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Aboriginal individuals have kept up and built up a rich old stories fixated on spirits and apparitions. While the Australian anthropological writing recognizes the critical religious measurements of Creation myths, investigations of the secularized old stories of indigenous groups living in country and urban territories have been to a great extent dismissed. This paper researches the parts of Australian Aboriginal mythology in late indigenous and non-indigenous societies inside mild Australia.…

and can even trigger many debates amongst states. There are many different people living in Australia, all with their own identities and individual use of Australian English. It is important to highlight these differences and identities by celebrating the fact that Australians from various states and territories use their own form of Australian English, rather than creating a national identity which instead does not bring out these differences. By…

Kenneth Bonner, an English migrant, and his wife Julia who was Aboriginal. (Click) Growing up, he had almost no formal education and worked as a farm labourer before settling on Palm Island, Queensland in 1946. (Click) He was the first Indigenous Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia in 1971. (Click) Initially, Bonner was appointed by the Queensland Parliament to fill a vacancy in the Senate and later was elected to the parliament by popular vote. How were they called?…

The Australian flag debate is an interrupted enquiry over whether the Australian flag should be changed, particularly to eliminate the Union Jack from the canton, but to perhaps introduce a completely new design without the Southern Cross. John Blaxland who approves a proposal for a new mature Australian flag, agrees that the flag should be changed. Although there is a lot of controversy around this argument. For example Allan Pidgeon argues that Australia should change its flag. However some…

When explaining the disproportionate over-representation and the incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in the criminal justice system, there are several theories and factors to consider. For several decades, the Criminal Justice System has mistreated Aboriginal peoples in numerous ways, subjecting them to racial profiling, unethical racialization and erroneous incineration. In order to help prevent such things from continuing, understanding is key. Thorsten Sellin’s culture conflict theory sheds…

Australia has a proud heritage and an enduring cultural identity. What are we celebrating on January 26 and what does it mean to be Australian? Traditionally, it's about celebrating the First Fleet's arrival in 1788 and recognising the early convicts and settlers. The fact that our language, political and legal institutions are inherited from the British Isles, not anymore. The cultural left tells us that it's all about multiculturalism and celebrating diversity and difference, with some even…

St Boniface, located on the banks of the Red and Seine rivers in eastern Winnipeg, is home to the Metis fur traders. Founded in 1818 by Bishop Provencher. It is home to one of the largest Francophone communities and is also the birth place of Louis Riel the political leader of the Metis and the founder of Manitoba. The Grey Nuns were very influential to the early development of the city. The Metis people wanted recognition from the Canadian Government which led to the Red River Rebellion; the…

Aboriginal sites are as significant and essential today, as they were thousands of years ago. The sites will continue to play a fundamental role in the lives of Aboriginal people and Western Australian heritage. These places and the grounding beliefs they give expression to, will continue to be of great significance in contemporary social and spiritual life. In conclusion, one has to experience and go through the ways of Noongar traditional customs…

understandings in Indigenous Education that have been gained from unit topics. The report acknowledges that Standard Australian English is a second language for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, that attitudes need to change both of teachers and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and parents, and the need for schools to adopt a culturally supportive framework. In addition best practice examples are discussed from the Strong and Smart documentary and three AITSIL…

adult prisoners) of Australia’s prison population in 2015 and this number is rising. To combat this issue, the Murri Court was established. The Murri Court was founded in Queensland in 2002 in response to the increasing representation of Indigenous Australian people in prison. This court sentences Indigenous offenders who plead guilty to offences which fall within the jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court, for example assault or theft. His Honour, Judge Irwin quoted, “there is a way we can do…