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    Why does Indigenous people in Australia have a poorer health outcome? The status of the health of Indigenous people in Australia is poor compare to non-Indigenous Australian, due to remaining gap of inequality. The estimated gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is approximately 17 years. The death rates of Indigenous people are twice than non-Indigenous people in Australia, who are below 65 years old. Indigenous people in Australia do not have equal access to health service compare

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    non-discriminatory and accurate language is outlined by NSW Health (2004) guide to appropriate Aboriginal terminology. This document outlines appropriate non offensive language that should be used including collective names used to describe Aboriginal people and terms not to used. It gives an example of when European colonists arrived they did not understand Aboriginal ways of life and the language they used was discriminatory and offensive, I believe this sort of offensive language, racism and prejudice is

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    Spirituality is the fundamental element in the formation of Indigenous identity. However, since the arrival of European settlement, the sense of spirituality has been severely damaged. Since 2009, Deadly Choices have effectively empowered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to make healthy choices for themselves and their families. Deadly choices offers an effective path to help Indigenous people reconnect to their land, culture and beliefs through the identification of the breakdown of

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    a successful engineer. Indigenous Community Protocols A community protocol is a system for which people can engage and communicate with other cultures according to their values. This involves understanding the culture and way of life. The Indigenous protocol provides understanding and respect to Indigenous views and cultural

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    cultural representation of Indigenous Australians within Australia are heavily influences by what is portrayed in today’s Literature. Indigenous Australians get a rather bad wrap in literature, which has produced negative stereotype towards Indigenous Australians as being primitive, uneducated, drunks, violent, lazy and lacking complex laws, society organisation and cultural diversity (Kroff, J. 2017). These stereotypes have derived from historical inaccuracies about Indigenous Australians in literature

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    Aboriginal Australians populated Australia at least 65,000 years ago. Their culture is strong and enduring and is still today very important in the history of Australia. In this essay, we will focus on Aboriginal languages and see how it is connected to Cultural Integrity, Cultural Wellbeing, and Cultural Expression. However, before we begin, I would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional owners of the land on which we meet; the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. It is upon their

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    straightforward; it is merely the story of a man who regains his dukedom and rights the injustices he has suffered. While the plot of the play may be simple, the larger narrative of the play prompts the audience to consider the more complicated dynamics of indigenous and European relationships. These dynamics are presented through the character Caliban and his interactions with the rest of the European cast. Through Caliban’s contact with these characters, he is presented as crude, foolish, and odious. Surely

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    Australia is an ethnically and culturally diverse place enriched with Indigenous culture and history. Australia is a unique and multicultural community, dynamic and diverse in nature. This means that our schools and classrooms are also dynamic, complex and culturally diverse. Teachers in Australian classrooms need to create positive learning environments that engages, nurtures and addresses the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. It has been stated that ‘for students to be fully

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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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    services available in rural areas are limited. Indigenous Australians form a greater fraction of the total population in remote regions, therefore are direct recipients of poor healthcare service. This inequality of healthcare has led to the mortality rate of Indigenous Australians to be significantly higher than non-Indigenous people.1 In particular, this healthcare indifference is seen to have a greater impact on the older generation of indigenous Australians. The use of communication skills such

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