Torres Strait Islanders

occurring and the effect this had on the Indigenous people. Research shows that colonisation impacted both Aboriginal Australian people and Torres Strait Islander people in ways which changed their cultural landscape significantly. It will be argued in the second half of this essay that the differences experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The main purpose of all documentaries is to deliver factual information to enlighten and also to educate their audience. First Contact can be seen to reach the widest audience of critical thinkers by using nationwide broadcasting station, SBS, which is a partly government funded station. It provides the audience with an interesting view into other cultures and portrays this through featuring the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. First…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have struggled to gain equality and cultural recognition among the people that took away their rights and freedoms along with taking their land. Although through many years of struggling, with resilience and strength, the ATSI people have repossessed the rights and freedoms they always deserved. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may have gained back their rights, but they are still at a disadvantage in our society, as a matter of fact, they…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders because it amended Section 51 and removed Section 127 from the Australian Constitution both of which discriminated against Aboriginals. A staggering 90.77% of Australian voters voted in favour of changing the Constitution believing that it would end racial discrimination towards Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, however this was not the case. The amendment of Section 51 was significant for the civil rights of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders…

VCGGK066: Content description: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Country/Place on which the school is located and why Country/Place is important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the ways in which they maintain special connections to particular Country/Place Elaboration: inviting members of the Traditional Owner Group to talk about Country and Places of cultural and historical significance to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in the local neighbourhood,…

The purpose of this analysis is to investigate a social problem surrounding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children in out-of-home care. Its purpose is to highlight the complexity of this issue, explore the statistics around how many ATSI children is in out-of–home care and the effects it has on the young person, their families and communities. It will provide an understanding and an insight to this social problem. For an understanding of this social problem the trauma-informed…

incorporation of Indigenous models of governance, play an essential part in successfully overcoming the social, economic, and health disadvantages and development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In 2005, the Federal government implemented a new Indigenous policy, abolishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, and transferring to mainstream government departments the responsibility for the delivery of services to Indigenous communities (Reilly, 2006, 403.…

Thursday Island, a small island in the Torres Strait is located 2,640km north west of Brisbane, 804km north of Cairns, 141km south west of Papua New Guinea, 35km north west of Cape York. Its area is about 4.5 square km and is legally part of Queensland. Locally known as “TI”, or the Torres Strait Islander name is Waiben, means ‘dry place’ due to the geological of the island it has lack of fresh water; island gets its water supply from a dam in Horn Island. TI has a tropical humidity and has two…

Indigenous People – Diabetes The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are commonly known as Indigenous People of Australia who were descended from groups that lived in Australia and nearby islands before the European settlement. It is estimated that 669,900 indigenous people spread across Australia representing 3% of the total Australian population as per the information from the 2011 Census. (The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)-2013). The majority of (79%) of Indigenous…

Australians generally have good health. But Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders who are economically disadvantaged suffer poor health compared with the rest of the population in Australia. In consideration with this issue, this essay will be discussing the social determinants of health in relation to Alcohol and drug. There is sufficient evidence that some Australian Indigenous communities face major problems associated with the misuse of alcohol and other drugs. The National Health…