Indigenous language

Introduction Despite the Australian government’s pledge to “close the gap”, many Indigenous students continue to struggle with their educational outcomes at school. The writing and language skills of Indigenous students in year 7 have been found to be behind their non-Indigenous peers by approximately 58 months and many Indigenous students continue to leave school prematurely (Australian Government, 2015, p. 5; Rose, 2011, p. 89). In ‘Message Stick: Strong and Smart’ (2003), Principal Chris Sarra has proven that it is possible to change these statistics and help Indigenous students to reach their full potential. The documentary provides many examples of effective strategies and useful resources for improving the outcomes and engagement of…

INTRODUCTION The purpose of the first part of this report critically reflects on the 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…

the most influential language globally, with more non-native speakers around the world than native speakers (Park and Wee, 2012). There are over 400 million speakers of English, and although there are a few languages with more speakers in the world, those languages owe their numbers to mother-tongue speakers. Whereas, English owes its prominence to how widely adopted it is in other countries, and the special status it enjoys in global affairs. Since the introduction of English Language into the…

Language is much more than a means of communication, it is something that not only contains the understandings of a person’s culture and connection to the land, but it also plays an essential role in maintaining one’s well-being, self-esteem and more importantly, their sense of identity. In addition, with regard to Indigenous Australians, language plays a significant role in their culture and history; however, since colonization there has been a significant decline in indigenous languages. This…

Every language has unique patterns, words and grammar structure, it is why while using google translator, it is more accurate to translate a single word rather then a paragraph. Another example would be idioms, which referring to phrase or word with native cultural understanding. For an American born and raise, the phrase “charley horse” usually referring to a muscle cramp in the leg. However to a foreigner or someone who didn’t grow up in a traditional American family, the phrase may be…

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) request to make all indigenous languages spoken in Canada declared an official language. “Perry Bellegarde, who was elected National Chief of the AFN last fall, agrees it would not be easy to require translations of all indigenous languages to be printed on the sides of cereal boxes and milk cartons”. This quote from the second article points out the major fact that if we were to make over sixty languages official in Canada, every government document and product…

Torres Strait Islander, and other Oceanian people. Evidence of the art of the Aboriginal people in Australia dates back at least 30,000 years. The Australian Aboriginal languages comprise up to twenty-seven language families and isolates native to the Australian Aborigines. At the start of the 21st century, fewer than 150 Indigenous languages of approximately 750 languages remain in daily use. It is important to note that the indigenous people of Australia the Aborigines comprise approximately…

ruled that no one should eat the aniaml of their totem, but only of other totems, with this rule food was for everyone The tribes then all lived together on the land given to them by the Rainbow Serpent or the "Mother of Life" and always remembered knew that the land would always be theirs, and no one should ever take it from them. Each Aboriginal language, there are set of terms that are used by people who are related to someone. Each term also has a signifigsnt term or meaning, the one which…

And it all began with the European invasion in 1700 led by Captain Cook. The invasion into Australia in 1700 completely changed the lives of the Indigenous Aboriginals, obstructing with the traditional, cultural and ancient lifestyle that the Indigenous Aboriginals had led for over 1000 years. Gone were the life led by peace and independence and began the horrible period in their history in which oppression and injustice ruled over their…

communities speaking their own languages and practicing their own cultures already here. That fateful day marked the beginning of a tragic decline in Native American cultures through the introduction of disease, systematic genocide and government efforts to subjugate and even eradicate the indigenous peoples in this country. These actions were largely motivated by the greed and religious fervor of the invaders, and were designed to take over the rich land and resources found on this, so called…