management. Over the years there have been programs that help aid the fight with this illness‚ and in that time there is still much to learn about it. On how it affects people based on their differences‚ how the culture may or may not hinder the prospect of growth and development‚ the well being of Australians‚ more so the Indigenous Australians as they are more susceptible to encounter this illness in their lifetime. Also further knowledge would enable to facilitate further understanding of the
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issue that is found in mental illness is that One-third (33%) of indigenous Adolescents had or experienced very high levels psychological stress and mental health (AIHW‚ 2011). From this research‚ it is found that young indigenous Australians are twice as likely to suffer from a mental illness (AIHW‚ 2011). This could also lead to more serve cases including self-harm and suicide by young indigenous kids. Statistics also show that Indigenous Adolescents are 5.2 times more likely to intentionally self-harm
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culture exchanges have forged worldwide links between people‚ countries‚ and regions. The popular terms such as “global city”‚ “global economy”‚ “cultural diversity” have made their way into the centerpiece of topics of today’s media shows. People from different part of the world begin to answers the same questions‚ does “globalization” bring the world closer together‚ or is this a homogenizing cultural imperialism‚ eliminating the indigenous cultures into thin air? Main: In the first part of
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a) What is indigenous knowledge system? Indigenous knowledge refers to knowledge systems embedded in the cultural traditions of regional‚ indigenous‚ or local communities. Indigenous knowledge system includes types of knowledge about traditional technologies of subsistence (e.g. tools‚ and techniques for hunting or agriculture)‚ midwifery‚ ethno botany‚ and ecological knowledge‚ celestial navigation‚ ethno astrology. Difference between indigenous knowledge system and western knowledge
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Reflection Paper Indigenous Perspective I agree with Professor Acuna and his historical statement. Along with Linda Tuhiwai Smith‚ their interpretations of the colonization of the Americas has long since been scene as the rape of a country for it’s riches‚ resourced and land is evident. The impact of the Catholic Church (I am catholic) at this time in history was one of the most devastating blows to the indigenous peoples of America‚ and the beginning an effort to wipe their cultures and history
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ATI504 s293848 Assignment 1 What is ’Australian Indigenous epistemology’ according to Indigenous academics? Background information-Knowledge means idea or information and data related to something. Basically there are two types of knowledge. They are explicit and implicit knowledge. Explicit knowledge is also known as propositional knowledge. It refers to knowledge about something. Example‚ knowledge about how to swim. Tacit knowledge is also called as objectified knowledge. Whereas‚ there is
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EXPOSITORY ESSAY THE NEED TO PROMISE THE STUDY OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA It is a pity that Nigeria’s indigenous languages have been relegated to the background over the years. Nigerian students are taught in English Language which is also regarded as the lingua franca of the country. This is not good enough. Though Nigeria has several indigenous languages‚ there is need to promote the study of these indigenous languages. This is why the Federal Ministry of Education made it compulsory for
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referendum in 1967 many events occurred that shaped the advancement of Aboriginal rights. The sheer volume of significant events during this time period are too great to enlighten on all of them so I will aim to touch on the rights of Aboriginal people before this time period‚ the foundation of Aboriginal political activism‚ the Day of Mourning and the Cummeragunja walk off‚ International pressure against Australia‚ and the 1967 referendum. It was not until the late 1930’s and 1940’s that really
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Joyce. 2007. “Taking Account of Indigenous Feminism”‚ chapter 1 in Making space for indigenous feminism / edited by Joyce Green. Black Point‚ N.S. : Fernwood Pub. ; London ; New York : Zed Books. Book on 1-day reserve at AV Library 305.42 M23 G79. Suggested readings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism: for a short history of feminism Truth‚ Sojourner. 1851. “Ain’t I a Woman?” http://afgen.com/sojourner1.html. Wee‚ Vivienne and Farida Shaheed. 2007. “Indigenous feminisms: resistance to culturally
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Short essay – We have all heard of the stolen generation in Australia’s history‚ and know of the issues and problems the indigenous Australians faced and although modern times for indigenous Australians are a lot better than previous times‚ they are still faced with many issues. These include education leading onto high unemployment‚ remoteness of some living lands‚ problems proving rightful lands and culture clashes of today. However some solutions I think will work are mentioned later on‚ which
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