An Aboriginal Approach to Social Work Introduction Before I begin I would like to share an Aboriginal quote: "The Circle has healing power. In the Circle‚ we are all equal. When in the Circle‚ no one is in front of you. No one is behind you. No one is above you. No one is below you. The Sacred Circle is designed to create unity. The Hoop of Life is also a circle. On this hoop there is a place for every species‚ every race‚ every tree and every plant. It is this completeness of Life that must
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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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A man once lived. A man who was unlike all others. In body‚ in mind‚ in soul‚ he always exceeded. The fact became obvious quickly. And it only grew more so with his age. It was clear he would accomplish much in life. But exactly how much‚ exactly what he’d become… people did not have a chance to guess.. A young boy was born in an average household. Worry came along with his birth‚ as the boy refused to cry‚ though no other issues were found which put the surroundings at ease. His family quickly
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Did technology hasten marginalization of Aboriginals in Canada? In studying the early history of relations between the Aboriginal people of the country that is now called Canada‚ and the European newcomers from first contact to present day‚ it appears that more of the truth from the past is being revealed even now. Aboriginal philosophy and technology was vastly different and considered primitive to most newcomers but also was seen as brilliant to those newcomers that were able to understand
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plants. Those beings that looked like animals thought and acted like humans‚ and those in human form could change at will into animals. After emerging from their eternal slumber‚ the beings - referred to as totemic ancestors (such as Wallaby Dreaming and Emu Dreaming etc) - moved about the earth bringing into being the physical features of the landscape. Mountains‚ sandhills‚ plains and rivers all arose to mark the deeds of the wandering totemic ancestors. Not a single prominent feature was created which
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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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Oral Presentation on Australian Aboriginal Families We are doing the Traditional Australian Aboriginal families. The traditional Aboriginals were located in Australia and Tasmania. It is believed that Australian Aboriginals travelled from Africa to Asia around 60 000 years ago and arrived in Australia 50 000 years ago. Today‚ about 1% of Australian people are Aboriginal. Religion was a very large part of the Aboriginal culture. They do not have a formal religion but they were very spiritual. They
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Throughout Australia’s history‚ Aboriginals have been treated with disdain and disrespect. Early Australian legislative principles have allowed Indigenous Australians rights to be minimal. However‚ throughout the past century acts have been passed which have allowed the rights of Aboriginal Australians to become equal with their counterpart. It is this hypothesis that will be investigated. Key events and people throughout the history of Australia have developed their land rights. These events have
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of dispossession on aboriginal spiritualties in relation to: * separation from the land * separation from kinship groups * the Stolen Generations Dispossession is the process of the removal of a person or group from land‚ through the process of law. This dispossession has had a continuing damaging effect through a loss of spiritualties. Separation from the land meant that cultural practices and ceremonies associated with the land could not be carried out. With restricted access
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literature the main focus has traditionally been on developing tools and methods to integrate sustainability in company processes. Attention was given mostly to technical aspects of products and processes‚ while the role of the individual employee and how this role can make or break the implementation of such processes was largely ignored. Eight case studies in Belgian and Dutch firms‚ relatively experienced with implementation of sustainability in product development‚ suggest that empowerment and communication
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