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Dr Gary Foley, an Aboriginal Gumbaynggirr activist, historian and leader effective between the years 1971 to 2000, has used his ties to his Aboriginal heritage and fame to become highly efficient in his field. Foley utilises an array of methods including his involvement in major political activities, his acting career and his countless informative essays to raise awareness and truth about the Aboriginal population within Australia. Gary Foley spent the majority of his youth in Nambucca Heads,…

Politics of Indigenous Recognition Analyse the broad shifts that have taken place in Australian society since the end of the Second World War, and how those historical changes have shaped the contemporary nation There has been an abundance of injustices suffered by the original owners of our land which still continue to this day but since WW2, which occurred from 1939-1945, Indigenous Recognition has been one of the rapidly changing important issues in Australian society. Although there has…

I come here today with my Bunjilung brothers and sisters to address a prejudice society that lead my own grandfather to be forcibly removed from his own sporting field. A man who wasn’t welcomed in his own clubhouse. A man who was benched. A man who was told he wasn’t Australian. Now, I can’t lie about the immense occurrence of Australian racism because racism is real. We all know this, because “Nothing’s Changed”. Now my grandfather is not alone. The violent interaction between black men,…

The changing experience of Indigenous Australians Indigenous Australians, defined Indigenous Australians are defined as; “The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia, who are descended from the groups that existed in Australia and the surrounding islands prior to British colonisation.” Indigenous Australians are often referred to as the ‘First Peoples of Australia’, due to their status as being the first human settlers to the Australian continent, approximately 60,000 years…

Many Australian people experience mental illness; however, according to the ABS (2013), Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are three times more likely to develop mental illness than the non-indigenous population. Mental illness among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generation survivors is even greater (Dudgeon, Walker, Scrine, Shepherd, Calma, & Ring, 2014). Suicide rates within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are also twice as high,…

Public Health Issue Cardiovascular Disease is at a high level of prevalence in the Indigenous Populations of Australia Video This video outlines the health issues that Indigenous Populations in Australia face and describes the fact that Indigenous groups on average die earlier than other Australians. It focuses on multiple reasons for this statistic not just the prevalence of CVD however is interesting to look at to introduce the realities of the health crisis facing Indigenous Australians. It…

The A.B Paterson College Early Childhood Centre has established a relationship with the above services in order to connect parents directly to the key person in charge, to support families towards a good outcome. These relationships assist in maintaining and fostering positive, safe and supportive community partnerships between the home and the centre. Creating such relationships builds trust with each child and their families, to the point where they are comfortable to reveal any doubts either…

A negative social attitude towards the Aboriginal communities is still prevalent today. Racism towards ATSI people is widespread in the Australian community. Individuals who have experienced discrimination need to be treated with understanding and respect. This will need to be reinforced whist working together to collaborate culturally relevant ways to bridge the gap. Until social attitudes are addressed it will impact professional relationships when delivering services and programs. Employment…

Stolen Generation Rabbit-Proof Fence Kaylie Chen From 1910s to 1970s, many indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of implementing various government policies, the policy of assimilation was one of them, and it was implemented in various state of Australia. These policies are well known as the Stolen Generation. The Australian Government deemed that by the forcefully removing Indigenous children from their families and communities should allow Indigenous people…

room than the space provided. Anything written outside the text box will not be marked. The article presents key issues in regard to Indigenous Australians health status and their health disadvantages which have occurred through historical and geographical concepts. The report anaylses thes disadvantages through a timeline of Australia’s history and highlighted health problems that have occurred within Indigenous Australians over time. During European settlement, Australia was considered an…