success upon its publication and Morgan has established herself as a voice for the indigenous Australians though My Place. It successfully shifts the focus of the history of Australia from being solely about ‘the white man’ and also brings in a place for the aboriginals. In Australia the term ‘aboriginal’ refers to their indigenous population…

Papua New Guinea Since long time ago, before the human right was established. People could be separated into many casts in the community, due to the hierarchy system. only a few people lived in an extremely comfortable environment. However, the majority group of the society had to live with in a bad condition. For example, they did not have enough food to eat or enough product to exchange for the medicine. The reason is because everything had been monopolized by fews people who were at the top…

Game, Set, Match! In a blink of an eye, my partner and I won our very first game in soft tennis. For the last point, I was able to score an ace. An ace is a winning serve that the server’s opponents never touches the ball with their racket. Therefore, the server earns a point, while the opponent loses it. This last point was crucial because it led us to victory. The excitement that I felt on that day is palpable. Ending the match with such a great impact is really memorable and a thrilling…

Colonization of Australia In 1788, two years after the decision to colonize Australia was made, Captain Arthur Philip and 1,500 convicts, crew, marines and civilians arrived at Sydney cove. European explorer, especially the pitch began to make contact with Australia’s coasts in the 1700’s. The Dutch were making their way from their Indonesian trading posts. They were probably the first people the indigenous had seen. The colonization of Australia had a devastating impact on the indigenous…

“To heal a nation, we must first heal the individuals, the families and the communities.” In the expressions of Dr.Art Solomon who was an exceptionally solid dissident among the Aboriginal individuals. (Mason B, 2012). Native individuals allude to the first tenants of Canada and their relatives. As indicated by Canada 's Constitution Act of 1982, there were three unique gatherings of Aboriginal individuals perceived which were the First Nations, Inuit and Métis (NCCAH, 2013). This paper plans…

The Language of Time: An Analysis of Stephen Harper’s “Statement of Apology to Former Students of Indian Residential Schools” The Indian Residential School system was, as former Prime Minister Stephen Harper describes, “a sad chapter in [Canada’s] history” (1). The Indian Act of 1876 essentially passed guardianship of Aboriginal children to the Government of Canada, causing the education of these children to be the responsibility of the government. These Indian Residential Schools were created…

The media narrative, “To be Indian in Canada today…” written by Richard Wagamese discusses the struggles that the Indian community faces in Canada today. The author evaluates the position of Indians in Canada as the federal court decides to identify Métis and non-status Indians as “Indians” under the Constitution Act. In the media narrative, Wagamese examines the hardships that children and women face as Indians (Wagamese 2013). The author also uses specific words and phrases that connect to the…

In chapter eight of Lisa Monchalin’s The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada, she discusses the crime that is affecting Indigenous persons. She explains that there are many factors leading to the victimization and over-representation of Indigenous persons, all of which are a result of colonialism and colonialist ideologies. In discussing this issue, Monchalin mentions that students living both on and off of reserve, face a struggle in their education and…

Introduction Sasy n Savy Samea Maakrun as the founder of Sasy N Savy Pty Ltd. Sasy N Savy was established in the year of 2000. Sasy N Savy manufactures Native Australian Natural Skin Care & Wellbeing Products. The products are full with Native Australian plants extract, herb extracts and flower extracts. With the help of Terminalia Ferdianandiana plant also known as Kakadu Plum, the highest Vitamin C plant in the world, Australia’s native botanical wonders are capture by them. Plants…

Wei Lin Professor Grekul TA Britt MacKenzie-Dale English 153 15 March 2018 The Sustained Trauma: An Analysis of Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach In Eden Robinson’s novel Monkey Beach, the author reveals the intergenerational trauma over the indigenous community, Haisla. Lisamarie, as well as her peers, is a victim of intergenerational trauma that is passed from one generation to another. The older generations of the family suffer directly from the colonialization which left them incurable scars, and…