Case Study: The Aboriginal Worker

It is without denial that aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people are treated differently in our society especially by the media. They are often represented as, trouble makers, violent and drunks. These remarks used by the media are giving bad impressions on Aboriginal people. Tonight, on Media Matters we will unmask the truth on the media’s treatment of the famous Sydney Swans footballer Adam Goodes. The media has heavily criticized this athlete making unfair statements causing them to break the journalist’s code of ethics, the very rule book they should be following. The code of ethics applies to all journalists and is designed to keep their reports fair, non-judgemental.

This meant that all matters that had to be discussed had to be approved by the government appointed Indian agent before a chief and council could address the matter. Once matters were discussed any resolution had to be agreed upon by the appropriate federal minister before being enacted. When people attempted to address grievances or complaints they had with the government and the Indian Act System, new laws were passed to stop them from organizing and effectively dealing with the issues brought to their attention.

As Beard recognizes, "Native peoples often serve as reminders of a place, an occasion, or, most often a mythic past, and they are expected to perform that identity in the present" (494), what this quote speaks to is a kind of conspicuous performance, a social construction of Aboriginal peoples that pivots around a variety of stereotypes and systemic racism. Writing from the position of a pre-service secondary English language arts (ELA) teacher, my motivations in this paper involve using Marilyn Dumont 's poetry as a way to address Beard 's concerns, "[building students '] capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect" (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 7), while simultaneously teaching them how to analyse poetry. More specifically, Dumont 's series of beading poems, in her collection The Pemmican Eaters, provides an opportunity to engage high school students in a discussion around the significance of cultural practices, while at the same time revisiting the interplay of Canadian histories, both Aboriginal and colonial. At the same time, I will also describe Dumont 's use of irony, which Andrews explains as a cultural ethos that is a unique element of Plains peoples’ Indigenous art (3). Introducing this uniquely First Nations brand of irony to students may work to give life to Aboriginal culture, bringing "Native peoples . . . [out] of the mythic past" (Beard, 494) and into the present. Finally, the act of beading itself ties directly to

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

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

During my interview with Margaret West of Bourke, NSW - I was able to gain first-hand knowledge and understanding of the issues (healthcare, safety and education) that were faced by some indigenous people during the 70’s and 80’s. After the interview concluded, I had enough information to compare the policies of her generation in contrast to the modern policies that deal with the same issues that were discussed in the interview.

How many years ago, is it estimated, that the shape of Australia’s coastline was defined?

One of the six key priorities for targeted work by PHNs is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. The under-identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in mainstream health services and national health data sets is a fundamental barrier to achieving health equality for all Australians. The Indigenous population in Australia have historically had, and continue to have significantly worse health outcomes than the general Australian population.

While in effect, Indigenous people were expected to live and become like non- Indigenous Australians. However discriminatory policies still controlled many aspects of Indigenous people’s lives, denied them equal wages and employment conditions and the social welfare benefits available to other Australians. The Commonwealth has only had the power to act in Indigenous affairs since 1967, and only recently has it generally been accepted that Indigenous people should have

Introduction Aboriginal people have been historically disadvantaged within society especially when it comes to the Canadian justice system. Derrick Bell, is known for originating critical race theory. Although an American based theory, it can also be applied to Canadian society due to similar situations. Theories are important in understanding the way society functions and ways in which society can be bettered.

To ensure cultural safety and professional relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people I will need to “create an environment that is physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally safe for people” where they are not judged for whom they are or how they live (Cultural Safety, n.d). I need to ensure that professional relationships in the workplace are based on shared respect, shared knowledge and experience, tolerance of diversity and shared understanding of cultural safety. I need to have an open mind. I need to be knowledgeable and professional at all times. Respect has to be earned. I need to ensure that I respect and behave in a sensitive manner towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, in order to get their

My home based in Caringbah (aboriginal word referring to the 'Pademelon Wallaby' ) belongs to Sutherland Shire, being separated from Royal National Park- Bundeena(Aboriginal meaning: 'noise like thunder) by Hacking River inlet. (Sutherland Shire Council Library and Information Service, 2004) Dharawal stencils, rock paintings, shell middens, engravings, grinding grooves, and rock shelters are present throughout the Shire. However, the coal mining industry threatens the conservation of the Indigenous cultural heritages.

All of the authors of these texts are women, and three are women of colour. Although all four of these poems deal with the theme of reclaiming womanhood, each author has a different experience as a women that often relates to their experiences of other discrimination; such as racism. Staceyann Chin was born in Jamaica in 1972 to an Afro-Jamaican mother and a Chinese-Jamaican father. Her struggles with race, both as a part chinese person in Jamaica, and then as a person of colour in America has also contributed greatly to her poetry, and intersectional feminism. Common Truths (alternately titled ‘Why I love my Pussy/Vagina’) was originally performed as spoken word at the 2009 Campus Progress National Conference in Washington DC, after a poem

This final paper will be focused on the lives of Aboriginal women past and present. I would like to delve into the history of how their culture switched from a matriarchal society to Aboriginal women losing respect and gaining stereotypes. Through this paper I would like to learn about how these stereotypes have come about, why they exist, and what is being done to stop them. I would like to take in this information for myself, as an educator, to teach children of all cultures that any type of stereotyping is wrong and to teach anyone I can about the knowledge I have gained by writing this paper. To initiate my learning and teaching, I will be using a number of sources. First, to discuss the different stereotypes Aboriginal women have

It is estimated by the World Health Organisation, that by the year 2050, there will be 1.5 billion people worldwide, who will be over the age of 65. Similar, escalation of statistics can be witnessed in Australia’s demographic, where it is expected that by 2050, 25% of the Australian population will be over the age of 65, which is a staggering jump from the 14.7% that was estimated in 2014. Thus, with the increase concentration in the Geriatric ward, hospitals have constructed assessments through which onset of cognitive and physical decline can be measured (Pachana et al., 2016). However, there has been considerable amount of criticism at the mainstream assessments offered at geriatric wards, especially when utilized towards Aboriginal