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    The Aboriginal people have been put at a disadvantage for years now dating back to the 1700s when the Europeans settled and repossessed their land through a loop hole in the Terra Nullius. In those days the Aboriginal people were not considered to be “people” by the European standards and were therefore treated as such. With no consideration to how their presence would affect the original Indigenous settlers of the country‚ the Europeans brought disease‚ infections‚ and other health issues that these

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    University I was unknown about Aboriginal people and their living conditions. I never thought any discrimination and racism would exist in Canada‚ since it is a developed country. For me‚ It was heart wrenching to discover how children were forced to leave home and kept in residential school far from their parents where they faced many physical‚ mental‚ and emotional abuse. I had never pictured such a terrible incident could happen in Canada. Besides‚ I believe that aboriginal people are lacking major

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    Free Trade and Fair Trade All over work places and school campuses around the world you can be sure to find cocoa‚ coffee and certain other products that are labeled “free trade‚” but is fair trade the same as free trade? “Free” and “fair” are powerful‚ often abused words when applied to the concept of trade. I will attempt to clarify the differences between free and fair trade‚ show how they may overlap‚ and the beneficial in each system. Deliberate trade benefits both the buyer and the seller

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    Hir PEOPLE‚ POWERE AND POLITICS – ABORIGINAL ISSUES GENERAL OVERVIEW Dispossession The arrival and settlement of the British in Australia was not peaceful. As the colonies spread across the continent‚ Aboriginal people were dispossessed and displaced from their lands‚ killed in battles for their land‚ or by hunting parties. The settlers often resorted to inhumane techniques such as the poisoning of waterholes. The estimates of the numbers of Aboriginal people who died in frontier conflict vary

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    The statement‚ “Canada has not yet come to terms with its Aboriginal Heritage.” (pg. 352 Newhouse and Belanger) means‚ the Canadian society has ignored the importance Aboriginal people had in the formation of Canada‚ and it also means that Canada has not come to terms with its mistreatment of Aboriginal peoples. In this essay I will argue that Canada must learn about Aboriginal peoples history‚ identity‚ and treaties in order to build a strong relationship for the future‚ by the implementation of

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    through never giving up on their shared dream with Indigenous Elder Colin Freddie (ECF) to provide purposeful education to Aboriginal students whom would otherwise potentially become uneducated. The couple appear to promote the core values of Aboriginal Terms of Reference whereby they demonstrate self-determination in enhancing political and social development for Aboriginal peoples‚ they establish positive social change (Oxenham‚ 1999) by helping children to be released from the town where alcohol

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    is that of salutary neglect; the idea that the enforcement of trade laws was purposefully lenient to allow for the development of the aforementioned trade networks‚ and to assist the flow of vital cash and materials. However‚ limited enforcement was not total autonomy‚ as there were constant interventions by the British government‚ currency controls‚ naval impressment and the confiscation of goods were regular features of Atlantic trade. Colonial and personal appeals to parliament for redress and

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    Aboriginal societies were admired for their sense of belonging; everybody in their language group was their family. Everybody helped in the raising‚ care and discipline of children in the group (Bourke and Edwards‚ 1994. p.97). Kinship took a central role in the structure of Aboriginal communities because it was their main way of organising people and their social relationships (Keen 2004‚ p.174). It helped the Aboriginal people to know where they stood in

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    Continuities Of Trade

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    Trade has been practiced since the beginning of time and is traced back to the early civilizations of Earth. It is a method of buying and selling to gain wealth and resources necessary for survival. When trade caused European pioneers to explore the rest of the world around them‚ they found the Americas. Then‚ they realized that the indigenous people of the New World had resources that the settlers needed so together the two communities bartered. Later on‚ trade branched out and became a system between

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    The organisation I chose to do my report on is an Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia. This is an Aboriginal community controlled organisation in its own rights. This report provides the organisations History their aim and objectives. Also‚ it includes the services they provide to their members and their contact details. By choosing this organisation‚ it will provide

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