Nurses Association‚ 2015). In March of 2008 the Australian Government introduced the Closing the Gap strategy that aims to reduce the disadvantage throughout Indigenous health (Australian Indigenous Health Info Net‚ 2013). Although the health system is improving there are still major disadvantages with Indigenous Australians compared to non-Indigenous Australians‚ especially in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. According to Burchill and Higgins (2005)‚ although Close the Gap was
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Depression is considered a health concern among indigenous people since it affects their wellbeing and emotional health. According to Gubhaju et al (2013) indigenous people are more prone to anxiety and depression than non-indigenous persons. Depression has been connected to various social determinants namely; discrimination‚ racism‚ financial constraints‚ poor education‚ colonization and poverty among others. For the poster presentation‚ in collaboration with my team members‚ I decided to place
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that Indigenous studies must be taught in all Australian schools. Indigenous studies are an important subject for young Australians to learn because it is our history. It is what makes us Australian. Who grows up not knowing about their culture. Indigenous studies must be taught in Australian schools because it is the history of Australia‚ it can have beneficial effects on a persons demeanour and‚ we need to learn about the proper history of Australia. Therefore‚ it is vital that Indigenous studies
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The Status and Role of Women in Hinduism and Sikhism Renee Thompson 996976438 Professor Shiu Monday July 4th‚ 2011. Religion plays a crucial role in the daily lives of millions of people. This is even more evident in India. Hinduism and Sikhism are two very prominent religions in this nation (Pinkham‚ 1967). These two religions are closely linked but also have many distinct practices. Issues of the position of women in society‚ attitudes towards the caste system‚ and methods of worship are
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Exploitation and commodification of indigenous tribal knowledge has raised wide human rights concerns. This is seen more rampant in the field of medicine. The knowledge of the indigenous communities on medicine is popularly known by the nomenclature “Traditional Medicine”. The focus of inquiry in this paper is the extent to which the existing legal regime especially the intellectual property paradigm attempts to protect and preserve the interest of the indigenous peoples over their knowledge. The paper
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Traits of Indigenous Religions If you are familiar with the term “indigenous” you would know to define that as anything native to a certain area. Indigenous religions are religions native to a particular geographic region. These religions have been studied for many years‚ and have been thought to be profound due to their distinctive practices. However‚ most people‚ westerners for example‚ may have a skewed view of these religions‚ and may find them to be more aboriginal rather than developed
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Buddhism and Hinduism are two of the most renowned religions in the world. Dating back thousands of years‚ the two religions have origins from India. Buddhism has greatly influenced the philosophy and religion of India for over a thousand years and it is based on the teachings of Buddha. Hinduism on the other hand is considered as a religion and way of life which fuses different religious beliefs and practices into a sacred religion . Much as there are noticeable differences in beliefs in the two
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Although they believe in different things‚ how they express themselves through music is basically the same. I could tell you how each and every one does so‚ but I am only going to pick to explain two. I am very interested in Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism and Hinduism are very different but also the same in some ways. Buddhism came from India but is now more common in china‚ japan‚ and most of the Southeast Asia. People who practice Buddhism believe in ending all suffering within oneself and someone
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the Indigenous population. The Aboriginal population is deterred from accessing opportunites that will improve their financial siuation and increase their qulaity of life. “...unequal access of resources such as education‚ training and employment‚ social and health care facilities‚ and limited access to and control over lands and resources”(Frohlich et al.‚ 2006‚ p. 136). These disadantages combine as lack of access to education decrease the chances of finding a good paying job‚ without a consistent
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Assess the possibility of developing a strong indigenous export capability in manufacturing and services in Ireland Ireland is a small Island and therefore a small economy. The population of Ireland was most recently measured as 4.6 million which is negligible compared to a country such as the UK where the single city of London has a population of 8.3 million (Ons.gov.uk‚ 2013). Due to Ireland’s small domestic base it has had to focus itself on the export market. Currently the majority of exports
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