Indigenous language

This essay has two different parts, the chosen event and aspect will be about Indigenous Australian history of Stolen Generation. It will have answers to, What is Stolen Generation? why have Indigenous children been removed from their families? Also by analysing the nature of the effects and impacts of the event in practice of Indigenous Australians. Children from the Indigenous Australian background has been through so much traumatic events, that educators must have an understanding of these…

Aboriginal people are disadvantaged in Australian society. Addressing low literacy levels within indigenous communities provides the catalyst for positive outcomes to the future of Aboriginal people. Growing numbers of indigenous Australians achieving tertiary qualifications advances academic standing, professional standing and employments opportunities for individual and the indigenous community as a whole ( Mellor and Corrigan 2004). Incorporating the fundamental ethos of Aboriginal culture…

first language in Australian schools (Hanlen, 2010). However, Standard Australian English is not a first language for Indigenous students and in fact the most common language spoken by Aboriginal Australians is Aboriginal English (AE). Why do we need Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and how can teachers assist students to attain the essential language to break down barriers to a mainstream world? Aboriginal English is derived from Aboriginal languages with…

Language is defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as a “system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other” (Merriam-Webster). But language is more than that, language is a vessel that carries culture, spirituality, knowledge and wisdom, it connects humanity to the past therefore bringing an overall community essence to all those who speak it. As a result of this deep connection to language that humanity shares, when language is taken through assimilation it…

primary and high school between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students has seen the highest illiteracy rates and low performing academia Australia, condensed widely in remote communities. According to the 2016 census, this area had the lowest school completion rate for Indigenous students, with 22%, compared to the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, which have 57% and 42% (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016). Many teachers currently employed in Indigenous communities in the Northern…

and accomplish educational fairness of Indigenous Australians (Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs [MCEETYA], 2000). For Indigenous children, closing the education gap would mean, these children often having to assimilate to non-Indigenous mainstream schooling systems. This may result in Indigenous children losing their identity and culture (Korff, 2016) because Indigenous ways of knowing and learning vary to non-Indigenous ways of knowing and learning…

Introduction Best practice within the context of Indigenous education comprises many actions both within the classroom and the wider community. This report will discuss the role of literacy and language as it relates to Indigenous education, as well as Indigenous education strategies. Also, best practices observed in the documentary Message Stick: Strong and Smart (Newman, 2002), as well as some examples from the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership [AITSL], professional…

Since the European settlement, Indigenous beliefs and practices have suffered due to the continuing impact of the settlement (). The invasion imposed on the life of Indigenous Australians and for this, they suffered greatly (). This created a disadvantaging effect for Indigenous Australians due to the dispossession of land, loss of culture and prohibited practices (). The first fleet which arrived in 1788 altered the lives of Indigenous Australians in terms of their lifestyle (). Unfortunately,…

have lasted for time immemorial. Without these cultures Australia would be a colourless and bland place to live. The indigenous people of these lands have contributed immensely to the image of an Australian however, rarely have they been acknowledge for harbouring such a rich culture. Indigenous spiritualties and the culture which accompanies it has a strong relationship…

Teachers have a responsibility to their students to foster safe learning environments that motivate and challenge students to meet their potential. (AITSL, 2012) When examining teaching practises for indigenous diversity this goal must be the focus of planning and facilitating. Within every classroom world-wide teacher’s work to address diversities and provide equal opportunity to all students, “teachers must recognise and vale each student’s unique interests, experiences and abilities, needs…