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Structural barrier is caused by the deeply entrenched institutional racism and white privilege in the Australian health system. Henry, Houston, and Mooney (2004) described the impacts of colonisation and its consequences to the well-being of Indigenous Australians. Little was done to address the impartiality they experience with the health system in spite of the government being aware of their current situation (Henry, Houston, &…

Australia prior to 1965. While Protectionism aimed to be a ‘smooth pillow to die on’, the policy of Assimilation culturally mixed the races. Assimilation was a policy implemented by the Australian Government which integrated ATSI into the Australian Society, this policy aimed to make Aboriginals ‘similar’ to white Australians and culturally mixed. As a result, this policy would extend the language, culture, beliefs, clothing and manner of living of the ATSI race but would genetically ‘die out’…

I am not so sure if my family was affected by any historic events but I feel it is really important to learn historical contexts so you are aware of what's happening all around the world. It is also important to learn historical context because it doesn't matter if it happened 100 years, it still happens to us and our people. And so the past is never repeated. Colonization is the process of taking control over the indigenous people in an area. In order to colonize the Indian act has formed. This…

Through these type of learning strategies we teachers could provide 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…

1. Introduction The use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit substances is both the cause and effect of much suffering among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia (AIHW 2011). Substance misuse has severe negative social and economic impacts on the individual, general population and family. This report will explore the effects of substance abuse, interventions that can be implemented and resources available to clinicians in managing indigenous people with mental health issues. 2.…

a phenomenlogical view is to take your blinders off and look at new things with an open mind. The Australian Aborigines were an interesting group. The Aboriginal religion shares many similarlities with other primal religions, however their differences is what makes this religion so distinctive and fascinating. Their cosmology was refined to the fact that all life existed in Autralia. The Australian Aborigines focused on their daily life with many rituals, cultural art, and saw their way of life…

Statement of intent I decided to do a opinion piece on the contemporary social issue of asylum seeker, and or the closure of Manus Island. The purpose of my piece was to inform the reader about the situation on Manus Island and to persuade the reader that legitimate refugees who were held on Manus Island deserve to be granted asylum. The intended target audience is young adults, 19-30 years old. As they will one day be the leaders in our society and actually have the power to create change one…

Vowel's chapter 4 is on state violence, which includes residential schools, the relocations, the sixties scoop, the polluted water and the Royal Commission on Aboriginal people as solution. The chapter was an interesting read, as it is quite informative and touches various subjects linked with state violence. Vowel's fourth chapter is basically a denunciation of state violence against Indigenous people in Canada, and reading the TRC's call to action gives us perspective on concrete, defined…

1. What does the song tell us about what Australians value about their country? In the Australian song, I am Australian, it communicates the idea that Australians stand as one in their dreams and love for the country. Also, they are united by the Australian spirit that all possess from persisting despite the tough times. This idea that Australians can become unified, despite coming from all different walks of life, is expressed to be what Australians value most about their country. 2. Does it…

The readings for week seven correlated in the common concept of humans being to the all the other being in the world and how life is a symbiotic relationship. In Kincentric Ecology it is stated that “Life in any environment is viable only when humans view their surroundings as kin” (Kincentric Ecology, 1327). This is a concept that was supported by the reading, Sheep in Navajo Culture and Organization. “ The residence group, the fundamental unit of Navajo social organization, is organized…