Eddie Aikau was known to be one of the greatest Hawaiian Big Wave Surfers…Let’s get to know him a little more. Eddies full name is Edward Ryon Makuahanai Aikau. He was born on May 4th, 1946. Growing up, Eddie was very nurturing and family was EVERYTHING to him! Being the 3rd out of 7 siblings gave Eddie the opportunity to be kolohe but that never got in the way of his love and affection for his Ohana. Aikau was from Kahului, Maui but later moved to O’ahu in 1959. When Eddie moved to O’ahu
The characteristics of a sandy shore at Pallarenda beach, Townsville, North Queensland. Introduction: The sandy shores of beaches can be considered as a very harsh environment to live in (Ted Klenk, 1999). Survival in such a habitat requires an organism to withstand strong wave and current action, tidal rise and fall, unstable substrate, heavy predation and wide variations in salinity and temperature (The Otter Island Project). Any organism found in this type of harsh environment is specialized
Australians in Townsville. The four health services in Townsville are the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization (NACCHO) is the national peak body representing over 150 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services across the country on Aboriginal health and wellbeing issues. NACCHO represents a culturally appropriate health care to the community. Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Services (QIFVLS), Queensland Aboriginal Islander Health Council (QAIHC), Townsville Aboriginal
Pat O'Hara took pride in her role in forming the Queensland Association of Gay Law Reform (QAGLR) with Ted Kelk. Initially they published Queensland Gay Action News and lobbied Brisbane politicians from Cairns, but when Ted moved to Brisbane because of his health, and then the Brisbane branch of QAGLR took over the lobbying activities, Pat kept the home fires burning. A lifelong activist, in 1975 Pat, along with three other local feminists, formed the Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL). Aspiring to
Eddie was taught about his family’s land in the Torres Strait Islands of Australia. When Eddie grew up he moved to Queensland, Australia, and worked a couple of odd jobs until he found his calling to be a school teacher, specifically teaching black indigenous Australian kids. The school he taught at was co-founded by Mabo and was called the black community school, located in Townsville. In 1981, Mabo gave his first speech on explaining the traditional land
report further went on to find an inappropriate use of police discretion, and that Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley had lied about his actions in treating Mulrunji. In September of 2006, another coronial report conducted by the Acting State Coroner of Queensland, Christine Clements, reported that the fatal injuries Mulrunji suffered were a result of a number of punches delivered by Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley (Hart, 2009). This report was met with mixed reactions from the community and the police. Palm
The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize was first launched on 25th August 2002 to commemorate the curator of the museum Fredrick George Waterhouse. The art exhibition allows artists from across Australia and around the globe to capture and embrace the elaborate and complex bio diversity within in our beautiful planet. The atmosphere within the exhibition was quite relaxed and focused solely on the artworks. The lighting was very subtle and the walls were painted in a simple coat of white. All paintings
Hampton, R., & Toombs, M. (2013). Chapter 4: Indigenous Australian concepts of health and well-being. In Indigenous Australians and Health: The Wombat in the Room. (pp. 73-90). Oxford University Press: South Melbourne. The authors describe Indigenous perspectives on health and well-being based on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s historical and cultural backgrounds. In the Indigenous culture, health comprises not just physical and mental health, but emotional well-being, social and
(Re) visioning Aboriginal identity and culture in Sally Morgan’s My Place In the 1960s, the Aborigines were on their way to extinction. At that crucial moment in the history of Aboriginal people their literature which until then had been oral and graphic appeared principally in written form. As Aboriginal writers adopted strategies to recover their past and document their history and traditions a new era in which their object was to look into their cultural depth, define an identity which the Aboriginal
With the population of about 23 million, Australia stands as one of the most developed nations in the world. While a major proportion of the Australians are non-natives, Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders accounts for a much smaller proportion. According to Australian Bureau of Statics, they accounted for 729,048 in 2015. There are 32% of indigenous people living in major cities, 43% in regional areas and 25% in remote areas according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Although this is
The Apology to the Stolen Generation We, Australians forcefully took Aboriginals’ and Torres Strait Islanders’ children away from their home and family, some never to see parents, siblings or relatives again; this was referred to ‘The Stolen Generation’. 1890s to 1970s is a shameful time for Australians that’s why we come together each year on the 26th of May to recognise a day of sorrow called Sorry Day. Sorry Day 2008 was a day when Aboriginals gathered at parliament together to listen to Prime
Ladies and gentlemen, do you truly understand what the Stolen Generation is and what the Indigenous Australians had to suffer? I am not here to tell you right from the wrong, no, I am here today to present all the facts for you to make the decision yourself. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may have apologised to those affecting in his "sorry speech", but Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you; sorry is not going to change the past, nor it is not going to fix it. My job today is to inform you that the Stolen
In summary, teaching Indigenous education in primary schools is an important aspect of children learning about the cultural and historical landscape of Australia. It is essential for 21st Century teachers to have a wide knowledge base of Indigenous issues and perspectives in order for them to create enriching educational environments for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. In 2010, NAPLAN results recorded that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children preformed below their peers in years
During the colonial times and until recently, all of the indigenous people of Australia were in the midst of a disastrous population crash from which the country has yet to recover. Unfortunately, in some cases such as that of the native Tasmanians, no recovery is possible. The prompt causes of this mass death varied; deliberate killing of native people by Europeans greatly contributed to the weakening of the Aboriginals, as did the spread of measles and smallpox. Between disease, conflict, famine
The social issue of education similarly to health began with poor colonial assistance. Before the referendum, State Governments had total responsibilities for indigenous affairs so education differed across Australia, however despite the difference all State Policies communicated their belief that aboriginal people were inferior and therefore should receive minimal education (Telethon Kids Institution, online, 14.8/15). In the 19th century indigenous children either received education from church
The Human Rights Watch’s report on Australia states that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up only 2 percent of the national population yet shocking they make up 28 percent of the adult prison population. According to the same report people with disabilities make up 18 percent of the population but almost 50 percent of the inmate population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face many disadvantages which put them far more at risk to end up incarcerated as opposed to their
How Have Indigenous Australians been Treated In the past 200 years in regards to Australia’s Constitution as well as Government Legislation surrounding the treatment of Aborigines Agriculture was not a choice made by our society, after humans had hunted many staple food species to extinction the need a new source of food, this source came in the form of easy to manipulate crops such as, like wheat, rice and corn as well easy to tame animals such as sheep, chicken, camels, horses, cows, etc
Broken Hill, Outback New South Wales Introduction Broken Hill is a small, isolated mining city in western New South Wales. It is about a 12-hour drive from Newcastle and has a population of around 20,000 people. It was the first city in Australia to be included on the national heritage list because of it’s magnificent heritage significance to the country. It is home to some of the largest silver, lead and zinc mines in the world. Broken Hills landscape is what some people see as the epitome of
Research has found that Indigenous youths are more prone to experience mental health issues compared to their non-Indigenous peers. Indigenous communities in Bundaberg they are facing the hard reality of many their youth becoming at risk of anti social behaiviour. The increasing drug and alcohol use, poor housing and an overwhelming sense of hopelessness have been deemed as contributing factors. Supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in Australia Bundaberg and surrounding areas
Assessment Task 1 Organizational Overview Houzit is the national retail brand which its organization’s strategic is catering to the needs of home makers with a range of unique, high quality homewares made accessible to all through their easy to manage payment plan. This organization’s direction is to have a significant retail presence in homewares in every Australian capital city, by starting with 15 stores in the greater Brisbane area and growing to 100 Australia wide. Their objectives are to increase