Australian English

Demolishing the Culture of Aboriginal Australians In Australia before the late eighteenth century, the native Aboriginal people’s unique culture flourished, fostering a great sense of pride within its inhabitants. The Aborigines were able to familiarize themselves with their geographical surroundings, which in turn helped them to obtain food, while simultaneously upholding their many traditional spiritual and ancestral beliefs. Many native songs, dances, and collections of art were referenced by

How is it possible to become an Australian Citizen? Three ways it is possible to become an Australian citizen: 1. By birth: In Australia people automatically become an Australian citizen if they are born here and one or both of their parents is an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia. 2. By descent: If you are the child of an Australian citizen but you are born overseas you will generally be granted Australian citizenship. There are a number of rules that might apply to people in

The Stolen Generations occurred from the 1910’s through to the 1970’s and became more prominent when the Australian government changed the Protection policies, that allowed state governments to have control over some aspects of the Aboriginal peoples’ lives. The assimilation policies were put into place during the 1930’s and meant that native Australians were expected to abandon their culture. As part of both of these policies, the children of Aboriginals were taken away from them and put into either

people share many similar experiences under corresponding circumstances, they are not a homogeneous group and no single person can speak for all Indigenous people of Australia. Sadly, not many people acknowledge and appreciate the uniqueness of Australian Indigenous communities (mostly because of their ignorance). If the ignorance of people overseas regarding this can somehow be justified (though it would be great to see people around the world having objective information about originality of Aboriginal

introduction of white people to Australia in 1788, they followed the idea of terra nullius which was a Latin term meaning ‘land belonging to no one’. The white settlers ripped the Indigenous people’s land from under their feet therein making the original Australians a displaced group of people. Mabo’s court case enabled the Aboriginal people to have ownership of their own land. By taking the request for land rights to the High Court of Australia, Eddie Mabo brought the plight of the landless Indigenous people

Causative considerations are multifactorial regarding the development of low health literacy rates in Aboriginals, inclusive of socio-economical disadvantages, geographical considerations, and social/environmental influences (Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, 2015). Differing conceptualisations of reality or ‘worldview’ are present within Aboriginal culture, which vary from westernised civilisation. Indigenous history lacks a biomedical background, and encompasses differing views of disease/illness

this assignment speaks. Townsville city is located in Bindal country which is of great cultural significance and sustains the life and well-being of traditional custodians past and present. I recognise the impacts of colonisation on Indigenous Australians and value this place of shared learning. In reconciliation I am committed to participating and learning more about the local custodians and culture in a spirit of mutual honour and respect. Introduction Support for inclusive Aboriginal and

the different types of English used from Australian English to Aboriginal English,

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

For me, as an Australian immigrant, with little experience or contact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the most meaningful aspects are understanding the Aboriginal terms of reference (ATR), protocols and deeper meaning of the Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country. Readings and videos, such as First Contact (Sharkey & Weekley, 2016), highlights the Aboriginal people as first Australians and traditional owns of the land, the protocols regarding Aboriginal people and their