1. Individual Component: Profile Patricia June O’Shane was born in 1941 into an interracial family (a rarity for that period), at a time when it was common practice for the removal of children from their families where it was deemed children were being neglected (McIntyre & McKeich, 2009). The removals often triggered children to feel disconnected with their culture/traditional ways and their family’s history (Cowlishaw, 2004). Both of Patricia’s grandparents had been removed from their families…
Remembering Babylon by David Malouf and Heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad are two works that use variations of chronological order to create a variety of effects. Although almost a hundred years separates the writing of these two works, there are some similarities in the issues they deal with, and the historical setting of both works is roughly the same time, the mid to the end of the nineteenth century. In Remembering Babylon, Malouf explores ideas about identity and the clash of cultures: on…
Outline the importance of the Mabo Decision, Native Title Act and Wik Judgement for the Land Rights movement (5 marks) The Land Rights movement aimed to lead Aboriginal people towards regaining access and ownership to their sacred sites and traditional lands that were lost by European settlement. This movement was instigated by Charles Perkins through his Freedom Ride in 1965 and Vincent Lingiari, the elder of the Gurindji people, who promoted the Wave Hill Strike in 1966. In 1992, Eddie Mabo,…
Writing and Representing Communication strategies have changed greatly over the last few decades. The advancement in technology has affected the communication. The language of words is gradually shifting to other forms of language. Such languages are used such as use of gestures, picture sound and movement. All this languages can be used to bring a blended form of language. This paper focuses on improving the learning of English in schools to produce better results. The paper explores the forms…
Is defined as the land without owners. The British colonization had the belief that the Aboriginal landers could not trade for their lands with them or put a price for it. The Aboriginals thoughts were the first who settle on determined land owns it, and the land is sacred, is where their rituals and ceremonies took place, Land for Aboriginals means everything, their homes, their ancestors, their food, their heritage. Is the name used to refer to the Aboriginal and Torres islander people of…
There are many groups of Aboriginal people in Sydney and Marrickville Region, one of them is the Cadigal Wangal clans from the Eora Nation. The Cadigal group is located in Petersham and near to the Cooks River, while the Wangal are located near to the Parramatta River in Parramatta. A brief of the big days in Aboriginal traditions was back in 2007 when the NAIDOC (National Aborigines Day Observance Committee) week had the 50 years celebration and the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the…
unequal distribution of social positions within a group or society. ("Social Inequality: A Short History Of An Idea, p.2") Disadvantaged groups such as the native indigenous people of Australia, are one of the most targeted communities of injustice. Stratification can arise throughout preceding generations of families, thereby, enduring social inequality. The Australian courts and constitution are two key factors which influence the rights given to people. In this essay I will examine the lack…
Mabo v. Queensland (No2) (1992) Summarise the fact situation The Mabo case started at the hands of a group of people from the Murray islands including Eddie Mabo and was brought to high court. The group claimed that the Merriam people should have the right to claim ownership of the Mer Island as such right hasn’t been covered in the Queensland government. Eddie Mabo asked the high court to introduce and hence recognise their rights of ownership and use the land as they prefer- according to their…
The apology to the Stolen Generations was delivered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in the House of Representatives on the 13th February 2008. The national apology has become a symbol of hope for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders. Australia in modern day society are somewhat optimistic for the future of the relationship between both races. Attitudes to Indigenous lives and lifestyles, interactions and attitudes to personal involvement and cultural awareness and pride determines the quality of…
determination and tenacity is also seen as he contests the claims of terra nullius and land ownership rights in the high court. The viewers of this film see firsthand the dehumanising, unfair, and degrading treatment which the Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander community was and subjected to. As Mabo overcomes oppression and racism, to attain the rights to which he and the rest of the aboriginal community was entitled, viewers see the misfortunes innocent people have to go to in order to be…