Torres Strait Island culture

Introduction Australia is one of the countries in the world that is made up of different cultural groups with different cultural health determinants. Generally, the health of an individual begins from their homes, schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces with some similarities being evident while differences crop up at some point (Nagata,et al., 2013). The social determinants of health refers to those conditions in the environment that surrounds a given group of people that in a way affects the…

Sally’s Story Sally’s Story illustrates the life of an average Aboriginal family in Australia. The southern British Commonwealth during that period of time was a far cry from its colonial past, where Aborigines were singled out for persecution. Yet, life for members of the Aboriginal population remains to be a struggle in a subtle but present manner. Indigenous Australians faced difficulties from greater economic hardships caused by poverty and unemployment to social stigma and discrimination,…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. In Australia, there are two completely different cultural groups made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and there are also over 250 unique languages spread across the Indigenous land. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have individual societies and cultures but their experiences with oppression, dispossession and colonization in their home country shows quite a strong bond between the two cultures. The Aboriginal and Torres…

success of this production; it assists in setting the scene, time and place. Through the “First Contact” scene the only props present on stage is a clump of sticks in the centre towards the back, where Aboriginals danced around – an indication of their culture.…

The Australian flag debate is an interrupted enquiry over whether the Australian flag should be changed, particularly to eliminate the Union Jack from the canton, but to perhaps introduce a completely new design without the Southern Cross. John Blaxland who approves a proposal for a new mature Australian flag, agrees that the flag should be changed. Although there is a lot of controversy around this argument. For example Allan Pidgeon argues that Australia should change its flag. However some…

for instance engages different social dynamics of the colonized subject, and racism. Moffatt herself struggles with being categorized as an Indigenous artist, which she works to not let it define her, and her commitment to helping the Aboriginal culture. Brenda L Croft is an artist that works closely with family, friends and the Indigenous community in order to create her images. She uses her experience of growing up with a white mother and Aboriginal father, who was a part of the Stolen…

white population through Government projects called missions or reserves. They were made to give up their traditional ways of life as European fleets assumed terra nullius and colonised on their land. The white population intended to end Aboriginal culture and this led towards what is known as the Stolen Generations, where children were ripped apart from their families, some never to see them again. They were barely treated as humans; looked at as some kind of infection, an annoyance to society.…

As a teacher, it is important to acknowledge health issues among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Students who are always sick may not achieve their full potential (Alperstein & Egan, ND). For instances, A student’s health has a great impact on their ability to learn and take part in school activities (Alperstein & Egan, ND). The Australian Bureau of statistics conducted a Aboriginal child health survey in Western Australia which was one of the largest investigation into the…

As a recent Social Science graduate, the community based agency I am employed with has received an invitation to participate in celebrating the history, culture and achievements during NAIDOC week activities. In four weeks’ time, we plan to embrace this opportunity and participate in a range of activities that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s connection to the land and the sea. This case study will focus on the latent opportunities and challenges faced in the formative stages of…

This report identifies the challenges faced by the modern health professionals in understanding the complexities of providing culturally competent Aboriginal health, physiotherapy and rehabilitation care within the Australian primary health care system. Non-Indigenous health care professionals cannot truly understand the true complexity of the past impacts of colonialism, the political process and the community’s prejudice effects on the Indigenous health status. This report intends to inspire…