Prompt- Describe and analyse at least one explanation for the on-going over representation of Indigenous Australians in the penal system This essay explores the issues of representation and incarceration in relation to the Indigenous community. The status of Aboriginal people is indicative of a marginalised group‚ essentially denying them of equal treatment and rights. In a criminological sense‚ Indigenous people are more likely to be arrested and charged with more serious criminal offences (Blagg
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Historically Australian indigenous art is often politically or spiritually motivated. Historically Australian art is often politically or spiritually motivated. This statement is proved by a number of indigenous Australian artists including‚ Nellie Nakamarra Marks‚ who uses traditional techniques and motives to relay her spirituality‚ and Tony Albert‚ who recontextualises mainstream items‚ to create a postmodern collection‚ challenging the idea of stereotypical representations in mainstream
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median age of 21 years compared with 37 years for the non-Indigenous population. In June 2006‚ 32% of ATSI’s people living in major cities‚ 43% in regional areas‚ and 25% in remote areas. MORTALITY Life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men is 67.2 years where for non-indigenous men it is 78.7 years. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women‚ their life expectancy is 72.9 years and 82.6 years for non-Indigenous women Male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infant mortality
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how America was found. She shows that policies against the native people were colonial and genocide based. The policies were intended to seize the habitats of the indigenous population by eliminating and displacing them from their native land. Haunani Kay’s article on social justice supports this claim by illustrating how the indigenous people were mistreated. He uses the phrase “the color of violence” to explain mistreatment based on racism; white over black‚ white over yellow‚ white over brown (Haunani
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The Indigenous Eroticism and Colonial Morality in New Mexico: The Confession Manuals of New Spain The matters of sexual interactions and social norms have always been a controversial subject all through history. After reading these confession manuals‚ I was a bit stunned by the content of it‚ but even more astonished by the question a higher priest would ask. Their obsession with knowing what’s now considered personal behavior‚ was what stunned me the most. The Spaniards believed that
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In the pre-Columbian period‚ Indigenous women held diverse roles‚ which included occupations such as artisans‚ doctors‚ midwives‚ and marketers. Indigenous women collaborated in harvesting crops‚ preparing food‚ herded animals‚ and oversaw school dances and songs. Pre-Columbian Indigenous societies believed that women and men should obey each other because they were equal. Although the organization of work was based on gender suitable tasks‚ not one person was restricted from doing each other’s work
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A MATTER OF STYLE - TOPIC 1 ORIGINS Origins of Drama and Theatre – Indigenous Australian Songdrama THEATRE STYLE Indigenous Australian Songdrama – The Great Father Spirits LESSONS & EXERCISES 1. Imagine a relative‚ friend or event that although long past‚ has shaped the way you are and what you have become. Facing a partner‚ attempt to tell the story of this relative‚ friend or event. Tell your partner the story using metaphoric rather than literal language. Remember to tell the story in almost
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Many Indigenous cultures have a person in their community that is respected as a healer‚ and a religious leader. This person has special privileges in the community‚ or tribe. Most anthropologists and religious scholars define a shaman as an intermediary between the natural and spiritual world‚ who travels between worlds in a state of trance. Once in the spirit world‚ the shaman would commune with the spirits for assistance in healing‚ hunting or weather management. Ripinsky-Naxon describes shamans
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The topic of ‘the contribution of Indigenous people‚ unwanted‚ used and then forgotten’ explores the idea that Indigenous people were not firstly wanted by the Australian Government to participate in conflicts as soldiers‚ then‚ were desperately needed and used‚ only to get forgotten‚ receiving little to no recognition for their incredible efforts in the wars they served in. At the time of World Wars I and II‚ Aboriginal Australians were subject to oppression and discrimination under regulations
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From 1910-1970‚ many Indigenous children were taken from their biological families‚ because of unnecessary government policies. Although this is over‚ the traumatic experience of the children who experienced that‚ consequently‚ is having a current impact on Indigenous communities‚ families and individuals. The Stolen Generation is what these children are known as. The Europeans wrongly told the children of the Stolen Generation that their parents had either died or abandoned them after once they
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