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    Born and raised on the City of Gold Coast I had little understanding of the ways of Aboriginal people. I didn’t come in contact with many indigenous while growing up. There may have been one or two Torres strait islanders in my class but I never really paid much attention to where they came from I just treated them like other class mates. This didn’t help me broaden my knowledge of their culture, as we never discussed it. During primary school we learnt some of the Dream Time stories and the…

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    Aboriginal Disadvantage

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    Today the burden of disease, poor socio- economic and severe disadvantage of aboriginal Australians is a testament to a history of colonisation and its continuation ( Mitchell 2007) policies still push for communities to move from homelands and assimilate to be able to have access to the same health care, education and housing as non-indigenous…

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    the structure of those economic resources and whether the ecosystem possesses the appropriate food attributes.” To survive in these ecosystem, hunter-gathers are commonly the most successful in utilizing the resources available in rainforests. Australian Aborigines were indeed hunter-gathers. During the wet season, the Aborigines lived off nuts and fruits. At the end of the wet season, the availability of resources in rainforest will fully utilize. Aborigines feasted on rats, snakes, crocodiles…

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    1. Life expectancy at birth for Indigenous people is on average 17 years lower than that for the total Australian population. 2. In non-remote areas Aboriginal adults were twice as likely to be affected by and to report disability and/or chronic disease. 3. In 2006 21% of 15 year old Indigenous people versus 5% of 15 year old non–Indigenous people were not participating in school education. 4. The proportion of Aboriginal people in post secondary education, with a qualification of certificate…

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    • The Indigenous culture of Australia is the oldest living cultural history in the world, going back at least 50,000 years.1 • At the time of European settlement, Aboriginals were semi-nomadic hunters and gatherers living off the land. Each clan belonged to a specific territory boarded by rivers, lakes and mountains. For Indigenous Australians, their relationship to the land is a vital aspect of their spirituality and culture1. • Much of the cultural identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

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    social justice essay and personal journal communicating his personal response to the injustice towards Indigenous Australians. Reynolds’ choice of language, medium and textual form influence how his perspective is received and shape the meaning of the text. Reynolds’ presents his political perspective and purpose in his monograph as he argues for the reconciliation of Indigenous and white Australians to advocate the progress of native title. He challenges responders to reevaluate their own…

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    Eddie Mabo had great significance in the role of campaigning indigenous land rights and to help make a change of the struggle for rights and freedom of the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. The Mabo case was a significant legal case held in Australia to the High court of Australia, that recognized land rights of the indigenous people. Eddie Koiki Mabo was born on the 29th of June 1936, on Murray island located in the Torres Strait. His mother had died giving birth and because of…

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    Structural Determinants

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    and not having English as a first language, all common characteristics of Indigenous rural and remote populations (Jamieson et al., 2011, Parker et al., 2012). Ethnicity or race is also significant in the oral health of Indigenous children and young people. Research on racism globally indicates that experiences of racism negatively affect health and well-being, but further research is needed within the Indigenous Australian context (Paradies, 2007), especially with oral health (Jamieson et…

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    and Torres Strait Islander people experience far worse health in comparison to non-Indigenous people and face many barriers which impact on their ability to access safe and quality healthcare (Commonwealth of Australia, 2012). Various factors, including age, language and communication, previous experiences, and various social determinants should be considered when establishing a therapeutic relationship (Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council, 2011). As seen in the case study Mrs Akajen is…

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    The 2009 film, originally a play script written by Jimmy Chi in 1990 (Powell, 2017), is seen as a unique perception on Indigenous culture and history. Bran Nue Day significantly contributes to the understanding of human rights and has a powerful message towards reconciliations. A young boy, called Willie, is sent to Perth to attend school, away from his family and life. He runs away from the school and tries to find his way back home. A sense of displacement is portrayed, and Willie struggles…

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