economic‚ health and the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders. Another on going issue as a result of European settlement is racism. Due to past discriminatory policies and legislation‚ Aboriginal people have been denied access and participation in education‚ access to information‚ training and employment and health‚ resulting in grief and substance abuse. It is important in a childhood education and care service to take into account these historical/contemporary issues and the culture
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Socioeconomically disadvantaged people are a population who lack sufficient income to obtain adequate health‚ food‚ housing and clothing that the rest of society can afford‚ find it difficult to ensure an adequate standard of living or are often unemployed and rely on social security and services. Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders (ATSI) fall into this category and make up a large amount of the people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. A study by the ‘United Nations Draft Declaration
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Aboriginal Stereotypes Janyce McKee Vancouver Island University Introduction In our society‚ we have placed a lot of negative beliefs or stereotypes on the first nations communities. We have given them stereotypes such as‚ the “lazy Indian”‚ the “uneducated Indian”‚ the “dumb Indian” and the “drunken Indian”. In this paper I will discuss the stereotype of the “drunken Indian”. I will highlight where the “drunken Indian stereotype
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development‚ but they also have to maintain and progress towards healthy and safe standards of living. The first inhabitants of Canada‚ the aboriginals‚ belonged to many tribes‚ each with its own characteristics and background. They moved from area to area and as they did that‚ they were able to adapt to the new environment very easily. When the aboriginals are talked about today‚ they are commonly referred as savages and uncivilized‚ but in reality they were civilized people. Their tribes consisted
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within the Indigenous community today. Aboriginal women‚ the center of this victimization face abusive relationships and households on an every day basis. According to “Racism‚ Sexism‚ and Colonialism: The Impact on the Health of Aboriginal Women in Canada” eight out of ten Aboriginal women reported victimization by physical‚ sexual‚ psychological‚ or ritual abuse (Bourassa‚ McNabb & Hampton‚ 2005). This rate is twice as high as that reported by non-Aboriginal women (Bourassa‚ McNabb & Hampton‚ 2005)
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Functionalism and Marxism are traced back to theories adopted by sociologists in the nineteenth century. Marxism came from the German philosopher Karl Marx (1818-1883)‚ whereas Functionalism was originally derived by Auguste Compte (1798-1857). It was then developed further by Emile Durkheim (1858-1917). Functionalist theories portray society as a structured system‚ which have a set of interconnected parts (or units) which together form a whole. These units are the institutions within society such
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Lesson 6: The Aboriginal World View There are numerous details included in the essay that indicate that the author is Aboriginal. For example‚ in the leading sentence of the essay‚ he states that he was “born on a trapline” and learned to speak Cree as his first language. This clearly shows right from the start that he was raised in an Aboriginal environment. The fact that he lived on a trapline also demonstrates the hunter-gatherer way of life that many Aboriginals lead in order to utilize the
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Aboriginal spirituality Aboriginal or indigenous culture is one of the oldest recorded cultures in the world. Aboriginal people have common beliefs and traditions that guide them in contemporary society. The Creation Period - The Dreamtime Similar to other religions and beliefs‚ aboriginal people believe in the time when world and was created. This period is referred to as the Creation Period. The Aboriginal people believe that land was formed by ancestral beings during creation period. These
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Aboriginal Identity in Post-Colonial Australia The colonisation’ of Australia by Europeans has caused a lot of problem for the local Aborigines. It drastically reduced their population‚ damaged ancient family ties‚ and removed thousands of Aboriginal people from the land they had lived on for centuries. In many cases‚ the loss of land can mean more than just physical displacement. Because land is so much connected to history and spirituality‚ the loss of it can lead to a loss of identity. This
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Holiday HW- A) Aboriginal spirituality and the dreaming Q1- Kinship is a complex system of belonging and responsibility within a clan based on family and totem relations that govern daily Aboriginal life by determining issues. The dreaming has in itself prescribed the peoples kinship ties and permeates throughout the system by: Assigning responsibilities to transmit knowledge of the dreaming from elders to younger generations Providing the basis on which aboriginal society is structured on; maintained
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