What It Means To Be an Australian Australia is a very unique place‚ along with our multiculturalism there is also a strong heritage surrounding us. At first thought of Australian heritage we think about such landmarks as Uluru‚ The Sydney harbour bridge and The Sydney opera house‚ The Great Barrier reef and other internationally recognised places. But our heritage goes much deeper than that; it is far more than outstanding icons. Along with these icons there are also unsung places like the
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For Aboriginal Australians‚ the land has a special significance that is rarely understood by those of European descent. The land‚ or country‚ does not only sustain Aborigines in material ways‚ such as providing food and shelter‚ it also plays a major role in their spiritual lives. As Rose put it‚ "Land provides for my physical needs and spiritual needs." (1992‚ p.106). To use Rose ’s own term‚ to Aboriginals the land is a ’nourishing terrain ’. (1996‚ p.7). The basic tenets of Aboriginal spirituality
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Australian Aboriginal Beliefs and Spiritualties The Dreaming Question 1: The Nature of the Dreaming and its relation to the origins of the universe is to express how the earth and land was formed by their ancient ancestors that rose from their eternal sleep and created life. The Sacred sites are considered to be the water holes‚ rock formations and caves‚ the uses for these sacred sites are burial grounds‚ ceremonial meeting places and significant places such as birthing caves. The Dreaming
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Australian Poets: Oodgeroo Noonuccal This week we will be talking about an aboriginal poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ also known as Kath walker‚ who lived from 1920 until 1993. Oodgeroo came from the Noonuccal tribe in Queensland. Once she had completed primary school she left because she believed that even if she stayed in school there wasn’t the slightest possibility of getting a better. Oodgeroo travelled the world telling others about the dreadful conditions the aboriginals were living under
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The implement and effects of Rio Tinto Indigenous Employment Program Rio Tinto is one of the biggest international group which focuses on the exploitation of mining and other resource. The business of Rio Tinto includes coal‚ iron‚ aluminum‚ copper and the precious resource like gold and diamond. This huge group involved so many businesses related to resources that there is not a single country or area can provide it with enough means of production. Rio Tinto is a Spanish world which means a “yellow
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through the painting “The Mining Town” and the poem “The Time Is Running Out. ” They each present slightly differing interpretations of the country based upon their altered perspectives and context. Arthur Boyd presents a vivid and vibrant life of an Australian mining town of 1920 through his painting while Kath Walker aggressively portrays an outraged view of what Australia has become violently outlining the damages caused by European settlement. In Kath Walkers poem “time is running out” she uses
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Australian assimilation policies of the 1930 ’s. The following statement‚ "The assimilation policies of the 1930 ’s had a devastating effect on the Indigenous community‚ which is still being felt today. While promoted as protection for the Aboriginal children‚ the policy actually aimed at wiping out the Aboriginal race"‚ is incorrect and unsupported. It was not the actual assimilation policies that caused the devastating effects on the Aboriginal communities but the influence of the White Settlers
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The term journey implies travel. It is a progression‚ either physical‚ mental or spiritual. In the classic Australian film‚ Rabbit Proof Fence‚ released in 2000‚ Phillip Noyce recreates the authentic story of three young Aboriginal girls‚ Molly‚ Daisy and Gracie‚ and their miraculous journey back home‚ after being forcibly removed from their families and home at Jigalong. Noyce suggests two distinct journeys through his film including the physical journey of the three girls finding their way home
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Programs for the Indigenous Australian Population Introduction Tobacco smoking is one of the main causes of major diseases in Australia and is still the largest single preventable cause of death (AIHW‚ 2008). Smoking counts for 15‚500 deaths annually and higher mortality and morbidity are found among Indigenous populations (AIHW‚ 2008). In Australia‚ the smoking prevalence is higher among the Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders. Approximately 34.1% of Indigenous Australians are smoking‚
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MacMillan‚ H. L.‚ MacMillan‚ A. B.‚ Offord‚ D. R.‚ & Dingle‚ J. L. (1996). Aboriginal health. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal‚ 155(11)‚ 1569–1578. This article highlights the variation between the overall health of Canada’s indigenous population as compared to the health of the non-native population. The data used for this research was extracted from research studies and compiled to provide health care workers with a greater awareness of the health issues affecting Canada’s native people
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