I'll highlight that the 2007 National Intervention Strategy has failed our country's children, with regards to teaching, preserving their language and culture. ... The demographics of Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Australia are remarkably different. ... The most disadvantaged Indigenous Australians live in remote areas of Australia (National Indigenous Languages Survey Report, 2005), it is these people that have been failed by all stakeholders in not developing these communities in order to reduce disadvantage in particular through education. ... She sums up that the o...

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Pattern thinking is a major part of Indigenous culture in Australia. ... 'David Mowaljarlai, an Elder from Derby in Western Australia provides his interpretation of Western thinking is as follows': Triangle thinking is western culture thinking. ... Western culture, particularly western religious culture does not always agree with this seventh principle. ... Western culture also ignores the rights of the land. ... His article, The Aboriginal gift we will not receive, suggests that aboriginal peoples have taken on board much of western culture and law yet the indigenous peoples of Aus...

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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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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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Besides the killing of Jewish people in World War II Germany, two other chief acts of genocide, that some may not consider genocide at all, are the death of millions of Native Americans in North America and the neglect of aboriginals in Australia, both by European settlers. ... The government in Australia as well as in North America has also simply tried to get rid of the "aboriginal problem" by having people of native background conform to the ways of the Europeans in a variety of ways. ... In three parts he described it as: 1)the coordinated and planned annihilation of a National, Religi...

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Charlie's superior intellectual skills and his understanding of situations is abnormal to the anti-intellectual culture in Corrigan. ... During 1962-75 Australia experienced their longest war against Vietnam. This was the time when Australians were conscripted into war. ... He is immediately turned down because of his Vietnamese culture. ... This meaning that prejudice against indigenous Australians was very common. ...

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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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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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As we know, English wild man has deep roots in English literature and popular culture and encompasses a remarkable variety of types-from fully human to almost animal, from essentially moral to irredeemably corrupt, which may all be the similarities to Caliban; therefore, the interpretations of Caliban are abundant and various. ... The trend toward an American-focused interpretation of The Tempest was inspired by a concurrent culture and political rapprochment between England and the United States. ... This uneasiness reflected on culture and new critics emerged. ...

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Clovis culture consisted of big game hunters with mongoloid features who created distinct spear points capable of piercing armor. ... Most migration occurs laterally because weather variance is less dramatic and in the short time of 1,000 years (50 generations), cultures would not have been able to adapt from the cold climate to the temperate regions so quickly. ... She is dated to have arrived about 12,000 years ago and is an Australian aborigine (Wilford: 1999). ...

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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 ...

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