fluid‚ it changes over time due to political and social reformations. Due to Australia’s heavily multicultural past‚ historians have been faced with the daunting task of accurately depicting Australia’s history. On the one hand‚ Australia’s Aboriginal history dates back 20‚000 years‚ on the other‚ you have European settlement that goes back roughly two centuries. Which is the correct version? National Identity is constantly evolving in the sense that curriculums are constantly being revised
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The Power of Christianity and Aboriginal People Christianity is one of the most popular religions in the world; with about 2.1 billion followers worldwide this religion is the dominant amongst all others. It was not until the fifteenth century that Christianity was essentially a European phenomenon. The teachings of Jesus Christ flourished throughout the European society and the lands that they conquered (Religion: Christianity). They took their beliefs and forced it on the Indigenous people they
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the indigenous perspectives on the Sun and Moon‚ the Australian Aborigine creation myth‚ and the story of the Aboriginal Flag with the Sun as its symbol. Each point will be thoroughly explained. The Aborigine people of Australia have unique perspectives on the Sun and the Moon. The stories explained will be from the Central Victoria tribe and the Northern Territory tribe. In some aboriginal groups the Moon as seen as male or female‚ but it depends on which story is told. The Sun according to the Central
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The Aboriginal Australians had lived in Australia
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represent a displaced nation. The McMahon Liberal Government made a statement in which land rights were rejected in favour of 50-year leases to Aboriginal communities‚ the activists were against this and this was the reason that this protest started. The activists were repeatedly asked when the protest would end and they said that they would stay until Aboriginal Australians had land rights‚ which could be forever. 2. Is source 2 a primary or secondary source? Why? Source 2 is a secondary source
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Aboriginal people have been fairly successful in having their issues addressed after 1980. While there remains many issues that have not been dealt with‚ a number of the major problems related to Aboriginal rights have been fixed. Aboriginal land rights saw an improvement after 1980. There are two different types of land claims - comprehensive claims and specific claims. Comprehensive claims give Aboriginal people the right to claim land because their ancestors once owned it. Specific claims give
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control over the lives of Aboriginal‚ many of which their basic human rights were denied. Their freedom of movement and labour‚ custody of their children and control over their personal property. - Section 127 provided: ‘ In reckoning the numbers of the people of the commonwealth‚ or of a State or other part of the Commonwealth‚ aboriginal natives shall not be counted.’ The Bureau of Census and Statistic interepreted section 127 as meaning it could include ‘aboriginal natives’ in the count ‚ but
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Introduction Aboriginals or indigenous Australians are the native people of Australia. Aboriginals were nomadic people who came to Australia about 40‚000 – 60‚000 years ago from Southeast Asia. Religion is a great part of Aboriginal culture. The essay answers these questions: What do Aboriginals belief? What is a Kinship system? What is Dreaming and Dreamtime? What rituals does Aboriginals have? Religion The Aborigines have a complex belief in creation‚ spirits and culture that gives a definite
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The landing of white man in Australia caused havoc for the first Aboriginal inhabitants of the land. For years the white society pushed and shoved the aboriginal culture and traditions out. Many of the universal declaration human rights were breached and ignored against the aboriginal people. One of the worst crimes that has stained Australia’s history would be the “Stolen generation” this disgraceful event caused many social and physical problems for the children who were kidnapped. The policy
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Describe how an Aboriginal person’s spirituality is connected to his/her birthplace. “When you sit in your country your spirits lift and you are again truly back to the land where things make sense and your life has meaning” Aboriginals believe that the land or country that is a person’s birthplace will ultimately give meaning to their life. When an Aboriginal returns to their birthplace they feel like they are at home and they feel that they have a meaning in life. An Aboriginals spirituality is
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