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    (Colonisation) The Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have lived on the Australian continent and Torres Strat Islands for thousands of years, they have ancestral roots dating back between fifty-two and sixty-one thousand years ago (Monroe, 2017), these peoples have such a strong bound with the lands they live on. The Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been living within the boundaries of the land they live on and have adjusted themselves to be better

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    uphold ‘minority language rights’ in Australia? Discuss as a case study. CONTENTION 1. What is your essay contention? This essay will examine how different ideologies and policies have had profound negative and positive impacts on minority group languages/indigenous languages in Australia. The replacement of assimilation ideology by multiculturalism and introduction of new policy at national and state level, to some extent, had positive impacts on minority group languages in general and in

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    storytelling and painting. Indigenous Australians have maintained links to The Dreaming dating back from ancient times up to the present, providing a very rich cultural heritage. The role that The Dreaming plays in Indigenous Australian life is very important to this culture as it holds big significance of how Indigenous Australians and their culture came to be. Kakadu’s traditional owners were the Indigenous Australians that were split into two different language groups. Bininj is the traditional

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    2008 speech, the Australian Prime Minister apologises to the Indigenous Australians for the stolen generations. With this speech, Rudd attempted to ease the disadvantage that affects most Indigenous Australians by pledging that the government would improve their health, education, living conditions and their lifestyle overall. Rudd claims that he is apologetic and remorseful for the treatment the past Indigenous Australians received. He strengthens his speech by using several language techniques to

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    Indigenous Australians have faced many changes to their original life style, with numerous policies being brought in. These policies had an incredible affect on how the indigenous Australians lived. The policies inflicted on the indigenous Australians varied widely and had numerous impacts. The policies of assimilation, protection and integration had mainly negative impacts on the community, causing loss of identity, language and religion. The policies of self-determination and reconciliation, had

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    contemporary Australian society, indigenous youth struggle to grow up without difficulties. Modern Australian Society is meant to be progressive and treat all equally, any race, religion or gender to be treated alike, but indigenous youth are still being treated differently because of their heritage. This essay will discuss the cultural influences for indigenous youth, highlighting how white culture and indigenous culture are connected and interdependent on each other. Also discusses that indigenous youth

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    Indigenous Australians are probably descendants of the first modern humans to migrate out of Africa to Asia, roughly 70,000 years ago, arriving in Australia around 50,000 years ago. There is great diversity among different Indigenous communities and societies in Australia, each with its own unique mixture of cultures, customs and languages. In present-day Australia these groups are further divided into local communities. At the time of initial European settlement, over 250 languages were spoken;

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    “die out”, through forced rejection of their heritage and banning the use of their own language. Children faced physical, psychological and sexual abuse, sexual and labour exploitation, racism, grief, and suffering. Between 1 in 10 and 3 in 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were taken by government, church, or welfare authorities and placed into institutional or foster care with non-Indigenous families. Authorities were able to remove Aboriginal children it was thought that through

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    Safety Indigenous Perspectives subject in first semester, it is evident that there are many inequalities that exist in the country between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians (Ramsden, 2002). As an international student I found this subject to be extremely interesting and challenging. Learning the significance of cultural differences is an important aspect of nursing practice everywhere. On the other hand, I found unexpected negative issues related to indigenous Australians who suffer

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    Indigenous Australian Histories and policies 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

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