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Barry Morris within this book explores the postcolonial period of 1970s – 1990s as Indigenous Australians struggle for equality, recognition and autonomy as citizens of Australia. Morris illustrates this period as an era of socio-economic and political change informed by neoliberal policies. Morris defines neoliberalism as an ideology that is “conspicuous for its belligerent free market approach to economic development and demands for trade liberalisation, privatisation of state industries, and…

between the colonists and the aborigines due to resistance, tallying a large death toll for the aborigines. Australian statistic economist Noel Butlin has claimed that Indigenous…

All discoveries involve the revealing of previous unknowns and the reconsidering of previously held beliefs. They are all encompassing ranging from the spiritual to the physical. They can be sudden and unexpected or be the result of deliberate planning. Often discoveries cause a person to reconsider their beliefs. The prose fiction novel Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch and the poem we are going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal share this concept. In “Swallow the Air” the protagonist May Gibson travels…

“We’re running from the heart of darkness, searching for the heart of light”. How do these lyrics make you feel? Sad or sorry for the aboriginals, about how they were treated when the white settled? This song, Solid Rock, by Goanna, was published for a reason. They make people think about what happened the indigenous when the English came to Australia. The author of the song, Shane Howard, uses strong, influencing language to represent the indigenous and describe what happened to them. The…

History Script: Since the early 17th century until the early 1900s, Aboriginal Peoples have signed treaties with the British and French, which the two countries then, turned into Canadians later on, after Confederation. Although, in the beginning, when the British first started to sign treaties with the Aboriginals, they wanted to encourage peace, yet, later on, the British and French looked at the treaties from a different perspective, then the Aboriginals and each country had different goals…

From the very first section of the novel, Harold Johnson shows himself to be a frank individual who doesn’t hesitate to share his opinion. Essentially, this quality attracted me most to this book as many individuals write about topics like these, but none I’ve come across have dared to speak and point their finger against our society, the government and the atrocious tactics implemented by them to maintain this capitalistic society. Throughout the semester, when we discussed Jim Pankiw and other…

The perfect society. No conflicts, no inequality. Does it exist? Many argue that Canadian society is the closest resemblance to a utopian society. However, after taking a closer look at Canada’s history, it is evident that Canadian society has a deep rooted history of prejudice, discrimination, and racism. Hundreds of years of systematic and institutional racism have been overlooked as Canada has developed multiculturally. It is evident that hate and intolerance in Canadian society are defined…

that affects us all. The combination of emotive and inclusive language effective conveys his argument that our humanity and national identity will remain as long as Aboriginal Australians live in the metaphorical ‘shadows’. His final words offer cautious optimism while maintaining that ‘we’ still ‘owe indigenous Australians’ and have a lot to learn from them- ‘We are beginning to recognise…. We are learning…. We are beginning to see.’ His use of the present tense explores the sense that our…

The general issue of the source is how the citizens are not the only ones who lost their country. Additionally, the source also addresses the issue of segregation Aboriginal people experienced from Canadian society and its civic nation. The source highlights how citizens are unable to recognize that Aboriginal people already lost their country. As a result of The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Canadian government taking away their land. The citizen reading the newspaper represents Canadian society…

King-Smith and Tony Albert. After viewing the exhibition, it becomes apparent that Over the Fence is not just a collection of photographs by artists that share a similar cultural heritage. Instead, it is a deeply personal and reflective view of Australian society through the lens of…