Aboriginal Affairs Case Study

Assess the impact of the Australian Aboriginal League in improving the rights and freedoms of Aboriginals in Australia

These are individuals whose ancestors migrated into Canada many years ago such as the Asians, Africans and Europeans who have been living the reserves (Falah-Hassani et al., 2015, P. 7). Statistics by LIM and LICO show that about 20% individuals who are sub origins are poor compared to the 35% 10 years ago this reduction in poverty trend among the off-reserve Aboriginals is due to the fact that most of them have acquired formal education placing them in better positions of getting better paying jobs (Curtis and Rybczynski, 2016, P.

The CFCSA states in part 1, section 4, that “if a child is an aboriginal child, the importance of preserving the child’s cultural identity must be considered in determining the child’s best interest” (1996). In both cases, both youth had family members within their Indigenous culture that were willing to take them but due to unrelated circumstances these requests were not taken into consideration. The overrepresentation of Indigenous children in care is demonstrated here, where child protection workers are not equipped with the training or resources to adequately identify and address risk when dealing with Indigenous children. This is one of the recommendations within the TRC where “ensuring that social workers and others who conduct child

Queensland is home to just over 30 per cent of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, equalling to a total 4 per cent of the state’s population1. Over the last decade, cardiovascular disease among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities has slightly decreased2, although documented cardiovascular diseases still remain five times higher than those of non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent1,3. Cardiovascular diseases are more than often encouraged by a large variety of pre-existing illnesses1 such as obesity, renal diseases, diabetes and hypertension4, which are common among indigenous communities4. Early detection is key, as the majority of health problems indigenous communities are undergoing are treatable1,

In 1979, the National Aboriginal Conference (NAC) instigated a concentrated campaign calling for a treaty between Indigenous Australians and the Australian Commonwealth (Short, 2003, p. 494). The campaign gained a fair amount of legitimacy when it was adopted by the Aboriginal Treaty Committee (ATC), a respectable group of non-Indigenous academics who actively protested for Indigenous rights and justice. The ATC hoped the envisaged treaty would recognise and acknowledge Indigenous history and provide Indigenous peoples with the right to control their own affairs (Short, 2003, p. 494). However, the term 'treaty' unsettled many parliamentarians, as it implied two conflicting sovereign nations. In the face of heavy opposition, the treaty campaign gradually faded. In the years that followed, parliamentarians shifted their focus onto other matters they felt lay at the heart of the "Aboriginal problem", such as societal attitudinal change, education, and reconciliation (Short, 2003, p. 495)

Aboriginal women face disproportionate challenges throughout their incarceration which impacts their successful community reintegration. Over the last ten years, inmate assaults involving Aboriginal women have exponentially grown, almost doubling, while use of force incidents have more than tripled. Rates of self-injury involving incarcerated Aboriginal women are seventeen times higher than that of non-Aboriginal women. To agree with Baldry, Carlton, and Cunneen, using Indigenous women as a focus point is beneficial because their "experiences embody and exemplify the intersections between colonial and neocolonial oppression and the multiple sites of gender and disadvantage and inequality that stem from patriarchal domination." Cunneen highlights that Indigenous women actually live in "many prisons"; the prison of misunderstanding; the prison of misogyny; and the prison of disempowerment. Patricia Monture insists that one way women can resist oppression and facilitate social change is by telling their own stories. The Task Force for Federally Sentenced Women developed a report called Creating Choices, which attempted to relocate the power to make choices in womens' lives out of the hands of prison officials and back to the women themselves because, according to the findings of the Task Force, it is only when people are treated with respect and when they are empowered can they take responsibility for their actions and make meaningful decisions. Monture-Okanee reflects on the irony of the final report

This week’s learning has significantly developed my awareness of Indigenous origins, history and culture. I discovered the multiple recordings of Indigenous origins and events that occurred before and after European settlement. Before starting this unit I did not have proper knowledge of previous government policies of discriminating the lives of Indigenous Australians such as protection, assimilation, integration, self-determination, multiculturalism and the Howard Government’s mean-spirited practical reconciliation (Harrison & Sellwood, 2016); and how Indigenous Australians struggled to earn the equality (Miller, 2012) to reach the current policy of ‘Closing the Gap’. What this week’s learning have highlighted that today Australian classrooms acknowledge, respect and deliver Indigenous Australian histories more adequately than ever before. I now understand that Indigenous perspectives would help students to learn the interconnectedness of Indigenous histories and relate these to contemporary life for Indigenous Australians (The Department of Education, 2017). This understanding is essential for me to evaluate my own knowledge of Indigenous Australian histories and policies to develop a holistic approach to include Indigenous perspectives in classrooms.

