Aboriginal customary laws‚ before white settlement in 1788‚ were considered primitive by the British‚ if considered at all. But Aboriginal laws and customs had lasted hundreds of years‚ based on traditions such as kinship ties and rituals. These laws were formed by ancestors‚ spirits‚ and Aboriginal beliefs‚ and were passed down the generations by word-of-mouth instead of written down. Being over 500 tribes (each with it’s own clans) in Australia at one point‚ there were many variations to their
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many issues and discussions of globalization and its powerful influence on many issues today. The first topic that we discussed in which I found interesting was the idea of racism and how it has affected many aboriginal communities and there well being. I don’t have any aboriginal blood in me but I think its important to understand that we can all learn something from them. There great respect for the environment and there surroundings have been documented for decades and it seems like
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The term ’Indigenous’ brings a lot to the table. It is used to describe such a diverse group of people that differ ethnically‚ culturally‚ and economically but are supposed to be looked upon as ’one’. But are we really ’one’? Australian Aboriginals and Native Americans have all seemed to make great strides toward equality in the past 200 years. After 200 years one would think that the people of Australia and America would be able to set aside their notions that people of different races are not
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multicultural and peaceful country. It is the total opposite; the racism just goes unnoticed. The racism that Canadian Aboriginals face is even worse than the racism that African Americans or Canadians face. The government seems to put these issues on the back burner‚ Scott says “Possibly it is because our Fergusons are hidden deep in the bush”. We do not see the struggles of the aboriginal people in our country because not everyone sees it on a daily basis. The government does a good job of hiding it
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CITIZEN’S CHARTER (Excellence in Public Service Delivery) Version 1.2 STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. Ispat Bhawan‚ Lodi Road‚ New Delhi – 110003. Website : http://www.sail.co.in/ Citizen’s Charter: Steel Authority of India Limited 1 INDEX S.No. PART-I : GENERAL 1.1 1.2 PART-II : COMMITMENT 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Objectives of Citizen’s Charter Management’s Commitment Expectations from the Citizens Service Delivery Process Policies of the Company Feedback Mechanism Monitoring
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Attempted Aboriginal Genocide in Rabbit Proof Fence The exploitation and colonizing of the Australian Aborigines by the British settlers in the early 20th century is evident through Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington. Historical background information has provided a deeper understanding into the “stolen generations”; hence‚ we further understand the struggles Daisy‚ Molly‚ Gracie and their families had to go through. The kidnapping of these children to brainwash them of their language‚ tradition
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Social and Economic justice The Earth Charter appears on the international scenario at a time when there is a wide spectrum of conditions prevailing in various parts of the globe. From a war ridden country like Afghanistan to a peaceful country like Switzerland‚ we have a wide variation in conditions that prevail throughout the globe. The advent of modern media and communication has led to the concept of a Global Village. So it becomes impossible that a person living on any part of the globe
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a varied range of approaches. For the past 30 years there have been 3 key models used to support health promotion; The Biomedical model which focuses on health education and is used to educate individuals and communities so that they can make the right decisions which could improve their lives‚ the social model which tries to reduce social inequalities and looks into the determinants of health and lastly the ecological model of health which considers the relationship between health and the environments
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the influence that the media has on young people‚ perceiving a tan as beautiful‚ teenagers tend to have more exposure to the sun. Similarly to the strategies above‚ the Awareness Program shows the linkage with the five action areas of the Ottawa Charter. Developing personal skills refers to the education and development of healthy personal skills to exercise control over their own health environments and to make better health choices. Widely distributed accurate information via mass media including
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The government of Canada does not take aboriginal water issues as seriously as places like Walkerton and North Battleford because aboriginal communities face a lot of health pandemics‚ have poor infrastructure and sanitation facilities and do not receive enough federal funding . Firstly‚ Health pandemics have a greater impact on Aboriginal communities than on non-aboriginal regions.According to statistics‚“Aboriginal peoples constitute only 3.8% of the Canadian population‚ from April 2009 to April
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