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Impact of Restorative Justice on Disadvantaged Populations In the Canadian criminal justice system, justice is equated with fair and deserving punishment for deviant individuals (Griffiths, 2011). However, this does not necessarily happen to be the case for Aboriginal people who are drastically over-represented in all aspects of the system. In fact, the Supreme Court of Canada called the over-representation of Aboriginal people as a “crisis in the Canadian criminal justice system” (Rudin &…

Indian act philosophy encourage aboriginal people to live their Indian status and culture and to become member of Canadian society (Makarenko, 2008, p.8). The term Indian refers to the men with the Indian blood, child of such person, women who was married to such person (Makarenko, 2008, p.10). It also broader the enfranchisement system, in which “aboriginal lose their Indian status and gain full citizenship” (Makarenko, 2008, p.10). Women who married to non-aboriginal men is also a part of…

The poem I have chosen today to recite is call 'No More Boomerang' by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, better known as deceased aboriginal activist, Kath Walker. Oodgeroo Noonuccal wasn't just an activist she was also an artist, educator and a campaigner for Aboriginal rights. The poem “No More Boomerang” describes the lifestyle changes that the aboriginal people experienced during the settlement of Australia. The poem is about the fact the indigenous people have had to change their lifestyle because of…

Aboriginal peoples have a prolonged history which includes spiritual and cultural traditions. Most of which were taken away upon the arrival of European settlers. Many of the issues that the Europeans brought on are still influential today. The forced introduction of European cultures and values and the dispossession of aboriginal lands caused a period of spiritual, social, and physical destruction. The aboriginal peoples have been discriminated and have been segregated from others due to coming…

R. v. Sparrow is the most famous case in Canadian history, it helped to set up the foundations for future cases involving Aboriginal fishing rights. In the court Sparrow was charged with “fishing with net longer than permitted by band's Indian food, fishing licence - Indian right to fish for food constituting existing aboriginal rights protected by s. 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 ” (1990 CarswellBC 105), the government forced aboriginals to start getting fishing licenses. This was…

The Noongar can be said to be one of the oldest tribes settled on Australian soil. They occupied major Perth area in Western Australia. Swan river and surrounding forests provided an excellent area to stay. It provided food and livelihood to the people of tribe. Noongar people believed in family system and settled with families with the community being the larger family. Noongar people greatly respected the land they settled on and it can be seen by their culture and traditions involving many…

the laid back nature of the typical Australian, the picture perfect landscape we live in, or the cultural diversity that makes Australia what it is today? Features such as these have been used as a way of describing Australia for decades. However, do they truly capture the Australian identity? (Change slide) Good afternoon Ladies and gentlemen. I am here today to outline why The Castle, one of Australia’s most iconic films, should be included in the Australian Film Festival. Rob Sitch’s tale of…

‘The bush was something that was uniquely Australian and very different to the European landscapes familiar to many new immigrants. The bush was revered as a source of national ideals by the likes of Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson.’(Australian Government, n.d.). In the book walking the boundaries by Jackie French. French provides loads of adjectives, similes and metaphors to give the reader a insight of Martin’s journey around the boundaries of his great grandfather’s land. And how martins mind…

grounded and by using hs own life as an example gives the reader an idea of how difficult it is to fit into both groups and not lose hope. Parts of this book are quite confronting and will make the reader question previously understandings of white Australian and Aboriginal culture. I thought the book was an eye opening read although at times repetitive got the point that the author was making across…

The Indigenous Australians first contact with non- Indigenous education was at the Missionaries and training institutions. These places were not held in high regard by the Indigenous people and neither was the education that they were offering. Most of these missionaries abused the rights of the Indigenous people and they showed no respect for their culture. The Indigenous people had negative experiences of the Government/State and did not trust them or want to be involved or have their children…