In the midst of the government's interference in the lives of the Indigenous after colonisation, they believed that bringing along protection legislations would work on the behalf of Aboriginals in order to make their lives easier. The Acts were used, as a way of implementing procedures for protection, separation and assimilation amongst the Indigenous populations. In the case of Aboriginals protection Acts are a representation of systematic control. The 1909 NSW Aboriginal Protection Act gave power to the Broad to regulate the lives of the Indigenous. They were monitored throughout their everyday lives, their employment, wages and who they marry or come in contact with. Undoubtedly the Aboriginals are left feeling caged within their own land. Sometime

Devising a scheme that is beneficial to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and the communities is complicated as you will need to deliver the services that you are providing in a creative and flexible manner. By involving the Indigenous community in the planning and the implementation of the programs you are offering allows you to build trusting and respected relationships making them feel comfortable in using the services that are being provided. It is paramount that you have an understanding and knowledge of their historical background including local language and the way they like to communicate will also put you in good stead. To promote a culturally competent organisation you will need to have a set of values and principles that are implemented and practiced daily demonstrating behaviours, attitudes, policies

This subject is very broad and includes the understanding of past, present and future of the Aboriginal people and their families. In particular, it is essential to lay stress upon how the history has been affecting peoples ' lives from past to present and will also affect our future. This essay will demonstrates that how the health professionals have work together and been involved with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as how our communities will respond to these connections.

Poverty has been an ongoing issue in the Aboriginal community for decades now and still continues to be an issue today. Aboriginal people trail non-Aboriginal people on practically every measure of well-being: educational, income, homelessness, infant mortality, health and so on. Poverty is considered systemic and is an issue that is not situated in isolation. Along with poverty arises many issues such as lack of employment, housing, lack of or limited education and skills, etc. In this paper, I will look at how poverty affects Aboriginals in urban settings, as well as the factors contributing to poverty.

Throughout Australian history, Aboriginal people have been displaced and mistreated through the course of time, through the separation from their from kinship groups, land and the stolen generation. This has resulted in the connection to their dreaming lost, misconnection and loss of their sacred sites and traditional food from their land. As a consequence of the stolen generation, many aboriginal children were deprived of their parents, families, spirituality, language from their land and their cultural identity. All of these aspects contribute to the continuing effect of dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities.

1969 White Paper in which the Liberal government attempted to abolish the legal status of ‘Indians’ – was defeated, a new awareness of ‘indigenous’ emerged among First Nations people across Canada” (p 198).

Native Rights of Self-Government Native residents of Canada, otherwise known as Aboriginals, have been striving to self govern in order to preserve their cultural identities since the British North America Act of 1867; now known as the Constitution Act. This act allowed the federal government to create laws regarding “Indians and the lands reserved for Indians” - essentially, placing Euro-Canadian ideals, policies, and laws on Aboriginal societies (Joseph, 2015). After thorough research and analysis, I believe that the right of self-government should be given to natives. To begin, in the past, the laws pertaining to those of Aboriginal descent have been harsh and unethical.

Aboriginal groups in Canada have been inhabitants of these lands long before any other arrived. Yet, these groups have been and are still disadvantaged in the political sphere, continuing to be severely underrepresented in Canadian governmental institutions. The Government of Canada needs to implement governmental arrangements that will meet the unique needs of Aboriginal groups, with responsiveness to their particular political, historical, and social circumstances (Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2010). With section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982, the definition of the Aboriginal inherent right of self-government has become a focus among advocates and members of Aboriginal society, as the constitution recognizes existing