Indigenous Australians

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…

Prior to the commencement of this unit I expect to learn more about Indigenous culture and the hardships they faced due to European settlement. I am hoping to find out how life was like before the European settlement and how the settlement effected not only Indigenous people but also their land. Incompletion of this unit I would like to know if some of aspects of Indigenous culture was taken and blended to the main stream Australian culture we have today. Incompletion of this unit I hope to…

the Europeans and Australians attitude towards the native landscape. This private letter, titled “From the Journal of a First Fleet Surgeon,” was written by an English naval surgeon George Bouchier Worgan, who accompanied the First Fleet to Australia. Written on the 12th June 1788, Worgan’s journal takes the form of a letter, addressed to his brother, Richard, covering the early months of European settlement in New South Wales describing his first impressions of the Australian landscape, their…

Land is a major aspect of aboriginal culture and traditions. It is part of your kanyini, which means connectedness. In aboriginal culture you need to be connected to the land. If you lose part of your kanyini you lose part of yourself so if you are disconnected from your land it has a big toll on you spirituality and connectedness. Many aboriginal people were and are separated from their land for various reasons including: Mining, lack of resources, the stolen generation, farming, redevelopment…

examines at how Indigenous teens are currently being marginalised, oppressed and stereotyped in Australia today. It will also explore how western and Aboriginal culture influences, affects and shapes young indigenous youth. Examples from the movie ‘Yolngu Boy’ and the documentary ‘Black Chicks Talking’ will demonstrates stereotypes, personal opinions from those affected and the way Indigenous youth and the dominant white culture are interdependent to one another. One way Aboriginal Australians…

reconciliation plan I undertook two sets of plans, helping out the Indigenous tutoring from St. Brigid’s College, interviewing them and educating those on the Indigenous history. Throughout my journey of completing my reconciliation plan of helping with the Indigenous tutoring and interviewing them I learnt a lot more than I did before I started. I learnt that there are so many different perspectives on the history of Indigenous people, not only about the stolen generation which many people are…

their illustrators. Thus, it can be seen that creating a picture book that preserves aspects of Indigenous culture must come from authors, illustrators and publishers with the same ethnicity and ideals. The alignment of their Fanonic tendencies allows picture books to establish a sense of harmony rather than inner conflict, which will aid the development of an authentic Indigenous voice within Australian children 's picture…

of inclusiveness (‘fellow Australians’) and yet inevitably partial (some Australians will appear more ‘Australian’ than others)” (Carter 2006, p. 9). The intelligentsia (writers, artists, historians, journalists) create a sense of a shared identity or unity through national images such as public symbols, rituals, stories, books, advertisements, movies, and music. For example, the Australian flag is very prominent during the Anzac Day ceremony which commemorates Australians who served in all…

the grand opening of the festival. I am honoured today to introduce to you two musical-comedy films, Bran Nue Dae and The Sapphires, which share similar aspects in demonstrating the richness of Aboriginal accomplishments within the Indigenous culture. Directed by Australian film director, Rachel Perkins, Bran Nue Dae’s (2009) Willie, is an Aboriginal…

The Secret River resembles a form of historical interpretation that fictionalizes a point in history that is fraught with grief and indignation. The text exemplifies the different types of people of colonial Australia and their views towards the Indigenous people. By understanding the limitations history allows in exploring these views, Grenville was compelled to form her own interpretation of the past resulting in a fictional history of Australia. By undertaking this type of fiction Grenville…