Dreaming lies at the heart of Aboriginal spirituality and hence is fundamental to all Aboriginal culture and societies. The land is central to Aboriginal Dreaming and therefore to Aboriginal spirituality. The Aboriginal people are connected to their land through their ancestral spirits‚ they believe they came from the land‚ share their spirit with the land and return to their ancestral spirits when they die. The Land Rights Movement formed due to the desire of the Aboriginal people to gain access to their
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Housing and living conditions can indirectly or directly impact on health (Butler-Jones‚ 2008). Although housing conditions for Aboriginal peoples have improved in the past decade‚ according to the 2006 census‚ Aboriginal are four times more likely than non-Aboriginal people to live in overcrowded‚ and three times as likely to live in a dwelling in need of major repairs (Statistics Canada‚ 2008). Inadequate housing can lead to health problems‚ such as respiratory diseases‚ allergies‚ and mental –health
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“Why do Aboriginal people have an unbroken and ongoing connection with the City of Sydney”. Discuss this statement in relation to an ‘Aboriginal Sydney’ event/exhibition/artifact. The city of Sydney is home to the largest Aboriginal population‚ which have maintained a living‚ continuous‚ day-to-day connection with the place for over 60‚000 years. While the European invasion aimed to destroy any remains of this race‚ their strong spiritual presence remains unbroken. A major reason for the ongoing
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Aboriginal Civil Rights Find out who Eddie Mabo‚ Vincent Lingiari and Albert Namatjra was. What was their contribution to civil rights‚ equality and indigenous welfare in Australia? Eddie Mabo Eddie Mabo was born Eddie Koiki Sambo but changed his name later on in life‚ he was born on Mer Island (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait in 1936. His mother died during infancy which left him to be raised by his uncle; Benny Mabo. After a teenage prank that ended badly‚ Eddie was exiled from his
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environment on which it emerged. Their geographic location contributes to cultural diversity as Aboriginal groups retain a unique affinity to land. Heritage is shaped by knowledge systems that are specific to the Country they occupy. However‚ in 1788‚ the Torres Strait – compromised of five distinct Aboriginal communities – was infiltrated with colonization and diminished cultural diversity by inflicting a Pan-Aboriginal identity. Indigenous people were aggregated under one category subjected to similar patterns
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The education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander has become a focus of the NSW Department of Education while making policies of education in Australia as the nation strives to bring equality for them. The education of Aboriginal students has faced a number of challenges in the past which led to their continuous educational failure. The overt or covert form of racism has always remained a feature of Aboriginal educational polices‚ which has always marginalized these students. Any member of the
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inequitable government policies‚ and the variation of cultural beliefs. Aboriginal participation and education in Western schooling is far below the standard of academic achievement of non-indigenous Australians. This is resulting from a history of ill-treatment and dispossession of Indigenous peoples. Contemporary statistics prove the deprived health‚ sanitation‚ educational‚ employment and housing conditions of Aboriginal Australians‚ revealing their underprivileged position opposed to non- indigenous
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boulders and on the walls of rock shelters and caves. There is evidence that Aborigines were painting on rock over 30 000 years ago. Aboriginal Australians drew about daily life‚ hunting and spirits. Images that are usually found in rock art are hands or arms‚ animal tracks‚ boomerangs‚ spear throwers‚ and other tools such as stone axes. There are three main styles of Aboriginal rock art. The first is the style of engraved geometric figures. It consists of engraved
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Contemporary Aboriginal Issues Assignment 3- Essay Topic 3: Discuss the political struggle for recognition of indigenous rights to land. In your answer‚ consider the benefits and limitations of the Native Title Act and recent United Nations criticisms of the current Act. For years we have witnessed the Indigenous population ’s political struggle for recognition of rights to Australian land. At times the effort appears to be endless and achieving recognition almost seems impossible. Native
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Aboriginal Education I am a student and a pre-service teacher in Australia. I have been lucky to have had a quality education. I am looking forward to graduate and become a full time teacher. It has been a rather challenging experience since people from my race still face some inequalities albeit minor in various sectors including education. I have always wondered what the source of these inequalities were and thus decided to carry out a study in the history of Australia in general but in particular
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