As an Indigenous woman‚ Oodgeroo experienced first-hand the Assimilation policy and discrimination and thus‚ she shows her concern for the loss of freedom and culture of other Indigenous Australians through her poem “The Last of His Tribe”. This is evident in the first stanza when “change is the law. The new must oust the old.” Noonuccal’s use of modality for ‘must’ commands that the new‚ referring to the white Australians ‘must’ get rid of the old‚ referring to the Aboriginals. The emotive language
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Mansutti It is essential for people to belong as it is one of the basic human needs in which we thrive for but some want to “belong to” and others want to “belong with”. The two texts I have chosen to explore the differences are ‘We Are Going” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and a scene called ‘This Land is Mine’ from ‘One Night The Moon’ by Carmody and Kelly. They both emphasise the way white people tend to belong to and the indigenous tend to belong with. In ‘We Are Going’ the difference is shown as the white
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Task 1.2 Acceptance into Australian society has always been a struggle for marginalised groups such as Aboriginals and migrants. This has given Australian contemporary writers a voice to address the issue. An Aboriginal poet named Oodgeroo of the tribe Noonuccal wrote a poem titled “The Dispossessed” in which he talks about his struggles with the new multicultural Australian society. This is typified in this quote “Your tribes are broken vagrants now wherever whites abide‚ And justice of the white
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given less than she was entitled to. Maria petitioned Governor Darling to attempt gaining her and her families rightful amount of land‚ this was unheard of‚ as she was an Aboriginal woman. Kath Walker was a poet. Kath’s Aboriginal name was Oodgeroo Noonuccal. She was Australia’s first Indigenous poet to gain recognition from around the world. During the 1960s‚ Walker began campaigning for equality. She travelled the world fighting for the rights of Australia’s Indigenous people. Cathy Freeman
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individuals. The idea that belonging comes from a series of connections made with the world outside our own self is a theme throughout Romulus‚ My Father‚ a memoir written by Raimond Gaita about his immigrant father‚ and the poem We Are Going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal which illustrates the pain and loss felt by the Australian Aboriginals when their land was taken. The memoir Romulus‚ My Father written by Raimond Gaita follows Gaita’s father‚ Romulus‚ as he experiences life in Australia and issues such
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Oodgeroo Noonuccal – We are going The poem “We are going” takes the form of a single stanza‚ featuring a mixture of short and long lines comprised of a short description followed by a lamenting monologue. The form ensures that all the information presented is treated equally by the reader‚ as there is no break in reading the poem. The language features revolve around the repetition of various concepts‚ words and syllables‚ however it also incorporates the use of similes. The repetition featured
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’ Now it half covers the traces of the old bora ring. They sit and are confused‚ they cannot say their thoughts: ’We are as strangers here now‚ but the white tribe are the strangers.’ (from ’We are Going’‚ Noonuccal 193). This passage from the poem We are Going (by Oodgeroo Noonuccal) gives an illustration of how the Aborigines would have felt with the invasion by Europeans‚ of the land which they occupied for 1000s of years. The arrival of the Europeans ’created a confrontation between two
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The poem Feliks Skrzynecki addresses several profound values and assumptions associated with immigration and belonging. One particularly striking value is the growing disparity between father and son – Feliks Skrzynecki and the poet‚ Peter Skrzynecki – and the concerns regarding their relationship. Throughout the poem‚ Peter‚ speaking from personal experiences‚ speaks for both his own and his father’s sense of self and belonging‚ specifically contrasting their different perspectives. Feliks loves
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’Song of Hope’ Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) Look up‚ my people‚ The dawn is breaking‚ The world is waking‚ To a new bright day‚ When none defame us‚ Nor colour shame us‚ Nor sneer dismay. Now brood no more On the years behind you‚ The hope assigned you Shall the past replace‚ When juster justice Grown wise and stronger Points the bone no longer At a darker race. So long we waited Bound and frustrated‚ Till hate be hated And caste deposed; Now light shall guide us‚ And all doors open That long
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deeds malign‚ Of rape and murder‚ son of mine; But I’ll tell instead of brave and fine When lives of black and white entwine‚ And men in brotherhood combine – This would I tell you‚ son of mine. (by Oodgeroo Noonuccal) 10 (i) How does the poet show the difficulties the narrator faces when dealing with discrimination? (ii) How does the poet convey his feelings about prejudice in this poem? Refer closely to the words and images used in the first two stanzas
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