Although the Australian public health policy has included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health since the 1960s, this gap between Indigenous australians and other Australians have since remained with minimal improvements. ... Although the overall health of Australians has improved there are considerable differences in the health status for Indigenous Australians. ... As nurses it is a necessity that we understand what the meaning of health means in the aboriginal culture. ... Other factors also contribute to this disease which includes both emotional and spiritual abandonment from the l...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through the strategic use of minor characters and Indigenous culture, Winton adds depth to both the intimate and broader cultures utilised in the novel. ... " These women represent the emergence of the rising independency of women that began to form in Australian Post-War society. ... Through the use of these minor characters, Winton compared the culture of Cloudstreet with the broader Australia, intending to demonstrate to the audience that Rose's emotional belonging rested in the culture of Cloudstreet rather than in the booming environment of Suburban Perth. ... The idea that cert...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Culture (Reincarnation and Respect for Elders and Ancestors) However, there is a strong representation of culture throughout the indigenous society in both texts. ... Weller suggests that much of the aboriginal culture has been lost; this is a direct and disastrous result of white colonialism. ... Culture (Connection to the Natural World Moreover, both texts explore the spiritual and cultural connection to the natural world. It is evident that the symbiotic relationship Aboriginals have with nature is remarkably significant in indigenous culture. ... Conclusion De Heer's "Ten Canoes...

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The Indian culture and religion was one of great complexity which it had already been firmly established before the British came to India. ... From the outset British imperialism in India took on a different complexion to that in colonies such as Australia and Canada. Unlike the indigenous peoples of Australia and Canada, the Indians were a far more unified and had a far more sophisticated and structured social system. ...

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In our history classes we have learned about the heinous crimes committed by the Spanish Conquistadors, the displacement of the Aborigine children in Australia, the desecration of land in the African nations, and the attempt to rid a Hawaiian nation of their culture and heritage. ... Western thinking often justifies colonization by asserting that the domination of a culture would bring decency and humility to that group of indigenous people. ... To them, it was an effortless attempt to take advantage of this people and their culture. ... Despite this, there is extreme pressure to assimila...

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Noonuccal portrays the people of her culture to be affected to a great extent. ... Besides reflecting on the hardship and turmoil felt by Aboriginals, the poem acts as an affirmation stating the Aboriginal culture is far from cease. The dying of their culture due to the assimilation policy, is referred to within the poem. ... The presence of their culture is evident throughout the poem as Noonuccal continually grieves the passing of their old ways. ... For example, this is exemplified in the simile "White men hurry like little ants", which is symbolic to the white culture's connections to...

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THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA AND THE `LEGAL AND POLITICAL STRUGGLE' OVER INDIGENOUS RIGHTS[*] ABSTRACT/RESUME Many Indian leaders have recognized that the Supreme Court of Canada has changed direction very significantly on issues of treaty and aboriginal rights. As a result, Indian ...

• Word Count: 4016
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• Grade Level: High School