Indigenous peoples of Oceania

Indigenous Australians and African American people lived out the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes from the 1950s to today. The purpose of the Ten Commandments is to point out sin as Paul informs us in Romans 7:7, and they also begin with our demonstrated relationship with God and end with our relationships with others. The purpose of the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:1-12 is to inspire people to act in certain ways. In times of adversity and injustice morality existed, and civil rights and…

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…

along the healing properties of plants located in countries where pharmaceuticals are a less likely form of medicine. Ethnoscientists are increasingly interested in TEK because it is regularly used to withstand indigenous people and preserve resources necessary for the survival of its people. 2. All over the world, plants have been used to treat and possibly…

Abdullah Khan Mrs. Ciufo ENG3U1 12 October 2015 The Diminishing Aboriginal Culture The Aboriginal culture is no longer prominent in today’s Canadian culture. Most Native people have blended into Canadian culture which has caused them to lose their individualism. The narrator in Rita Joe’s I Lost My Talk demonstrates her loss of identity when the Canadian government assimilate the Aboriginal community and the Aboriginal’s autonomy. To begin with, many Native children in Canada are taken away…

Indigenous Australians and their identities are a reflection of Australian history. The Aboriginals culture, connection with nature and traditions shape Australian society and shape a great love and respect for the land. Doris Pilkington’s Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence (1996) is a non-fiction biographic text. With the use of emotive language and primary sources, Doris Pilkington explains about the Indigenous Australian’s identities pre colonisation, during colonisation, and post colonisation.…

What are the effects of harmful alcohol use? The harmful alcohol use among aboriginal Australians also has significant physical, psychological and sociological effects. Excessive alcohol consumption has significant physical effects such as the development of high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, liver disease, stroke, and cardiomyopathy (insulin resistance over time) (Conigrave & Lee, 2012). The health problems related to harmful alcohol use is evident among aboriginal Australians as the…

al. (2006) discuss and review the literature that pertains to the pattern of health and disease among Aboriginal people from the end of World War II to the early twenty-first century (p. 73). The chapter discusses infectious and chronic diseases, as well as intentional and unintentional injuries and how the rate of incidence among Aboriginal peoples differs from non-Aboriginal peoples (p.73). The authors also attempt to describe, using current research literature, various health determinants and…

Residential schools established after the 1880s. Christian churches and Canadian government originally conceived the residential schools. In all residential schools, everything was structured, and children had to follow all rules without regret. We watched a few videos, and the survivor that we chose to research about is Luille Mattess who attended Legac Residential School when she was six years old. We chose Luille because we both thought that she was the one who was telling the story with…

a lot of their traditions since the Europeans started many wars and broke many promises they made to the First Nations. First Nations have been mistreated ever since Europeans invaded their land but not many films depict the Europeans as the evil people, and The Battle of Elderbush Gulch is one of them. It depicts the First Nations as animalistic in nature and uncivilized beings, unlike the Americans who are normal and civilized humans. This ideology is based on prejudice and is very unfair…

addressing our culture and prejudice against our indigenous Australians. Picture this. You are an indigenous Australian. You have just been told you are pregnant or your wife or partner has. You are told your maternal death rate is 3 time bigger than non-indigenous females. Nine months later and you have just given birth to your child. Well done, you survived. Now imagine that your child’s risk of mortality is double compared to non-indigenous children. They are four times more likely…