Callie Torres

progression occurred. The details of this was that Mabo (Harrison, 2011) sought to gain full rights of ownership of their land, through a long succession of legal debates ‘terra-nullius’ that is a land belonging to no one, was overthrown. Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders were finally recognised as the traditional custodians of the land. The impact of the Mabo decisions gave rise to considerable controversy,(amnesty) after much public debate this was consolidated in 1993 under the Commonwealth Parliament

Throughout the 1890’s and 1970’s the event of the Stolen Generation occurred. The Stolen Generation is where Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islander children were taken out of their parent’s custody, by the Australian State and Federal agencies and church commissions. These children were forced to live in so called ‘white’ methods and were to follow their teachings and understandings. This presentation of the Stolen Generation will be demonstrating; what the stolen generation was, why the white’s only

Unwritten #9” is a work by contemporary artist, Vernon Ah Kee that focuses on the racial discrimination of indigenous Australians. Apparent in his works are themes such as racism, identity and culture that references the artist’s own backgrounds and experiences. Ah Kee draws on his own experiences of being and aboriginal Australian in the contemporary life in Australia. This work examines the past and also imagines the future by using references of past racial murders and the way they coincide with

History essay What are impacts of the wave hill dispute and how it affected the aboriginal right? The wave hill walk off had a major impact on the aboriginal. In 1966 the aboriginal stockmen walked off the job on wave hill station. The British Vestey Company refused to pay the aboriginal stockmen the same amount as the white stockmen, a wage of 25 dollars. Splash, (2015). A year before this the commonwealth had granted equal pay for the aboriginals. From this walk off the aboriginals claimed

Mental illness disorders and suicide as surveys and statistics would show, affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at a higher rate than the rest of the Australian population (Elder, Evans, Nizette, 2013). Thirty percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population aged 18 years and over experienced some sort psychological distress at a greater than normal level during the year 2012 to 2013 (ABS, 2015). Compared to other Australians, the Indigenous people aged 18 years and over

August 7 2013, a decision with respects to commercial fishing rights and interests was passed down by the High Court of Australia in the case of Akiba on behalf of the Torres Strait Regional Seas Claim Group v Commonwealth of Australia. This case is about native title claim in the interest of the Torres Strait Regional Seas Claim Group in pursuit for a determination claiming that they obtained Native Title Rights over an extensive part of waters of the Strait to fish and for commercial purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH QUESTION AND OUTCOME My Research Project focused on the ways in which the Australian South Sea Islander (ASSI) community reflect the historical events of blackbirding; a topic which I was inspired to investigate this due to my Pacific Islander heritage. Between 1863 and 1904, people were brought to Australia from throughout the Pacific, often through unscrupulous methods like kidnapping, to be used as a source of cheap labour. I investigated the history surrounding the labour

Even though the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have improved in comparison to 50 years ago, they still aren't able to be defined as "equal", not to mention this type of treatment is being repeated to asylum seekers coming to Australia. Even before the 1967 referendum, in 1962, the Aboriginal population was legally allowed to vote, but still weren't counted on the census (Healey, 2003). After the referendum changed this, the European side believed that that was all that needed

One social determinant that impacts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is unemployment. According to the Australian Census in 2011, 56% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Australia were participating in the labour force, however, 17.2% of this population were unemployed but seeking employment (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2013). Comparing these numbers to the non-indigenous population, the percentage of the indigenous population in the labour force is significantly

The Aboriginal and Torres Striate Islander population are spread across all parts of Australia, from large urban cities to small country towns, from the remote tropical north of Australia to the fringes remote communities of the central deserts. Indigenous Australians speak a multitude of languages and belong to hundreds of distinct ancestral groups. Therefore the health and welfare of Indigenous people living in large urban cities are different to those that are living in small country towns and