Gisselle Bermudez Thursday‚ March 08‚ 2012 “Authentic” is a double-edged sword. Discuss this statement using at least 2 indigenous media examples. How can something be a double-edged sword? How can something be harmful and at the same time helpful? We are currently living in the 21st century; there have been many lives that lived on this earth before us. These lives have done a lot of work that have got us to where we are today. This being said it is so hard to think of something new
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system for indigenous australians. East Sydney‚ NSW‚ Australia: The Australian Youth Foundation. Broome‚ R. (1982). Aboriginal Australians: black response to white dominance 1788-1980. North Sydney‚ NSW: George Allen & Unwin Australia Pty Ltd. Chesterman‚ J.‚ & Galligan‚ B. (1997). Citizens without rights: Aborigines and Australian citizenship. London‚ England: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. Chesterman‚ John. (2001): Defending australia ’s reputation how indigenous Australians
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because they divided and conquered the indigenous groups residing in the Americas by using intentional tactics that involved advanced armed force and taking advantage of them and their beliefs after gaining their trust and unintentional tactics that included the spread of disease. These tactics were possible to use as the Portuguese and Spaniards had horses and weapons that were advanced compared to the indigenous groups in the Americas. Additionally‚ several indigenous groups had beliefs that these mysterious
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Nurses Association‚ 2015). In March of 2008 the Australian Government introduced the Closing the Gap strategy that aims to reduce the disadvantage throughout Indigenous health (Australian Indigenous Health Info Net‚ 2013). Although the health system is improving there are still major disadvantages with Indigenous Australians compared to non-Indigenous Australians‚ especially in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. According to Burchill and Higgins (2005)‚ although Close the Gap was
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Depression is considered a health concern among indigenous people since it affects their wellbeing and emotional health. According to Gubhaju et al (2013) indigenous people are more prone to anxiety and depression than non-indigenous persons. Depression has been connected to various social determinants namely; discrimination‚ racism‚ financial constraints‚ poor education‚ colonization and poverty among others. For the poster presentation‚ in collaboration with my team members‚ I decided to place
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that Indigenous studies must be taught in all Australian schools. Indigenous studies are an important subject for young Australians to learn because it is our history. It is what makes us Australian. Who grows up not knowing about their culture. Indigenous studies must be taught in Australian schools because it is the history of Australia‚ it can have beneficial effects on a persons demeanour and‚ we need to learn about the proper history of Australia. Therefore‚ it is vital that Indigenous studies
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Traits of Indigenous Religions If you are familiar with the term “indigenous” you would know to define that as anything native to a certain area. Indigenous religions are religions native to a particular geographic region. These religions have been studied for many years‚ and have been thought to be profound due to their distinctive practices. However‚ most people‚ westerners for example‚ may have a skewed view of these religions‚ and may find them to be more aboriginal rather than developed
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the Indigenous population. The Aboriginal population is deterred from accessing opportunites that will improve their financial siuation and increase their qulaity of life. “...unequal access of resources such as education‚ training and employment‚ social and health care facilities‚ and limited access to and control over lands and resources”(Frohlich et al.‚ 2006‚ p. 136). These disadantages combine as lack of access to education decrease the chances of finding a good paying job‚ without a consistent
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Assess the possibility of developing a strong indigenous export capability in manufacturing and services in Ireland Ireland is a small Island and therefore a small economy. The population of Ireland was most recently measured as 4.6 million which is negligible compared to a country such as the UK where the single city of London has a population of 8.3 million (Ons.gov.uk‚ 2013). Due to Ireland’s small domestic base it has had to focus itself on the export market. Currently the majority of exports
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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 women. It is for that reason that this particular research
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