experience for the audience. Their works are creative and thought-provoking‚ contributing to a greater understanding and acceptance of Aboriginal values. The work of Ochres (1995)‚ a Bangarra Dance Theatre production‚ embraces upon the cultural and spiritual significance of Aboriginal life. Through the four colours of Ochres‚ each representing an element of Aboriginal culture‚ Stephen Page integrated contemporary abstraction in exposing symbolic reasoning. A correlation of the inspired traditional forms
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and protecting Aboriginal language. Then‚ I would like to discuss the examples of how we as Australians can be educated in helping restore and protect Indigenous Australian’s language and this would strongly be done through government policies that can be put into place. Our culture moulds our identity. Our identity is reflected in our communication‚ which utilizes language. Therefore‚ language and culture are tied together‚ which is why we need to protect and restore the Aboriginal Language. The
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The Aboriginal people have been put at a disadvantage for years now dating back to the 1700s when the Europeans settled and repossessed their land through a loop hole in the Terra Nullius. In those days the Aboriginal people were not considered to be “people” by the European standards and were therefore treated as such. With no consideration to how their presence would affect the original Indigenous settlers of the country‚ the Europeans brought disease‚ infections‚ and other health issues that these
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Aboriginal on Campus: A Note on Terminology The Aboriginal Resource Centre‚ in the Office of Intercultural Affairs‚ recognizes the fluidity of language and that‚ in the context of this land and community‚ certain terms are preferred or contested by different Indigenous people and communities. There are many terms associated with First Nations‚ Métis and Inuit people. Some Aboriginal people identify more closely with their nation or linguistic group designation‚ e.g. Ojibwe‚ while others prefer
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The substance of this paper will be to discuss the discourse regarding the inequalities facing aboriginal peoples living on reserves in the northwestern corner of Ontario. Inequality is not naturally occurring; poverty is not an innate cultural trait that accumulates at the feet of the marginalized (Schick & St.Denis‚ 2005‚ p.304). Stephens‚ Nettleton and Porter stated in the Lancet (2005) “Aboriginal people in Canada suffer enormous inequalities in health and in accessibility to health care (p.4)
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Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming‚ with all aspects of Aboriginal kinship‚ ceremonial rites and obligations to the land having been derived from the Dreaming. Accordingly‚ all knowledge and understanding in Aboriginal societies are predicated on the Dreaming. Notions of kinship are an important element of Aboriginal Spirituality and determine an individual’s place within the community. Hence‚ Aboriginal people are bound together in relationships of sharing and obligation. Kinship
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is the process of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islanders and non Aboriginal Australians moving forward into a phase of mutual recognition of healing and justice. Reconciliation began in 1939 on Australia day where the Indigenous people called a Day of Mourning which was a call for recognition. The process of Reconciliation has also had an impact on Australia as a whole. Effective changes in Australia have been witnessed since 1945 as greater awareness and compassion to Aboriginal Spiritual Perspectives
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Aboriginal Canadians and European settlers In the history of contact between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada‚ there has been an imbalance in acculturative influences. Generally‚ Aboriginal peoples have been changed substantially‚ with serious erosion of their cultures and identities. However‚ this dominance by Euro Canadian peoples has also been met by resistance by Aboriginal peoples. Policy and programme changes to alter the relationship between these two sets
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When I think of an important cultural colors I think of the aboriginal flag. The flag is red and black with a yellow circle. The black stands for the Aboriginal people of Australia. The yellow circle represents the sun which gives life and protects them. The red represents the red earth which is used in ceremonies and shows the spiritual connection to the land. My personal color represents purple. I dress in a lot of purple clothes‚ my computer case and keyboard are purple. This color is
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daily‚ which is double compared to other Australians. Passey‚ Gale & Sanson-fisher (2011) identified that girls/woman smoked because of colonisation‚ social networks‚ being disadvantaged and living stressful lives. Young girls smoked to attain their Aboriginal identity‚ and having limited opportunities and aspirations through marginalization. The high rates of smoking was caused by high levels of stress from the social consequences of colonisation‚ which include‚ loss of language‚ culture‚ social systems
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