Torres Strait Islanders

Can you hear that? Listen real close……Hear it? Peace and serenity across Islanders social media. Everyone might as well be sitting around a campfire, roasting marshmallows and singing Kumbaya. Well, for one night at least. The Islanders eased tensions among the Barclays Center faithful and within their own locker room with last night’s 4-2 win over the sinking Vancouver Canucks in Brooklyn. To add to the good vibes was Jason Chimera and Andrew Ladd finally getting off the snide and scoring…

In the Ninth Circle of Hell residing in the Second Round, Count Ugolino can be found where those who committed treason against their country are condemned for eternity. Dante sees a sinner gnawing at the head of another sinner. The sinner is revealed to be Count Ugolino and his meal is Archbishop Ruggieri. Count Ugolino explains to Dante why he has ended up in this part of Hell. The readers find out that these two sinners have a past relationship. Count Ugolino is Italian, Dante notices this by…

Since Francesca and Paolo engaged in a love affair upon their death they were sentenced to hell. When they received their judgement, they were sent to circle 2, the lustful. They were sentenced here because the both of them committed a sin through their love affair. Then upon speaking to Francesca she tells him about what she went through while she was alive and living her life with her husband. While speaking, she continues to shift blame on to others and not herself but she also speaks of how…

Gonzales Torres?”, “What do the clocks represent?”, and “What aspect of time is this artist trying to convey?”. All of these questions yet no real answers without a little bit of digging. Given the title “Perfect Lovers” I immediately assumed that the two clocks could possibly represent two individuals in a romantic relationship. The aspect of time however, was still a mystery. Gonzales-Torres was a “Cuban-American sculptor” , working often in response to the “AIDS crisis” of the 1990’s. Torres…

policies (Creative Spirits, 2017). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were living happily on the land before 1788 and an Acknowledgement of Country ceremony demonstrates respect for all Indigenous people, Elders, past and present. Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children involves…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander priority allows individuals to appreciate Australia’s history. As well as assisting the construction of an equal and diverse foundation that aids in the positive contribution of all Australia’s (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, n.d.). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are strong, rich and diverse. This priority focuses strongly on identity, and having the ability to understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were the first inhabitants of Australia. It is believed that the Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for the past 50,000 to 120,000 years ago. The Aboriginal people were semi nomadic and lived off natural resources. They lived in groups or families and lived under their kinship system. Their kinship system defined who they were as an individual and who they were as a group. The system told them how to act and behave and the responsibilities they…

person studying the background to the struggle if aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples for rights and freedoms in 1965 will be listed in the following text giving facts on source A. When concerning source A; the origin, motive and audience deliver historians with relevant evidence on struggle of aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people’s rights…

are still major disadvantages with Indigenous Australians compared to non-Indigenous Australians, especially in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rural and remote communities. Additionally, according to Burchill and Higgins (2005), Close the Gap was implemented to improve the health outcomes of Indigenous Australians, but the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life expectancy is approximately twenty times lower than that of non-Indigenous Australians. Creative Spirits (2016) further…

The 1967 referendum is a very significant key development in aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples struggle for rights and freedoms. On the 27th of May in the year 1967 the federal government, who at the time was Harold Holt called a federal referendum to be put in place. The Holt government had an amendment to be approved relating to the only two discriminatory laws included in the Australian constitution. This referendum altered the balance of the inequity intended for to the…