population who lack sufficient income to obtain adequate health‚ food‚ housing and clothing that the rest of society can afford‚ find it difficult to ensure an adequate standard of living or are often unemployed and rely on social security and services. Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders (ATSI) fall into this category and make up a large amount of the people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. A study by the ‘United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ in 1998 found that
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Just like in Christianity‚ there are many sacred items in Aboriginal Spirituality. These sacred items provide a meaning and importance to each religion. They are used in ceremonies‚ in which enhances the religion and environment. One of the sacred items from Christianity that is similar to sage is the cross. The cross is a predominent item in Christianity as it recognizes the sacrifice made by God to renew His people of sin. Jesus was His only son‚ but he was still crucified in order for the
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Comparing creation stories The two stories that I read did not have a lot in common with each other. They were both very different stories‚ but there were some similarities. But come on now a Native American story could not be like a Sumerian story. “The World on the Turtles Back” was about a woman goddess who was pregnant with a child and hungry dinning on everything she asked her man to bring her bark from the forbidden tree. But then she fell through the ground. Then she started on creating
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It is the history and values of a person that serve to build the frame of reference through which they view and function in society. Dr. Jardine‚ in An Invitation to Explore the Roots of Current Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Relations in Canada speaks of various pieces of legislation that serve to build the frame of reference for Indigenous Peoples of Canada. The legislations established who was able to own property‚ who was permitted to live the culture of an “Indian”. The government decided based
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What is a residential school? In the 19th century‚ the Canadian government believed it was responsible for educating and caring for the country’s aboriginal people. It thought their best chance for success was to learn English and adopt Christianity and Canadian customs. Ideally‚ they would pass their adopted lifestyle on to their children‚ and native traditions would diminish‚ or be completely abolished in a few generations. The Canadian government developed a policy called "aggressive assimilation"
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Creation Stories The Egyptian‚ Mesopotamian‚ and ancient Hebrew cultures were all very different. The earliest known creation writings were dated from the third millennium B.C.1 Whether it is belief in one God or several‚ each culture represents one or more. How each God or Gods comes into their world‚ how they interact‚ or how they worship each God is unique to their culture. The creation stories are the foundation of religious cultures that have spread throughout the world.2 In Ancient Egypt
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To an aboriginal the meaning and purpose of life comes from the “dreaming stories”‚ aboriginal people attribute their origins and beliefs to their ancestors and the spirit beings of their particular family or tribe which is distinct to a certain bit of land‚ a major belief to the aboriginal person is their creation at birth‚ they believe that the same spirits that created the sea‚ waterways and the land created them at birth and made them who they are today. The first stories like the creation stories
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Australia’s aboriginals has been the longest surviving cultural background in the history of the world‚ with around 2% of Australia’s population. Australia’s aboriginals migrated from Asia at least 30 thousand years ago‚ comprising 500-600 distinct groups. Their strong spiritual beliefs‚ tribal culture of storytelling‚ art‚ and history tie them together to their land. The aboriginals are characterised by having gods who created humans and surrounding environment. Each groups of aboriginals believes
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issue of confusion & has given humanity a belief since the beginning of time that there is a perfect reality that les beyond this imperfect world. • Dating back to thousands of years ago when Indigenous Aboriginal Australians were the only human existence on the continent Australia the Aboriginal people believed in a perfect reality that lies beyond our imperfect world. • Every world religion has characteristics that contribute to it. The Characteristics of
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for. Australian Aboriginal mythology has almost been wiped out due to the invasion of other cultures like Christianity. However‚ there is a small percentage of people who still believe in their culture and preserve it to this day (Australian Mythology). Australian mythology aims to explain the creation of nature as well as the idea of a single connectivity between all creations‚ creators‚ and time. “Aboriginal myths about the beginning of the world deal not with the creation of the cosmos out
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