issue of the Indigenous Law Bulletin‚ Maddison describes the process to recognise Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia in the constitution. The article explains this process through several accounts‚ resistance to the campaign and the role of the ‘Recognise’ campaign. Throughout the article‚ Maddison argues that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders should be recognised as the first people of Australia while acknowledging the problems with the campaign. The analysis
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planet Earth is still a blank slate. “Who is to say we won’t succumb the same fate?” -Jared Diamond. Diamond comes across his main point in his writing of “Easter’s End”. He strives to get the point across of the end of civilization for the Eastern Islanders in comparison to here on planet earth in several dramatic ways. He makes convincing arguments to his audience using his tone and the diction he uses. He argues that we‚ being people of planet earth‚ have succumbed “adaptive failure” as one. Diamonds
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The principles of the EYLF that recognise cultural competence in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are: • high expectations and equity • respect for diversity These principles all relate to cultural competence. High expectations and equity is about providing the support to the children to excel in their learning but also providing equal opportunity to every child regardless of their culture. Respect for diversity is relatively straight forward‚ thie is about teaching not only
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Indigenous peoples. Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people expect to live 10-17 years less than other Australians. The Close the gap campaign has fought for Indigenous health equality for a long time‚ and finally there has been some changes in the way people conduct themselves towards Indigenous and Torres Strait islanders. To achieve this‚ there needs to be more focus on the accessibility of healthcare services for Indigenous and Torres Strait islanders‚ to be able to help those people in need. Many
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not only results from poor food choices but also from eating disorders. For a very long time‚ the world’s Indigenous communities have been forgotten in the fight against obesity thus increasing its prevalence amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. For this group of people‚ obesity comes with so many burdens poor eating habits inclusive‚ which not only places financial constraints on them‚ but also contributes to the health gap that exists between the Indigenous and the Non-Indigenous
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“Hybrid theory” What is colonialism? Slavery & subordination The roman concept of “Colonia” The colonial Rationale The “Other” as uncivilized Colonial power as superior Subaltern consciousness/ culture is misguided/inferior Colonial power as a civilizing force Subaltern: the “OTHER” Colonial and imperial rule was legitimized by anthropological theories which increasingly portrayed the peoples of the colonized world as inferior‚ feminine‚ childlike‚ incapable of looking after themselves
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important reasons that Pacific Island people migrate‚ to seek economic (financial) and educational opportunities. As a result of the diaspora‚ the nature of change is evident in the life back in the Pacific. However‚ the mass migration of Pacific Islanders has inflicted consequences on the culture and identity‚ the development in families back in the islands but it has also affected themselves and the new societies they live in. Migration to overseas countries is significant in Pacific Island states
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Shia‚ Sufism) o Hinduism • Racial/Ethnic groups (based on divisions in U.S. Census Bureau documents) o Asian (Asian descent) o Black (African descent) o Hispanic and Latino (South or Central American descent) o Pacific Islander (Polynesian
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recognise and live in an equality country. In the 1991 Census‚ some 265‚000 people identified themselves as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin. This represents just over 1.5 per cent of the total Australian population (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2009). Using this information it is evident that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin ratio is very low‚ they do although play an important role in today’s society‚ in which they should receive‚ the full potential rights they
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in the US include; Alaska Native/ American Indian‚ Asian American‚ Black/African American‚ Hispanic/ Latino‚ and Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander (NHPI). Health status and disparities vary with each group as does health promotion. After analyzing each specific minority group the author of this paper has chosen to focus on the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population (NHPI). In this paper the author will compare and contrast the selected minority group’s current health status with the national
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