Indigenous peoples of Africa

Access to culturally safe and quality healthcare is a significant problem for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Therefore, by taking a person-centred approach will not only allow patients to be directly involved in their care, but also take into account their cultural and individual needs. In this essay I will discuss my personal experiences as well the past experiences of Mrs Akajen which may influence the establishment of a nurse-person therapeutic relationship (N-PTR). I will also…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are today acknowledged as the owners and custodians of this land we call home, but unfortunately, they have experienced situations that have completely disregarded their basic human rights before they received their rightful title. This essay will look at the history/ background of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in regards to their rights within Australia, analyse certain ethical issues that have occurred when dealing with their rights,…

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…

Connection, be it to the land, animals, spirits, etc., was very important to the indigenous peoples of Australia. They strived to constantly be in touch with their surroundings, and as a result, some tribes lived semi-nomadically; they followed natural food sources and lived in semi-permanent housing. Perhaps this is the reason that, despite their great strives for connection, the Australian Aboriginal peoples did not form great bonds between their differing cultural groups. Intensely isolated…

Part A- Postcode Wyndham Vale with the post code of 3024 is part of the land where the Woiworung people lived as part of the Kulin Nation (ATSIS, 2016). According to The Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VALC) the Woiworung people lived in the area beginning at the Yarra River, up to Gardiners Creek, and in the southeast next to Dandenong Creek. In the north, the Dividing Range from Mount Baw Baw to Mount Blackwood. The Werribee River was their westernmost point (ALC, 2016). As…

race plays a major role in people being incarcerated. This problem stems from the racial divide 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…

Racism may have a significant Impact on the mental health of indigenous population, especially children as it could lead to depression and anxiety. This has been reflected in the Western Australian Child Health Survey, which demonstrated that indigenous youth have higher overall incidence of general mental health problems than their none-indegenous counterpart. Furthermore, 26% of indigenous young people compared 17% of non-indigenous In the age group of 4-11 were reported to be suffering from…

might your own behaviour/values influence your communication with Aboriginal people/families and what are the implications for practice? My behaviour and values have been shaped by my family, friends and the contemporary society in which we live. These values, as well as my behaviour influence the way I communicate with Aboriginal people and their families. I have grown up with the belied that we should treat all people how we would like to be treated, despite the colour of a person’s skin,…

other factors show the diversity between people in a society and in the world. Today you will find diverse people working together in almost every field such as schools, on jobs, while traveling, in restaurants, and in many other places and occasions. One of the examples is my College Campus. I study at AUAF (American University of Afghanistan) and there is a high level of diversity between the students, faculty and also the professors. Firstly there are people that are students and teachers on…

in New France describes the way Indigenous people living in New France were perceived by the French authorities, the degree of citizenship that Indigenous people were given, and how these concepts of sovereignty affected the Indigenous communities both positively and negatively. In France, citizens were considered “regnicoles” (Havard, 2013) – citizens who had the full breadth of the modern concept of human and political rights. In contrast, the Indigenous people of New France were not granted…