Australian aborigines

The Myall Creek Massacre in Colonial Australia was caused by arising conflict from British imperialism as the greed for land and goods caused the English to disregard the rights of the Australian natives. In pursuit of resources and Newmarket’s, Britain colonised the majority of the world and the ramifications of this have continued into today. Firstly, upon colonising the land, settlers were continuing to ship convicts to Australia, due to America refusing the convicts after the War of Independence

terrible state of inequality and discrimination the aborigines were experiencing in the sixties. The freedoms rides definitely had a huge effect on the 1967 Referendum, protesting to huge amounts of people across 21 towns and cities convincing many white Australians to give the Aboriginals the equal rights they have. Also influencing the Aboriginal people to stand up for

Australian Indigenous art is the oldest ongoing tradition of art in the world. Initial forms of artistic Aboriginal expression were rock carvings, body painting and ground designs, which date back more than 30,000 years. The quality and variety of Australian Indigenous art produced today reflects the richness and diversity of Indifenous culture and distinct differences between tribes, languages, dialects and geographic landscapes. Art has always been an important of Aboriginal life, connection past

Australian Indigenous art is the oldest ongoing tradition of art in the world. Initial forms of artistic Aboriginal expression were rock carvings, body painting and ground designs, which date back more than 30,000 years. The quality and variety of Australian Indigenous art produced today reflects the richness and diversity of Indifenous culture and distinct differences between tribes, languages, dialects and geographic landscapes. Art has always been an important of Aboriginal life, connection past

design contains the Southern Cross, a boomerang and the seven-pointed Commonwealth star. It was designed with the intention of reconciling with the Aboriginal people. A majority of Australians believe a new flag is necessary to replace our current flag that has been serving our country for over 100 years. The Australian flag is an iconic symbol, unique to Australia. It is something that represents the whole of Australia – as a nation. When foreigners look at our flag, we want them to view Australia

(1920-1993) became the first Australian aboriginal poet to publish a book of verse. This brought her an immediate success and international popularity. In this collection of 30 poems, she goes from staging a protest against the foreign oppressors to beautifully describe the delicacies of the aboriginal cultures to fight for the human rights to envision a harmonious future. In order to put these poems in proper perspective, we orient the reader with a brief outline of the aborigines in Australia and a short

patriotic view of past Australian history, interpreting its history as largely a success. Since history is determined by the perspective of from which it is written, this version of Australian history, the Three Cheers view, was written from the perspective of white working-class males, who consider Australian pioneers to be the simple, honest and humble people. Until recently, a rival interpretation, the Black Armband view, has assailed the generally optimistic view of Australian history by construing

There have been Australian Aborigines living in Australia from a long time before the Europeans found the land of Australia. However, Australian history often begins from the time James Cook came and the British began to colonise. Then, in Australia, the number of whites increased and the European culture spread. As a result of this, Australian Indigenous people lost their lands, were not included in the society which whites created. It is thought that literatures often reflect at that time of the

The epidemiological aspects of Aboriginal health According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008), (from which most figures in this paper are sourced from) the Aboriginal community faces higher rates of ill health than any other group in Australia. From the estimate of an average of 450,000 Aborigines in Australia, it is observed that when compared to other communities, this community faces enhanced problems of chronic illness and

Before I can start talking about the Australian Aborigines Music, I must inform you about the rich history of the people. For this part I watched a documentary called The First People: Aboriginal Australians on You Tube. The documentary talked about The traditional music of indigenous Australians which held a lot of meaning to their culture. The music is used throughout their aboriginal life to teach them what must be known about their culture, and about their place in it, and about their place in