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    Working Effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Why are Indigenous people in Australia still disadvantaged with regard to health care and services? For the last 200 years Indigenous people have been victims of discrimination‚ prejudice and disadvantage. Poor education‚ poor living conditions and general poverty are still overwhelming issues for a large percentage of our people and we remain ‘as a group‚ the most poverty stricken sector of the working class’ in

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    Mayan Religion Bob Marthy English 4 Period 6 The Mayan religion is a distinct type of religion and a very interesting one. Throughout this research I found many interesting facts. Mayans were an important part of the Mesoamerican culture and were in fact from Mesoamerican territory. “The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike

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    State of Indigenous languages in Australia - 2001 by Patrick McConvell Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Nicholas Thieberger The University of Melbourne November 2001 Australia: State of the Environment Second Technical Paper Series No. 2 (Natural and Cultural Heritage) Environment Australia‚ part of the Department of the Environment and Heritage © Commonwealth of Australia 2001 This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in

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    “This is the welfare generation‚ and that is incredibly sad. That will be judged in history as being far worse; I believe‚ than the stolen generation‚ because we are literally losing thousands and thousands of our indigenous brothers and sisters to the effect of welfare- drugs‚ gunja‚ low morale‚ alcoholism. I see it every day and it can stop. The solution is education‚ training and a guaranteed opportunity.” – Andrew Forrest Andrew Forrest suggests that aboriginal Australians are worse off now

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    Task 2 The Indigenous people – they are the holders of unique languages‚ knowledge and beliefs and of practices for use of natural resources. In addition‚ they have a special relation to their traditional land. Their land has a fundamental importance for their cultural survival for them as a people. Indigenous people hold their own diverse concepts of development. The development is based on their own traditional values‚ visions‚ needs and priorities. At least this is how it used to be for the

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    LEADERSHIP AND EMERGING CULTURE DR. MARYKATE MORSE‚ PhD Samuel D. Stephens ACADEMIC ESSAY THE QUEST FOR INDIGENIETY December 10‚ 2012 CONTENTS Introduction 3 Indigenous Christian Movements in Africa‚ 5 Latin America and Asia – an overview Christianity Becomes Indian 7 Indigenized‚ Indigenous and Indigeniety 12 The Third Wave 16 Conclusion 19 Works Cited 21 Bibliography 23 Appendix 26 INTRODUCTION Every trait that

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    IDSC – Infotech Devt’ System Colleges Inc Natera Cor. P Timog Street Dunao‚ Ligao City Chester O. Datayan ‚ 2012 BSHM-II Date Submitted: Reporter: Mr. Ted Revidad Topic: Asian Indigenous Belief Insight no. 7 “Asian Indigenous Beliefs” The ancient Filipinos believed that all objects had spirits or were inhabited by such. Even inanimate objects like rocks‚ mountains‚ lakes‚ etc.‚ and natural phenomena like wind‚ thunder and fire were said to be inhabited

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    Indigenous People Indigenous people are those that are native to an area. Throughout the world‚ there are many groups or tribes of people that have been taken over by the Europeans in their early conquests throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ by immigrating groups of individuals‚ and by greedy corporate businesses trying to take their land. The people indigenous to Australia‚ Brazil and South America‚ and Hawaii are currently fighting for their rights as people: the rights to own

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    relationships between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians. Education is among the most important factors in achieving relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Through the incorporation of Indigenous Education in all schools‚ Australian children will have every opportunity to learn and understand Aboriginal issues and history‚ which will help eliminate naïve and stereotypical perceptions of Aboriginal Australians in the future. For relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous

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    Who are Indigenous People? One of the main issues that was raised by the World Heritage Committee concerning the initiative of WHIPCOE in the 25th COM Helsinki was the definition of Indigenous Peoples. (UNESCO‚ 2002) in fact‚ defining the term “Indigenous People” has not only been a challenge but also a deliberate decision in favor of the desire of Indigenous Peoples. According to the Manual United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples‚ part1‚ Chapter 1‚ a strict definition was

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