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Avatar is a film that tells the story of the planet Pandora and its inhabitants, as seen through the eyes of Jake Sully a marine and native of Earth. Sully along with his earthling companions seek to colonize and control the planet and its peoples. This all done with the hope that a rare new mineral called “Unobtanium” can be procured and used in order to solve the energy crisis that has ensued their planet, Earth. This program is lead under the guise of a research project led by Dr.Grace…

“Land and health are intertwined, because land is the ultimate nurturer of the people” (Georgia Kyba, quoting an Indigenous Elder, 2014). The above statement emphasizes that, for many Indigenous peoples, connections with the land are essential for sustaining and upholding wellness. Contemporary literature affirms that colonization explicitly sought to disconnect Indigenous peoples from their land and culture. It is recognized that this disconnection from land and culture, in combination with a…

in relation to the aboriginal people of Australia. The differences between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians are sought out in this essay. It will include existing national strategies, proposition of additional approaches and further suggestions of cultivating better health among the aboriginal people of Australia. The National Strategy for improving health outcomes for Indigenous Australians was initiated with the aim to end Indigenous health inequality. The “Close the Gap”…

There were several roles that Aboriginal people of the 19th century had fulfilled that directly contributed to the colonial development of Australia; some of these roles included domestic servitude, guides and Law enforcement officers. During the period of 1804 – 1822, Newcastle had been an open air prison where countless prisoners had attempted to escape. The Aboriginal tribe that inhabited this area had been extraordinary participants in the recapturing of the escapees (Lecture 5, Slide 6).…

Our Populations project on Aboriginal children in foster care in Alberta has been very eye-opening, I went into it not knowing much about the subject. Which developed into a very interesting topic. I am very glad I took the chance to search something I had no knowledge in, it made a great learning experience. Although there are many failures and negative things involving this aspect of the First Nations children, there is an also a good amount of strengths in this field. One of the biggest…

interdependent to one another. One way Aboriginal Australians have been marginalised and influenced is the forced assimilation into white culture. This is shown in how they must follow white laws and politics, have had to relocate and have had their land and culture stolen from them. The way this affects teenagers is enormous as they haven’t been able to experience their traditional culture the way they deserve to. In addition the Indigenous Australian Aboriginal language has changed…

It’s no secret the Canadian government have been negligent towards the first nation community for the past 150 years. They have been inattentive to issues such as education (residential school), health care, economy, social justice (missing and murdered indigenous woman) and most of all the water crisis. The United Nations have declared access to clean drinking water a basic human right. Did you know Two-thirds of all First Nation communities in Canada have been under at least one drinking water…

several reasons, this includes: (1) my lack of knowledge; (2) I am an immigrant; (3) my early education was from the Philippines; (4) the early information I have for Indigenous Australians is based on what I have been told by my sister and her white Australian husband; (5) my own prejudice and bias towards Indigenous Australians. Firstly, my lack of knowledge contributed greatly with how I reacted when I found about the ‘Stolen Generation’. The truth is I never imagine that British settlers…

The suicide rate in indigenous communities is 1.5 higher compared to the entire USA population. Statistics show native males take their own life more than non-indigenous males of 19 years two to eighteen times greater (ibid). Two-spirit aboriginals have a greater risk of taking their own life than non-native, non-heterosexual individuals. Alcohol and illicit drug use, addiction and death is most prevalent amongst indigenous people as well, along with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases…

Good morning/afternoon fellow Australian Journalist, Rabbit Proof Fence by Phillip Noyce is an adventurous, dramatic, and historical film, which, display the stolen generation and issues with Aboriginals. It tells the story of three aboriginal girls who are forcibly taken from their families and travel to find their way home. Rabbit Proof Fence represents the racial discrimination of the stolen generation through characterization and the connection to their country through setting.…