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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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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control over the lives of Aboriginal‚ many of which their basic human rights were denied. Their freedom of movement and labour‚ custody of their children and control over their personal property. - Section 127 provided: ‘ In reckoning the numbers of the people of the commonwealth‚ or of a State or other part of the Commonwealth‚ aboriginal natives shall not be counted.’ The Bureau of Census and Statistic interepreted section 127 as meaning it could include ‘aboriginal natives’ in the count ‚ but
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The landing of white man in Australia caused havoc for the first Aboriginal inhabitants of the land. For years the white society pushed and shoved the aboriginal culture and traditions out. Many of the universal declaration human rights were breached and ignored against the aboriginal people. One of the worst crimes that has stained Australia’s history would be the “Stolen generation” this disgraceful event caused many social and physical problems for the children who were kidnapped. The policy
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health care challenges for aboriginal people in rural and remote areas are significant across the Australia. This assignment aims to discuss the three major health care challenges for aboriginal people in rural and remote Australia and evaluate the present approaches to these challenges. Due to the word limit‚ only three major issues will be discussed. If these problems are addressed properly it can make a huge difference to reduce the life expectancy gap among aboriginal and non-indigenous people
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Describe how an Aboriginal person’s spirituality is connected to his/her birthplace. “When you sit in your country your spirits lift and you are again truly back to the land where things make sense and your life has meaning” Aboriginals believe that the land or country that is a person’s birthplace will ultimately give meaning to their life. When an Aboriginal returns to their birthplace they feel like they are at home and they feel that they have a meaning in life. An Aboriginals spirituality is
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t h e s t o l e n g e n e r a t i o n Amid 1910 and 1970 up to 100‚000 Aboriginal children were taken forcibly or under compulsion from their families by police or welfare officers. A number of these children were taken at birth and in their childhood years. The babies and children were sent either to special intention’ establishments or in later years especially‚ to foster homes. In a small amount of instances mothers or families knew where their children had been taken and were able to maintain
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arrival brought an end to the occupation of the land by Aboriginal people as they had traditionally lived. The diaries and journals of the First Fleet provide descriptions of the locals as "native"‚ "primitive"‚ "barbaric" and even "stupid". There were many violent acts of resistance‚ as Aboriginal people took a stand against the occupation of their land and the destruction of their social‚ religious‚ legal and communal systems. Some Aboriginal people soon become afraid of entering Sydney Town because
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Every culture and religion has a unique way of burying‚ grieving and memorializing their dearly departed. Personally‚ the most interesting of rituals come from Native Americans‚ Tibetan Buddhist‚ Malagasy people from Madagascar‚ and Australian aboriginal mortuary rites. The Native Americans believe that if you hear an owl it may foresee death. The cry of coyote is believed to be a sure sign of looming evil or death. They never completely close the coffin to permit the spirit to be free. When the
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Should Australians Apologize to the Stolen Generation? A difficult issue that is facing society is whether or not Australians should apologize to the Stolen Generation. The Stolen Generation is the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were forcibly taken away from their families. This took place in 1909 until 1969. Governments‚ churches‚ and welfare bodies all took part in the event (Reconciliaction‚ 2012). They were then placed into institutional care with non-Indigenous
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