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with the spirit of forgiveness, friendship, and reconciliation, with a goal to close the gap of life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and addressing different social Justice Issues. The Aboriginal people feel that because the Australian Government has acknowledged the past and has paid respect towards those who were falsely treated, the Parliament has now laid down new foundations for healing to take place. For the victims of the ‘Stolen Generations’, the Apology Day was a…

Glenn Murcutt is an Australian Architect. He works as a sole practitioner, where his main architectural designs focus on modernist houses that respond to their climate and surroundings. Most of his work are at small scale and are affected by the land and climate of his native Australia. His designs reflect the idea of maintain a harmonious interaction with the environment. Some of the materials that he typically uses are corrugated iron with the ribs laid horizontally and different types of…

As outlined in Table 2, the school must address any real and perceived power differentials between staff and Indigenous families (Mason-White, 2013). The school may converse with Elders, families, and the community. The school may have to redesign its policies and processes in order to address any power differentials (Medora & Ledger 2005). If a school allows families to have power, then families can make informed decisions about the student with an intellectual disability. As shown in Table 2…

non-indigenous Australians. My cultural identity and perceived place in Australian society have presented hardships and challenges such as racism and discrimination - inherent prejudices or preconceived ideas regarding Australia 's indigenous people, access to health and welfare services, unemployment and substance addiction. My story is one of hardship but also one of triumph - I am a survivor. As with many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, I am afflicted with diabetes. The Australian…

Barry Morris within this book explores the postcolonial period of 1970s – 1990s as Indigenous Australians struggle for equality, recognition and autonomy as citizens of Australia. Morris illustrates this period as an era of socio-economic and political change informed by neoliberal policies. Morris defines neoliberalism as an ideology that is “conspicuous for its belligerent free market approach to economic development and demands for trade liberalisation, privatisation of state industries, and…

Food insecurity is a major issue in Canada’s Northern Aboriginal communities. There is evidence that many health problems experienced by Aboriginal peoples are related to food insecurity such as diabetes, dental carries, obesity and cardiovascular disease (Willows, 2005). The issue of food insecurity is important to nursing because nurses work directly with the patients who have these health problems. It is critical that nurses are aware of the implications of food insecurity and different ways…

between the colonists and the aborigines due to resistance, tallying a large death toll for the aborigines. Australian statistic economist Noel Butlin has claimed that Indigenous…

All discoveries involve the revealing of previous unknowns and the reconsidering of previously held beliefs. They are all encompassing ranging from the spiritual to the physical. They can be sudden and unexpected or be the result of deliberate planning. Often discoveries cause a person to reconsider their beliefs. The prose fiction novel Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch and the poem we are going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal share this concept. In “Swallow the Air” the protagonist May Gibson travels…

“We’re running from the heart of darkness, searching for the heart of light”. How do these lyrics make you feel? Sad or sorry for the aboriginals, about how they were treated when the white settled? This song, Solid Rock, by Goanna, was published for a reason. They make people think about what happened the indigenous when the English came to Australia. The author of the song, Shane Howard, uses strong, influencing language to represent the indigenous and describe what happened to them. The…

History Script: Since the early 17th century until the early 1900s, Aboriginal Peoples have signed treaties with the British and French, which the two countries then, turned into Canadians later on, after Confederation. Although, in the beginning, when the British first started to sign treaties with the Aboriginals, they wanted to encourage peace, yet, later on, the British and French looked at the treaties from a different perspective, then the Aboriginals and each country had different goals…