During the late sixteen century, when the first fleet arrived to Australia and discovered the free settlers or known as Australian Indigenous inheritors (The Aborigines), the community of aboriginal inhabitants since then have experienced vast levels of discrimination and racism against their gender, race, colour and ethnicity. The term over representations refers to the presents of minority or disproportionate ethnic aboriginal groups represented in the criminal justice system (CJS). This essay
reading this paper, is the discrepancies between Indigenous and Western worlds and the way in which they conceptualise music. When understanding music as a tool for reconciliation, it can be defined under any of the headings stated above. The way in which traditional and popular music is discussed in this paper can be identified as ‘a collection of lived practices – a culture (Rigney & Hemming, 2011)’. Consequently, contemporary music (for the Indigenous cause) is better described as a cultural project
made up of mainly indigenous Australians at the official opening of the United Nations International Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in Redfern Park, New South Wales. This text deals with many of the challenges that have been faced by Indigenous Australians over time, while prompting the audience to ask themselves, ‘How would I feel?’ Throughout the text, Keating challenges the views of history over time, outlines some of the outrageous crimes committed against the Indigenous community, and
Indigenous Australian’s health has been a focal point and topic of interest for many members of the government and policy markers. The reasoning for why this topic has been of popular interest for the government and policy makers is due to the startling and atrocious lack of health that Indigenous Australian’s suffer. Indigenous Australian’s are disadvantaged in the Australian healthcare system and have the poorest health out of all Australians. “Between 2004 and 2008, 66% of Indigenous deaths occurred
“Closing the Gap” is the journey being taken between the Australian government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to work together to empower these minority groups to live healthy and prosperous lives. The Closing the Gap plan was established in 2008 to address Indigenous disadvantage. Now, ten years later, the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have improved but more achievements need to be made. Prime Minister Turnbull presented the 10th annual report of the “Closing
beliefs in order to uncover the links between individual lives and social forces. Accepting this definition as a fact, the analysis of this case study will take into consideration culture clash, the history of indigenous dispossession, and contemporary health issues faced by indigenous people. Subtopics on the models of health and the transcultural theories protruded by the study are covered by this analysis. For a better understanding of what this analysis is all about, culture has been defined
To what extent have the views of the Indigenous population impacted on the educational outcomes for Australian aboriginal teenagers. Historical views and expectations of the Indigenous people and access to education The inequality in Australian education can be attributed to a history of low expectations and discrimination placed on Indigenous people by the government and society. Aboriginal children were denied the right to education until the 1970s due to the discrimitory views of the government
and ONE other related text of your own choosing. As people fill their life with experiences the way they are perceived is altered and as a result they will find these past experiences to either assist or deter them from belonging. Belonging is the act of acceptance as a result of a positive relationship with past experiences and geographical contexts. Rainbows End a play composed by Jane Harrison delves into the way the indigenous people were treated by white Australians. In a like manner
Oceania, also known as the Pacific Islands is home of many native Islanders. Citizens of Oceania have a wide range of indigenous and distinctive cultures. Most of the cultures consist of Folk Culture and Local Culture. Through their unique customs, the Oceania citizens are never victims of assimilation. With only 14 countries, 28 languages and, a population of fewer than 6.5 million people, Oceania is meager in size, but immense as a civilization. There are a number of religions in Oceania such as
of Britain. However, before the arrival of white people, there were native inhabitants who are known as ‘Indigenous Australians’ who form the group of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. During this period there was a significant impact on the Aboriginal population. There are people who believe that Aboriginal Australians have achieved better outcomes in several aspects of their lifestyle since the European settlement. However Indigenous culture in Australia has been deeply affected due
The culture and structure of life in the Pacific region, or Oceania, has always been fascinating to me. There are so many things to know and learn about the Pacific Islands and their way of life. In this paper I will look deeper into the culture and describe ways in which this culture has, and continues to, survive. In doing this I will examine this particular cultures society, family structure, life ways, unique and indigenous ways, history, future, and changing factors that effect their way of
describe the complexity and sophistication of many indigenous natural resource management systems" (Waren1992). The West regularly thinks that indigenous knowledge has vanished; there is no indigenous knowledge that exists in the form of ‘folk' knowledge. Science and technology already are an indigenous knowledge (Ellen and Harris2000:5). Within the confusion discussed above different people define indigenous knowledge as follows: “Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is the local knowledge- Knowledge that
Critical Discourse Analysis as Curriculum Development: Critical approaches to culturally relevant curricula in the Pacific Dr. Kevin Smith Abstract In 2010, I conducted a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of a curricular document produced by the Welsh Government intended to provide teachers with guidance on how to enact a “Curriculum Cymreig” (a culturally relevant curriculum initiative) in schools in Wales. There is a multiplicity of postcolonial commonalities that have complicated curriculum development
important to the Polynesian since without the use of canoes they will not be able to expand. Let us now focus on the linguistic evidence of human contact between South America and Polynesia. The evidence found are as follows: the sweet potatoes, an indigenous plant to the South America were found in Polynesia. Another evidence found is the DNA of the animals which stated, “Determining the genetic origin of the animals and plants that are known to be in association with the human settlement in the pacific”
Expressionism and Oceanic Art The presence of art as a cultural trait is common to both popular and folk culture. Expressionism, the idea of using simplified shapes and distortion of physical features, has considerably influenced modern art practices. Oceanic art is a widespread part of traditional South Pacific Islander culture, and also distorts human features. Expressionism and Oceanic art share many aspects of style, but differ greatly in aspects of origin, diffusion, and purpose. Expressionism
Empire. One of the countries that got sucked into the great superpower was New Zealand. New Zealand, a series of islands found in Oceania, was found by many countries, but the British was the one who eventually colonized it, as they found that ruling it would be beneficial. With colonizing this area, there were some ups and downs with the British and the indigenous people. Therefore, looking back at history, it is noticeable that the British affected the natives negatively and positively, and has also
to commemorate it on a day that for the vast majority of the population has no real significance whatsoever. Worse yet, for the indigenous population the day only serves to remind them, of their subjugation, their overthrow and their suppression. Moreover, is it time to introduce reforms to our nation’s day? The majority of the Australian population is aware of Indigenous Australians’ attitudes towards the nation’s day; despite this, little is addressed of the discussion. Former Prime Minister, Kevin
For the Torres Strait Islanders, death is something that is not taken lightly. The people of this indigenous community do not fear death; however, the death of friends and family members brings extreme grief, just as it does with any other society. In some ways the Torres Strait Islander’s death ceremonies are no different than ours, they mainly consist of a burial and a mourning period. Although there are some similarities, there are many more differences. When a person dies in the Torres Strait
The people of Hawaii and other Pacific Island Nation groups have experienced great injustice from their colonial powers and the acts of imperialism. Lands were seized, cultural practices banned, language lost, and people were even forced to move away from their homes for the purpose of bomb testing. The United States and other countries abroad sent out representatives to do their work for them; in return their future actions would be justified in describing the Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders
movement in the state of Chiapas, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). The main uprising of the EZLN was in 1994, against the Mexican government and was aimed at forming an alternative government that would represent the exploited indigenous Zapatismo people. By beginning their rebellion on January 1, 1994, the day that the North American Free Trade Agreement came into effect, the EZLN called the world’s attention to their protest of the signing of NAFTA. The EZLN was anti neoliberalism, because