Ngarrindjeri is the name an aboriginal nation/language group consisting of 18 tribes and 77 family groups. The name ngarrindjeri literally translates to “ the people who belong to this land” they are the natives of areas extending from Mannum, South Australia downstream through Murray Bridge and Victor Harbor and along the coast through Goolwa to Cape Jervis, including Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert.…
The traditional ways to cook for aboriginals used to involve roasting their food on hot coals, baking in the ashes & steaming in ground ovens. But today theses things have changed & the aboriginals have easier ways to cook using 'technology' from today. They have adapted to make the process easier by boiling & barbequing.…
This is because racism continues to be embedded within the system which influences their access to education, employment and housing (Australian Government, 2013). Consequently, children began to experience deteriorating health such as excessive rate of eye and ear infections resulting in preventable diseases such as Trachoma and Otitis media. Children are also more likely to be born with low birth rate, weighing less than 2.500 grams than their non-Indigenous counterparts, consequently they are two to three times more likely to die before their first birthday (Couzos, 2016). All of these health outcomes are influenced by inequality in social determinants such as housing; sufficient house quality can also influence heath conditions as overcrowding can lead to infections ear and eye diseases. Overcrowding is a common phenomenon, with the average people living in Indigenous household being at 3.4, whereases other Australian households are at 2.6 people. It has been reported that over 16% of the houses considered as poor quality have Indigenous children living in them. These homes have poor water system and improper hygiene which only heightens the rate of infectious disease spreading, making it difficult to engage in school. Furthermore, education is another determinant of health…
the aboriginals faced many hardships and issues from the effect of colonisation. these are displayed through a number of different texts and films such as 'rabbit proof fence' by phillip noyce, 'the rabbits' by john marsden and shaun tan and oodgeroo noonuccal's poems 'white Australia' and 'then and now'. issues include loss and destruction of the environment, stolen generation and…
Krieger, J., Higgins, D. L. (May, 2002). Housing and health: time again for public health action. American Journal of Public Health, 92(5): p.758–68.…
In the 1950’s, a vast deposit of bauxite was found at the Yirrkala Methodist mission in the Northern Territory. When the mission lease expired, the Federal Government changed it to a special purpose lease that could be taken away for mining, but no Aboriginal people were consulted. When the Methodist missionaries Edgar and Ann Wells arrived at Yirrkala, they learnt that the Aboriginal people were very disturbed and anxious that the mining would violate their sacred sites but despite the feelings of the Aborigines, the Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, announced that a mining project was to go ahead at Yirrkala.…
The consequences of dispossession for aboriginal spirituality have been enormously and overwhelming detrimental. Two centuries of dispossession impacted greatly on Aboriginal Spirituality most significantly the separation from land led to a loss of identity and thus the dreaming and it’s rituals that follow. The dreaming is inextricably connected to the land and thus the forceful removal from their land means that Aboriginals lost much more than a place to call home. For Aboriginals the land is their mother their sole purpose in life is to love and protect the land and one day return home to the grasp of their mother country. The dispossession from the land resulted in a continuing burden for aboriginal as they were no longer able to fulfil…
funding . Firstly, Health pandemics have a greater impact on Aboriginal communities than on non-aboriginal regions.According to statistics,“Aboriginal peoples constitute only 3.8% of the Canadian population, from April 2009 to April 2010, [but] accounted for 7.4-10% of hospitalizations due to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic(Boggild et al 2011)” because of “poor living conditions such as overcrowding and a lack of running water”(National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health 2011).…
Indigenous Australians have been statistically shown to suffer from a substantial disadvantage in terms of health status in comparison to that of non Aboriginal Australians. This is typically due to impoverishment and associated with inequality of interconnected health services including limited access to a multitude services, education, employment and environmental factors, all of which contribute to the overall physical and mental health of an individual. Impacts of such are shown to be an increased risk among the indigenous population of maternal and infant mortality, malnutrition, cardiovascular illnesses, HIV, and other infectious diseases. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner stated that the socio-economic…
In the article “Improve Aboriginal Health through Oral History,” which was published in the Toronto Star on Sunday, May 2, 2010, the author Nicholas Keung discusses the childhood of aboriginal in residential school and its effect on the healthy relationships.…
Many of the inequalities in the health of the Aboriginal people can be attributed to the…
For a non aboriginal person, it is very hard for me to understand how vital the land is to the survival of the aboriginal culture. The Aboriginal people have a very close relationship with the land. They believe that he land was created by their ancestors for them and is very sacred. They also believe that the land is equal to them and hat everything comes from the same spirit world. The Aboriginal people passed down stories of the land through Dreamtime stories and artworks painted on rocks. The Aboriginals believed that the land was a part of them and that it was their identity. Most things that they did revolved around the land and using the land to effectively survive without harming it.…
As Indigenous Australians tend to have an extended family which go beyond blood and marriage, known as kin-ship. Kin-ship is where a person fits into a community. Family is very important to Indigenous Australians and it can have an impact on their working environment. Due to their commitment to family there maybe times that unexplained absences occur. It is important you address the issues that arise straight away to avoid any conflicts. If this happens it is essential that you speak to the staff member in a private in a manner that shows respect to their culture. Using indirect eye contact, using words that they understand and giving them time to respond. When talking make sure that they understand how they can be supported and the commitment…
The statement, ‘Aboriginal spirituality is as diverse and complex as the people themselves’, relates Aboriginal people to their culture and beliefs.…
Housing and community - Children that live in Overcrowded, low quality and poor housing situations, i.e., that’s damp, has mould and/or infested can have a negative impact on a child or young person’s development but especially their health. Children living in these conditions are more likely to have respiratory…