Torres Strait Islands

we live in. people who lost everything in post colonization. Loss of culture, family, identity, lost sacred sites, loss of lands. People who were treated as servants and exploited. Though now there is some significant dates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people such as National Sorry Day, Survival Day and many more to pay respect. Dreamtime is the Aboriginal way of understanding their world, creation and its great stories.…

The policies of Assimilation and Protectionism had detrimental impacts upon the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) communities throughout 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.…

between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians over the past decade, for example in relation to long term measures such as life expectation Death rates from cardiovascular disease in the general population have fallen 30% since 1991, and 70% in the last 35-years16 whereas Indigenous people do not appear to have made any reduction in death rates from cardiovascular disease over this period. The young age structure of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are today acknowledged as the owners and custodians of this land we call home, but unfortunately, they have experienced situations that have completely disregarded their basic human rights before they received their rightful title. This essay will look at the history/ background of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in regards to their rights within Australia, analyse certain ethical issues that have occurred when dealing with their rights,…

1. Individual Component: Profile Patricia June O’Shane was born in 1941 into an interracial family (a rarity for that period), at a time when it was common practice for the removal of children from their families where it was deemed children were being neglected (McIntyre & McKeich, 2009). The removals often triggered children to feel disconnected with their culture/traditional ways and their family’s history (Cowlishaw, 2004). Both of Patricia’s grandparents had been removed from their families…

considered. These were; the history of the Australians, the association of Australia and the Asia. Also, sustainability was highly valued. The Curriculum provides the chance for young Australians to gain a deeper understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres by learning about their culture. Students will be able to learn about the diversity within the countries of Asia as a region. Three concepts guided the development of the idea. They include; Asia and its diversity, achievement and…

everything, their homes, their ancestors, their food, their heritage. Is the name used to refer to the Aboriginal and Torres islander people of Australia originally or by descent. The Aboriginal Torres Islander are the first indigenous settlers living in Australia for more than 40000 years. The Aboriginal People normally have dark brown skin, and big brown eyes. The Aboriginal Torres Islander communities…

There are many groups of Aboriginal people in Sydney and Marrickville Region, one of them is the Cadigal Wangal clans from the Eora Nation. The Cadigal group is located in Petersham and near to the Cooks River, while the Wangal are located near to the Parramatta River in Parramatta. A brief of the big days in Aboriginal traditions was back in 2007 when the NAIDOC (National Aborigines Day Observance Committee) week had the 50 years celebration and the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the…

unequal distribution of social positions within a group or society. ("Social Inequality: A Short History Of An Idea, p.2") Disadvantaged groups such as the native indigenous people of Australia, are one of the most targeted communities of injustice. Stratification can arise throughout preceding generations of families, thereby, enduring social inequality. The Australian courts and constitution are two key factors which influence the rights given to people. In this essay I will examine the lack…

our heritage and conservation policies reflect this? The ‘Australian Heritage Commission ACT’ was established in 1975 to protect sites that are believed to hold national and cultural value, however it wasn’t until 1984 that the ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act’ legislation was passed by parliament. This Act allows the Commonwealth of Australia to intervene when necessary to preserve and protect sites that are of historic significance to Indigenous or…