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...?Maternal Health of Indigenous Australian People Since the time Europeans have colonised Australia, the Indigenous Australians have suffered severe catastrophic effects through several ways. From the perspective of Indigenous Australians, several historical events have influenced the current Australian society. Because of colonisation and implementation of various government legislations and policies, the Indigenous Australians lost their cultural identity and became disempowered. These policies worked against the interests of people of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islands and helped pastoralists and other such groups who spread across...
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...for their land. There is also the lack of framework on how culture, tradition and beliefs continue to persist even in the face of modernity and continuous strengthening of global hybrid community. What the definition did, though, is make provide a better and stronger mainstream understanding of the cause of the indigenous peoples. It allowed mainstream society a glimpse of what these people have fought for and survived. However, the definition does not explain the fundamental difference between ethnic groups and the indigenous peoples. In 1983, a more appropriate definition was developed to include people that were...
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...?Impacts of Globalization on Indigenous Cultures Introduction Indigenous people refer to individuals who are members of indigenous ethnic groups or people with historical ties to a particular place before colonization or before the formation of a nation state. Essentially, indigenous people maintain a greater degree of political and cultural difference from the mainstream political or cultural systems that exist within the national borders. To a great extent they are in the worst position in so far as taking advantage of the opportunities of a globalized economy is concerned and more...
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...to as Bolivia for instance changed the Bolivia political topography, with foreigners governing the land (Postero, 2007). That was until 2001 when Bolivia elected a president from one of the indigenous groups. This long reign by people who were not originally from these areas has caused tension among the indigenous people who felt hat not only are their rights not respected and given a place in the modern governments run by the foreigners, but also that they have been sidelined. Looking closely at the social-political issues in Latin amerce indicates that economic issues have contributed very much to these issues. The hype to push for the recognition of...
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...English 25th April Indigenous People: Their Past, Present & Future According to United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), “Indigenous peoples are the inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to other people and to the environment.” (UNPFII) It has been coherently observed that throughout the past that these aboriginal people have preserved the social, political, cultural and economic features, overtly different from the rest of the world, with indomitable spirits (UNPFII). However, the immaculate contribution of the tribal communities, still needs to be explicitly acknowledged thereby invigorating policies in favor of the rights they deserve.
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...Case Study: The Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery (AACG) of the South Australian Museum: Tourism and Indigenous People Introduction The significance and role played by tourism in fostering positive development, particularly among the indigenous communities, has been well documented by way of extensive research, carried out over the years (Altman, 1989; Hall & Weiler, 1992; Hinkson, 2003; Hollinshead, 1996; Zeppel 1998). Butler and Hinch (2007) define indigenous tourism as "a form of tourism that is directed by indigenous peoples or where indigenous culture is the tourist attraction". The wide and diverse cultural...
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...Perception and Reality Perception and Reality: The Aborigines and the Manufacturing of Image Perception and Reality 2
Perception and Reality: The Aborigines and the Manufacturing of Image
Reading 5.1
I was struck by a powerful sense of remoteness – both physical and commercial – in reading about the economic problems and opportunities associated with Australia’s indigenous peoples. My understanding of what makes for a healthy economic climate is based on social integration and the increasing connectedness (facilitated by the Internet, e-commerce, instantaneous communication, etc.) that characterizes so much of human interaction in the 21st century. The impression of remoteness reminded me of a...
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...A close reading of the articles given present various arguments for indigenous constitutional recognition. As such, this paper seeks to discuss and evaluate some of the arguments raised in different articles. The paper will also outline the prospects of success of this kind of constitutional recognition with regards to the case of Australian indigenous people.
First and foremost, it can be observed that the Report of the Expert Panel (2012), suggest that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the first people to live in Australia but they were apparently excluded from the deliberations that led to the adoption of the Constitution. The constitution grants the rights to all citizens and it is designed to ensure... that that...
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...Teacher It should be called Indigenous People’s Day The day should instead be called Indigenous People’s Day rather day Columbus Day. Celebrating Indigenous People’s day is more reminiscent of America’s history and therefore has more significance than Columbus Day. Thinking about it, Columbus Day is the beginning of discrimination, oppression and injustice against the Native Americans when America made contact with Europe. This discrimination and marginalization still continues today. It is therefore more appropriate if we will call it Indigenous People’s Day rather than Columbus Day because it have...
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... on with the task at hand. Oduduwa created the earth by sprinkling soil from the calabash over the water. He then released the chicken which ran spreading the earth over until the whole place was filled with land. When Obatala recovered from this drunk state, he was assigned the task of creating the people who would live on the land. That was how the world and the people therein came to be.
Work Cited
Hunt, Stephen. Indigenous Religions. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2010. Print.... activity (Hunt). They even experienced seasons. The phenomena around them was beyond their understanding, for instance how a seed germinates, the rain falls and the season changes. This lack of understanding may have driven them to the belief of the...
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