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Grenville’s The Secret River resembles a form of historical interpretation that fictionalizes a point in history that is fraught with grief and indignation. The text exemplifies the different types of people of colonial Australia and their views towards the Indigenous people. By understanding the limitations history allows in exploring these views, Grenville was compelled to form her own interpretation of the past resulting in a fictional history of Australia. By undertaking this type of fiction…

British settlement in 1788 has never been a date that brings all Australians together, no matter how many flags we wave or happy barbecues we may enjoy. For many Indigenous Australians, the date is no holiday but a reminder of their country being taken over by others. It completely disrupted a way of life that had been undisturbed for 50,000 years. The date of Australia Day is a disrespectful celebration towards aboriginal Australians. Firstly, the meaning of the celebration is disrespectful to…

You know, there’s so much that you can talk about in this world – trust me, I get told that I talk way too much and yet speak such little. But there’s one thing I really find interesting, and that would be journeys. They’re an ongoing paradigm that really makes you wonder about what sort of world we live in – they constantly challenge the whole ideals and quirks that we know about not just only ourselves, but also the world around us. Take Peter Goldsworthy’s book Maestro for example, it’s…

where they were assimilated into the ‘white society’ and sent to mission stations (Clay, 2002). These horrendous events left a legacy of families in ordeal, which continues to affect Indigenous Australian communities. This essentially led to an uprising in mental health disorders amongst Indigenous Australians, such as depression initiating…

In 1867, Confederation was held in the new country of Canada that only reached from Atlantic to the Great Lakes. The territory of Manitoba, which was called the West of Ontario back then. It was split between Europeans and the First Nations. This all happened because of the Métis population and the Hudson's Bay Company. Métis are ancient people of mixed Indigenous and Europeans. In the beginning of 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company started to control the territory of Rupert's Land, which is…

Ever since 1788, when Australia was colonized as a British nation, Indigenous Australians have been represented in a problematic and untruthful manner by many non-indigenous and westernized institutions. In the nation’s healthcare system, Indigenous Australians are presented as being more unhealthy in terms of developed diseases, life expectancy and weigh related illnesses (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011). The national education system, and the media, paint the indigenous…

The New Life of Aboriginal Children Aboriginal children can not forget what happened in the past. In the 1870s, above 150 000 aboriginal children took from their parents to attend Canada’s Indian Residential Schools to learn them the culture of European and learn them reading, writing, and math (CBC News,2010, p.49). Unfortunately, aboriginal parents have not choice, even if they want to send their children to school or not (CBC News,2010, p.49). Because of Indian agents who make sure…

reasons for its development was that William Cooper believed that a perpetual Aborigine’s' Day must be established (NAIDOC, 2018). This was followed by revolutions which had happened (NAIDOC, 2018). NAIDOC had grown from Australian Aborigines' Progressive Association(AAPA) and Australian Aboriginal League is was because of the circumstances in which the Aboriginal people had lived in (NAIDOC, 2018). The handling of Aboriginal people was objected to (NAIDOC, 2018). Cooper endeavoured to present…

Socio-Economic Status (SES) and healthy physical and mental wellbeing. The institutional discrimination due to past government policies for Indigenous Australians resulted in generations of uneducated, or partly educated, Indigenous people (Lowe & Yunkaporta, 2013). Educational policymakers should learn from the past educational experiences of Indigenous Australians and implement developed policies to overcome the poor performance of Indigenous students (Bonney, 2018a; Partington, Beresford &…

Why did The Federal Government want Aboriginal Peoples to sign treaties? The Canadian Federal Government wanted the Aboriginals to sign the treaties to avoid wars with them. They had also wanted to get them signed by the aboriginals to get ownership over the lands. That is why the Federal government wanted the Aboriginal Peoples to sign the treaty to take their lands and have power and control over the lands giving the First Nations People only some lands (reserves) to have bands live on…