Prejudice And Racism In The Second Stolen Generation

Within contemporary society there are primary instances of colonialism’s social dominance where Indigenous groups, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities remain as the secondary position or the edge of common lifestyle that people live in today. Indigenous cultures are continually changing overtime and a constantly facing disadvantages. Colonialism has separated Indigenous people from European settlement and naively continue to do so. Present issues that communities are still facing is racism as an undocumented policy of assimilation in the Second Stolen Generation and the product of racism in large influential organisations being passed down to younger generations. Everyone is entitled to good health and well-being.
Similarly, sport like the Australian Football League have large audiences from many different cultures. Racism has still been shown to exist with a 13-year old girl in 2013 that called Adam Goodes an ‘ape.’ Or Eddie Betts having a banana thrown at him in 2016. The young offenders of these racially charged offences have carried out the behaviours and attitudes of past generations. Another representation of racism is the suggestion put forth by Matthew Rendell a recruiting boss for Adelaide Crows, that Adelaide Football Club will no longer draft an Indigenous player unless they had one white parent. The racial slurs expressed by others against Indigenous individuals can make cultures feel isolated and are perceived as different in society, therefore forces communities on the periphery. It can make these cultures feel ashamed of who they are, making feel as if they are not accepted within society or by the ‘mainstream’. Attempting to assimilate Indigenous Australians diminishes the Indigenous
When it comes to Australia’s knowledge about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, it is all based on colonialist views. Public institutions, history and education curricula are Eurocentric. There is a struggle of understanding perspectives of the Indigenous community. Primary and Secondary schools hardly educate children about the cultural traditions of Indigenous Australians, only the settlement of the British convicts. There is failure to acknowledge the land citizens stand on. Many Australians are ill-informed about language, beliefs and traditions, therefore in a way being forgotten about and pushed out of importance. Now when Australians are asked what they perceive about Australia, Indigenous culture is ignored or belittled by stereotypical thoughts carried on by centuries. As many individuals are uneducated of Indigenous culture, our law does recognise the broader issues facing culture. There are two systems of law; The Indigenous Customary Law system and the controlling British based Australian legal system. The United Nations Declaration recognises the rights of Indigenous people to support the traditions, practices and to where they live. The standard human rights of Indigenous Australians are recognised by the legal system and give specific recognition to protections of traditional lands. In 1985 the Uluru-Kata Tjuta handback was one of the most important moments in history where Aboriginal people