Housing Units 2000 873 390 417 Population by Race Total Population Reporting One Race White Black American Indian Asian Pacific Islander Some Other Race Population Reporting Two or More Races Total Hispanic Population Age 18+ Age 65+ Median Age by Sex and Race/Hispanic Origin Total Population Male Female White Alone Black Alone American Indian Alone Asian Alone Pacific Islander Alone Some Other Race Alone Two or More Races Hispanic Population Data Note: Hispanic population can be of any race. Census
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In Task 4 it was discovered that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have significantly greater rates of tobacco smoking than other groups within Australia. There are many social‚ cultural and environmental determinants that influence the prevalence of smoking amongst certain populations. Some of these determinants are outlined below. Throughout the 20th century‚ there were immense pressures upon the expectation that people smoke tobacco. Over time‚ campaigns run by the government have managed
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Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the Commonwealth Constitution Tutor: John Pyke (Wednesday 11:00 – 12:00) Simon Sive N6378498 Introduction During the 2010 Federal election‚ both major political parties campaigned on indigenous affairs. Following the ALP’s victory‚ Prime Minister Gillard established an independent Expert Panel to “to investigate how to give effect to constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.” Two schools of thought
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people‚ situation or issue. DeLoughrey did not condemn those documentaries for misrepresenting the islanders because it might still be an effective way to reach those people who “are indifferent to climate except during vacations when they rediscover the world in a clumsy‚ arcadian way” (Rosaldo qtd. in DeLoughrey 245)‚ though. However‚ I do take a different stand on that. By misrepresenting those islanders and belittling their problems the viewer might perceive climate change and its effects as exaggerated
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documentaries presented by the ABC’s Hindsight program include Island Footprints‚ about the “Kanakas” or South Sea Islanders used for labour in Queensland‚ and Sweet Sorrow‚ about the Indo-Fijians and “Garmit” where Indians were brought to Fiji by the British‚ similarly for indentured labour. Island Footprints was produced to document the history and struggle of the South Sea Islanders in Queensland‚ and record the testimony and stories of the descendants of those who were brought to Australia for
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The Aboriginal people were the first Australians and Owners of the land. As Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were traditionally gatherers and hunters‚ they had a very strong relationship with the land. They are also deeply spiritual‚ value community life strongly and revere their ancestors. Therefore‚ elders were usually the decision makers. Different tribes used to move around searching for food and water‚ but always respected the land and resources it provided. They have sacred
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High quality health care must be accessible and appropriate for the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander just like us health professionals would in a normal health professional environment. In addition‚ acknowledging that those with disability may face additional barriers in accessing health care. Coordinated‚ culturally appropriate services across the health system— including primary health care‚ hospital care and aged care addition Indigenous Australians experience unequal levels of
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did ‚ before this policy ‚ nobody cared about bringing changes to these areas around health but this policy came up with a whole set of revised and few new changes to all these areas in health for the mostly neglected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. (Victorian Government Department of Human Services 2008). Framework for Health Promotion Action Keleher and Murphy 2004 : Policy has used this framework as well‚ where on upstream level the state government‚ federal government and
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Assess the view that Religion inhibits social change Religion can be seen in two different ways by society. Some theories such as Functionalism and Marxism see it as a force for conservative change‚ however‚ Feminism address it as a force for social change. Some argue that religion can prevent social change in society which is done by using religion as an act for conservative force‚ so keeping the status quo the same. Religion is seen as a conservative force in Functionalism‚ where Durkheim believes
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Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper Kyle S. Leister ETH/125 February 22‚ 2013 Heather Bickley Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper I picked Buddhism as my religious group. I am a Christian so this is interesting to me because if would have stayed in Thailand‚ Buddhism would be the religion that I would have learned and believed in. Buddhism is a very unique religion and it differs from all other religion out there. They do not believe in a God. Tak stated‚ “We don’t believe in a god because
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