Indigenous language

But not all can understand Indigenous disadvantage is a result of the nations history of colonisation over 60,000 years ago (Behrendt, 2012). The most immediate consequence of the colonisation was a wave of epidemic diseases including small pox, measles, sexually transmitted diseases and influenza that spread and destroyed many Indigenous communities (Harris, 2013). This era is evident as to why many Indigenous people don’t trust and therefore don’t use mainstream health…

which is embedded in our society still today. Although we believe that we have gotten past the discrimination that the indigenous Australians face it is still a major problem facing Australian society. Imagine, being treated differently and given unfair punishments based on your race or background. Imagine being defined by something you cannot control. The problem of indigenous incarceration emanates from the marginalisation which aboriginals receive as they often have no chance of breaking…

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (AIH 2015) reported that Indigenous Australians account for around 3 percent of the total Australian population. Compared to the past decade, the number of Indigenous people has increased, but the life expectancy of Aborigines is 10 years shorter than non-Indigenous Australian. A group of diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney diseases, respiratory and eye health and other factors negatively affect Indigenous Australians today. A…

students don't connect with. While I do agree that many of Shakespeare's work had messages and situations that transcend, many of those messages are also covered by many indigenous authors. Unlike Shakespeare's work however, the writing of these are more relatable, and also would discuss more specific issues for Canadian's. Indigenous people might not make up a significant part of the total Canadian population, 4.3% (statcan, 2011), but their culture is giant part of Canada's history. I…

mirrored in the history of Indigenous Australians in the more distant past as well as in contemporary Australia. To be specific, the colonial history shows a typical example of institutional racism, a discriminatory limitation against ethnic groups via laws, practices, and policies (Hampton & Toombs, 2013, p. 30). At the beginning of colonisation, Europeans believed that they were superior to Indigenous people. Based on such beliefs, the colonists controlled and regulated Indigenous Australians…

Indigenous People – Diabetes The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are commonly known as Indigenous People of Australia who were descended from groups that lived in Australia and nearby islands before the European settlement. It is estimated that 669,900 indigenous people spread across Australia representing 3% of the total Australian population as per the information from the 2011 Census. (The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)-2013). The majority of (79%) of Indigenous…

taught to Aborigines: one must teach the Aborigine how to become a white Australian, then teach him a trade, and then expect achievement in the white Australian sense of the term.” Indigenous research recognised that in the late 1960s, the standard of living, including health, housing and employment in the Indigenous communities, acted as barriers to effective education (Malin & Maidment, 2003). This could be due to the state in which the Aboriginal children were attending the school tired,…

“The way forward for Australia as a nation is to embrace the essence of indigenous cultural renaissance.” Renaissance as described by Dictionary.com is “revival or rebirth especially of culture and learning” (Dictionary.com, 2015). In my paper I will examine indigenous culture and its revival or rebirth by looking at what Indigenous Culture is, its origins, what it means to Aboriginal people and how it is being revived today in the current Australian society. I will start with a quote from…

Several Government commitments in the past maintain a positive impact on the future Indigenous Australians; however considering the social alienation, cultural exclusion, emotional and environmental disadvantages Indigenous peoples endured in the past what more can be done? To provide an improved educational experience for Indigenous Australians, the relevance of the recommendation brought forward in The Bringing them Home report section 9b. it states ‘all under-graduates and trainees in…

the parents, teachers, students and all individuals the school community to be able to familiarise Indigenous students and change to positive behaviour for a better educational goals for these individuals and the rest. Through these components teachers are providing and protecting the right to education for these individuals (Price, 2012). It is highly important to understand the reason why Indigenous students are not successful in literacy outcomes even though they have been born in Australia…