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    others. The Aboriginal Ways of Knowing are a common world view held by many

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    represent a displaced nation. The McMahon Liberal Government made a statement in which land rights were rejected in favour of 50-year leases to Aboriginal communities‚ the activists were against this and this was the reason that this protest started. The activists were repeatedly asked when the protest would end and they said that they would stay until Aboriginal Australians had land rights‚ which could be forever. 2. Is source 2 a primary or secondary source? Why? Source 2 is a secondary source

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    up of six nations. Their creation story uses an unique perspective that is uncommon and not as well known. The creation myth of the Iroquois people was built off of the Native American culture‚ made more realistic with the creation elements seen in the story‚ and provides an explanation on how they view the symbol of the turtle and animals. As defined by britannica.com‚ a creation myth is "A philosophical and theological elaboration of the primal myth of creation

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    Sheriece Wingo HS115 Prof. Schownir Paper #1 Creation stories are crucial to society! No matter what culture or religion‚ it gives us a sense of belonging‚ a sense of knowing where we started. Even if it is considered a “myth” for the people who identify with that culture or religion‚ it gives them a sense of relief‚ and comfort on how they got here on this planet. In order to have individuality and uniqueness our stories have to be different. The creation stories we have been studying are different in

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    University I was unknown about Aboriginal people and their living conditions. I never thought any discrimination and racism would exist in Canada‚ since it is a developed country. For me‚ It was heart wrenching to discover how children were forced to leave home and kept in residential school far from their parents where they faced many physical‚ mental‚ and emotional abuse. I had never pictured such a terrible incident could happen in Canada. Besides‚ I believe that aboriginal people are lacking major

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    Aboriginal people can expect to live up to twenty years less than non-Indigenous Australians. Indigenous life expectancy is so low because Aboriginal health standards in Australia are now so bad that 45% of Aboriginal men and 34% of women die before the age of 45. 71% die before they reach the age of 65. Australian Aboriginal people’s life expectancy is by far the worst. They die 20 years before the average non-Indigenous Australian dies.The average life expectancy of Australian Aboriginal people

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    Aboriginal art and culture started between 60‚000 to 80‚000 years. Because Australian Aboriginal people didn’t have written language‚ they created many symbols to record their important culture stories. This essay will discuss Australian Aboriginal art and culture and European art and culture. Australian Aboriginal art is one of the oldest traditional art in the world. Australian Aboriginal art has been thousands of years. Australian Aboriginal artists continue using traditional and modern materials

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    Aboriginal people have been fairly successful in having their issues addressed after 1980. While there remains many issues that have not been dealt with‚ a number of the major problems related to Aboriginal rights have been fixed. Aboriginal land rights saw an improvement after 1980. There are two different types of land claims - comprehensive claims and specific claims. Comprehensive claims give Aboriginal people the right to claim land because their ancestors once owned it. Specific claims give

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    The state of health and health care for Canadian Aboriginal people is currently not improving‚ “Canadian Aboriginals tend to bear a disproportionate burden of illness; an outcome linked to their economic and social conditions [and] oppression” (Newbold 1998). European contact would forever change the course of life for the Aboriginals and their communities in Canada. It was only after the encounter between the old world and new world that two completely separate ecosystems had interaction between

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    Moreover‚ "Aboriginal people" is a communal title for the original popular of North America (AANDC‚ 2015). The prejudice against the Aboriginal people still continues today‚ it is not as severe and oppressive as it used to be; however‚ it still remains today and is entrenched in the legal‚ education‚ and health care systems (Morrison et al.‚ 2008). Aboriginal people are more prone to be sent to prison especially because they are unable to compensate their fines and receive inadequate representation

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