Torres Strait Islands

segregation, injustice and his identity. Mabo’s determination and tenacity is also seen as he contests the claims of terra nullius and land ownership rights in the high court. The viewers of this film see firsthand the dehumanising, unfair, and degrading treatment which the Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander community was and subjected to. As Mabo overcomes oppression and racism, to attain the rights to which he and the rest of the aboriginal community was entitled, viewers see the misfortunes innocent people have to go to in order to be treated equally. They also…

Mabo v. Queensland (No2) (1992) Summarise the fact situation The Mabo case started at the hands of a group of people from the Murray islands including Eddie Mabo and was brought to high court. The group claimed that the Merriam people should have the right to claim ownership of the Mer Island as such right hasn’t been covered in the Queensland government. Eddie Mabo asked the high court to introduce and hence recognise their rights of ownership and use the land as they prefer- according to their…

There are two main traditional languages, which are Kala Lagaw Ya and Meriam Mir, in Torres Strait Islands. Kala Lagaw Ya spoken on the western and central Torres Strait had four dialects, but now, only two of those dialects remain which are Kala Lagaw Ya and Kala Kawaw Ya (Shnukal 1993, pp. 152, 154). People live in islands located to near Papua New Guinea, such as Boigu and Saibai, speak Kala Kawaw Ya while Kala Lagaw Ya is spoken on Babu and Mabuiag (Shnukal p. 154). Another traditional…

working. This is a warning that this journal may contain images, voices and names of deceased Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island people. Whilst attending school with two Aboriginal students in my class, I was never exposed to people stereotyping Aboriginal people. I lived in an inland rural area of New South Wales, and after finishing school I moved to Kununurra, a northern remote area in Western Australia. This was a place where my knowledge and understanding of the Aboriginal people…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia were not treated with the respect and dignity that they deserve, they have been the protectors of this land for many years before British colonised here, they lived from the land and they had a very strong community based life. After years of demoralising them and taking their basic ways of life away from them, we now have certain policies and procedures in place to bring the equality back. From the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

Australian English is a second language for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, that attitudes need to change both of teachers and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and parents, and the need for schools to adopt a culturally supportive framework. In addition best practice examples are discussed from the Strong and Smart documentary and three AITSIL Professional Standard mini viewings. The second part of the report discusses best practices, teaching and learning…

Torres Strait Islands are located between Australia and Papua New Guinea. There have been Torres Strait Islanders as one of the Australian Indigenous group. As another Australian Indigenous group, Aborigines, had been invaded and colonised their land, culture, and life from the eighteenth century, Torres Strait people also had similar, but different experiences through the history. For example, while Aboriginal people’s land settled by the British convicts from the 1788 of the First Fleet,…

symbol of hope for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders. Australia in modern day society are somewhat optimistic for the future of the relationship between both races. Attitudes to Indigenous lives and lifestyles, interactions and attitudes to personal involvement and cultural awareness and pride determines the quality of this relationship. The 2008 apology to the Stolen Generation was generally well received by the broader community, as well as Indigenous Australians, with the latter…

Access to culturally safe and quality healthcare is a significant problem for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Therefore, by taking a person-centred approach will not only allow patients to be directly involved in their care, but also take into account their cultural and individual needs. In this essay I will discuss my personal experiences as well the past experiences of Mrs Akajen which may influence the establishment of a nurse-person therapeutic relationship (N-PTR). I will also…

decision was made by the High Court of Australia on the 3rd of June, 1992. The Reconciliation Australia PDF (n.d.) stated that the decision was named after a Torres Strait Islander man, Eddie ‘Kioki’ Mabo and is formally known as the Mabo and Others vs Queensland (No. 2) (1992). Mabo lived on Murray Island, known to its indigenous inhabitants as Mer. Mer was strictly regulated by Queensland Government policy and law. This inspired Mabo who believed that his land was his peoples and led him to…