Australian Qualifications Framework

Aboriginal people from white people. No Sugar is a play written by Jack Davis and is about the Millimurra family’s stand against government ‘protection’ in Australia during the 1930’s. This play portrays the inequality between aboriginals and white Australians. Davis displays inequality and racism through language conventions such as emotive language, figurative language and imagery. The Help is a film directed by Taite Taylor and is about a young writer, Skeeter, who interviews African-American…

Indigenous Australian Youth Introduction (100 words) Although the ongoing efforts to close the inequality gap between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians, statistics show that Indigenous Australian youth still face significant disadvantages. This report will discuss the disadvantages Indigenous youth face in education and the criminal justice system by using up-to-date statistics to illustrate this. Additionally, this report will link these disadvantages with unit concepts to…

The Important Role of Occupational Therapy within First Australian Communities Introduction Occupational therapists enable people to engage in everyday activities through occupation, which can structure, shape and change people’s lives. Correspondingly, attitudes, values, perceptions and life choices can be shaped by culture (Kinébanian& Stomph, 2010). However, there is inconsistency in the provision of occupational therapy services to clients from different cultures (Darawsheh, Chard & Eklund,…

in the long run poor overall health for the child. The “Percentage of the overall Federal health expenditure in 2009 which was spent on Aboriginal health” came in at 0.8% (Korff, 2015b). The Aboriginal death rate came in 3-1 when compared to the Australian population (Korff, 2015b). Many also suffer poor general health unassociated with alcohol such as; STDs, cancer, malnutrition, and heart disease to name a few (Korff,…

Hampton, R., & Toombs, M. (2013). Indigenous Australians and Health: The Wombat in the Room. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press. The wombat in the room distinguishes numerous notions of Indigenous wellbeing and culture. They also examine the significance of social comprehension and how it effects on the procurement of human services for Indigenous Australians. While it also develops the significance 's of family relationships, customs and how these impact on their health.…

Witnessing has many different meaning associated with it. The definition that will be used in this essay is “the study of a group of people for the purpose of understanding their way of being, culture, and history.” The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) invites people to witness aboriginal culture so that they may learn about the indigenous way of life. While visiting MOA one may find themselves viewing exhibits that range from spiritual artifacts to drums played by tribes in Papa New Guinea.…

In the collection of essays presented in Civilizing the Wilderness, A. A. den Otter examines the contrasting perspectives on the definition of “civilization” and “wilderness”, in relations to Canada, throughout history. “Civilization as a term dates back to the mid-eighteenth century” (Otter 2012, xiii) and “most writers perceived the concepts of civilization and wilderness as opposing poles” (Otter 2012, xii) and as such defines each other. “There is no perception to wilderness that does not…

Indigenous Youth and their oppression in a modern white Australia We may be living in a time where social and cultural equality is becoming an important issue and topic in many countries. However here in Australia Indigenous Australians are still being oppressed and marginalised by a dominant white culture. Aboriginal youth have been born into this dominance but arguably suffer from the stereotypes the most in today’s society. The films Yolngu Boy and Black Chicks Talking highlight these…

Lastly, as a result of confronting the issues surrounding voting rights, I would like to discuss Aboriginal electoral participation in Canada to represent the impact these organizations confrontations have had on Indigenous communities. It is no surprise that voter turnout among Aboriginal Canadians is lower than among non-Aboriginal Canadians. Upon researching surveys conducted with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal electors following the last four Canadian federal elections there are reasons for…

The language we use is the best indicator of who we are, individually, socially and culturally. Language is a key element in the expression of all forms of identity, according to Linguist David Crystal “more than anything else language shows we belong, providing the most natural badge or symbol of public and private identity”. Identity is heavily influenced by social factors and can be reflected in the lexical choice and semantic distinctions that people use. In addition, the degree of…