Promoting Indigenous Family Health Word Count: 1920 It is a known fact that Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander populations don’t live as long as their western counterparts as shown by AMA Health Report Card (2011). ‘Closing the Gap’ (Calma 2008) is a campaign aimed at a national attempt to support and bring equity in health to our Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander communities. In order to be successful in this we must identify the key issues causing this inequity and through public
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from Australia Bureau of Statistics‚ Ross (1996) points out that the exact number of indigenous people is not sure because the definition of ‘indigenous Australian’ is not quite certain in the history.Meanwhile‚ it is largely accepted (Sofield 2002) that the indigenous Australians contain approximately 2% of the total number of Australia population‚ which is about more than 430‚000 in number.Most of the indigenous Australians are now living in remote areas such as national parks. With the natural
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The context of Indigenous health Historical context and social determinants of Indigenous health There is a clear relationship between the social disadvantages experienced by Indigenous people and their current health status [1]. These social disadvantages‚ directly related to dispossession and characterised by poverty and powerlessness‚ are reflected in measures of education‚ employment‚ and income. Before presenting the key indicators of Indigenous health status‚ it is important‚ therefore‚ to
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What is Indigenous Tourism? Indigenous Tourism is about reciprocity among humans and landscapes–learning to responsibly manage the impacts of tourism activities in ways that benefit local communities economically‚ socially‚ culturally and ecologically1. Indigenous Tourism encompasses tourism product that provides consenting contact with Aboriginal people‚ culture or land. The term is also applied to businesses that are either Aboriginal owned or part owned or that employ Aboriginal people. Indigenous
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The 1967 Referendum was an extremely momentous event for Indigenous Australians; it signified that legal discrimination towards Aborigines would end soon‚ and promised full and equal citizenship to them. The Referendum not only affected their rights and freedoms‚ but also indicated that the nation was prepared to embrace Indigenous people as a part of their society and culture. On May 27th 1967‚ the Holt Liberal government held a referendum to determine whether or not two sections of the Constitution
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has been well documented that the indigenous groups of Australia have been side lined when it comes to healthcare access and affordability in comparison to their national peers. Also‚ people with disability may face more hardships while trying to access quality healthcare (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials‚ 2016). High quality health care is a necessity that must be provided fully to all people including the Aboriginal and Islanders indigenous groups. Therefore‚ as a nation‚ the
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An essay – Caribbean Drama‚ from the aspects of traditional or indigenous culture Stacy Herbert “If theatre is to truly represent the people and nation from which it comes‚ it should draw from its culture‚ festivals‚ traditions and folk art; and Trinidad & Tobago’s carnival offers a unique opportunity to create a theatre which truly represents this”. These are the thoughts and words of Errol Hill‚ with which I concur. In keeping with this idea‚ I will bring to the fore a number of Trinbagonian
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Describe: Imaginative‚ artistic‚ captivating and breathe taking are a few words to describe the true beauty of Indigenous Australian art‚ music and dance. These three aspects of the Indigenous culture are also part of the Torres Strait Island culture who "together make up 2.4% of the Australian population" (Macklin‚ 2004). These people express their personal experiences and the Indigenous Australian history through art work‚ dance and song. For example‚ an art piece may be about the creation of the
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principle in the acknowledging of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights. Self determination allows Indigenous peoples to independently determine their political status and gives them the freedom to economically‚ socially and culturally develop as according to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Maguire‚ 2009‚ 2). Acknowledging this fundamental right is essential for Indigenous Australians to be able to preserve their culture‚ dignity and independence
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In this essay I will argue that the media representation of Indigenous Australian’s is stereotypical and distorted. Far from a true reflection of Aboriginal life and practice‚ the media manipulates the interpretation of what white Australia view as the life of an Indigenous Australian. I aim to show that cultural stereotyping‚ and cultural sensationalist reporting exists within the media‚ and therefore the general public. I will provide a basis for this argument starting with the views and cultures
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