There is an awareness of importance to incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and its culture should be incorporate into school curriculum so that students will be more aware of the existence of the histories and cultures. This will enable all future teachers to ensure that these histories and cultures are told to the future generations of students so that each and every student will be more conscious and have more deeper understanding of the past historical texts and stories
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legislations‚ the Native Title Act (1993) and the Land Fund Act (1994). These legislations made it possible for Aboriginals to claim their land and also recognised that they were the original inhabitants of Australia. In addition‚ in 1995 the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund and Indigenous Land Corporation were initiated in an effort to alleviate
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Opinion Essay Rough Copy The barber shouldn’t kill Torres. At the end of the story Torres tells the barber everyone thought he would be killed if he came to get his beard cut. The barber is clearly a well known man. So if he were to kill Torres everyone in the town would know its him without questioning it. If the barber killed Torres and ran away‚ there is no way they would stop looking until they found him. There is no where he can hide or go. They would find him and punish him‚ whether that
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A Holistic approach is fundamental in the aspect of Health and Wellness‚ not just for a sound mind but also for a fit body. As such‚ the endeavor to a better living is not without it’s faults. Australians struggle everyday to attain that continuum with programs and activities that better enable them to meet their goals‚ and one of those issues are Diabetes‚ for which part most are Type 2. It is a potentially preventable disease we’re the core causes of it are usually inadequate physical activity
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of Education and Communities (2014)‚ around one-fifth of all students learning English as a second language in NSW government schools and over 30% are from non-English background. EAL/D students are those who are immigrants‚ refugee‚ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Australian-born students whose first language is not English (New South Wales Department of Education and Communities‚ 2014). Similar to students from other disadvantaged groups‚ some EAL/D students have experienced challenges
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In comparison for Torres Strait Islander peoples‚ due to their circumstances they were able to adapt a lot easier without fear of total annihilation (Donovan‚ 2002). Contact with Europeans had occurred by the 17th century and many trading vessels from various nations frequented the waters of the islands. In 1871 the missionary Rev. Samuel MacFarlane brought Christianity to the islands. Unique in Australian history‚ the daily work of conversion and cultural modelling was carried out by Pacific Islander
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OTEN (by distance) Certificate IV Youth Work TAFE NSW Course Number: 11444 National Course Code: CHC41812 Training Package: CHC08 Community Services Course description Our Certificate IV in Youth Work is for you if you facilitate programs for young people through a range of community-based programs designed to address the social‚ behavioural‚ health‚ welfare‚ developmental and protection needs of young people. You will develop skills in community development‚ communication‚ empowerment of
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Work Effectively with Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander people 1. How many years ago‚ is it estimated‚ that the shape of Australia’s coastline was defined? • 6000 years ago 2. In what year did the Dutch first explore Australia’s coastline? • 1606 3. In what year did they proclaim Botany bay as a penal colony? • 1788 4. What disease in 1789 affected the Aboriginal population? • Small pox 5. What happened to Aboriginal land in 1794? • Aboriginals were dispossessed of
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health outcomes‚ their adherence to treatment and therefore the delivery of health care.1 However‚ delivering effective health care to elderly Aboriginal and Torres patients can be especially challenging‚ because messages exchanged between the doctor and the patient can be interpreted differently due to cultural heterogeneity.3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders also have more holistic approach towards health compared to western culture. Therefore it is essential for doctors to address the physical
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Introduction Throughout Australian history‚ there have been men and women who fought for the entitlements of the indigenous people. The most respected and recognised of these is Eddie Mabo‚ a Torres Strait Islander. Mabo stood up for the rights of his people from a very young age all the way to his death‚ in order to generate changes in the policies and laws of the government. Mabo battled for his right to own the land which he had inherited from his adoptive father‚ a fight which was resolved
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