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Despite living in a time of formal equality, Indigenous Australian youth still face many challenges growing up in contemporary Australian society. The marginalisation effects of poverty influenced lifestyles, in conjunction with the stereotypical opinions the dominant white Australian society obtain, influence one’s self worth and esteem, and consequently, their ability to thrive in this modern society. The 2001 motion picture, ‘Yolngu Boy’ directed by Stephen Johnson, clearly demonstrates how Australia’s Indigenous youth are influenced – both negatively and positively – by two opposing forces: the historic Aboriginal traditions, and the modern western culture. However, the film additionally replicates the interdependence between the two conflicting
Racism is destroying the Australian Dream, is a speech that confronts the discrimination the Aboriginals received from citizens of Australia and aims to persuade these citizens to stop this once and for all. The native people of Australia were thrust forcibly by the first Europeans settlers into worthy-less beings in society and became seen as the degenerates of the world. Stan Grant tells to the audience the experience of his family’s in regards to their human rights. “ANECTODES.”
"The Australian Dream," a thought-provoking documentary directed by Daniel Gordon, skillfully constructs voices that lead viewers to question the values of Australian society. Through the adept use of visual and audio techniques, as well as documentary conventions like interviews and montages, the film exposes the painful realities faced by Indigenous Australians, challenging the widely-held notion of an inclusive Australian Dream. In this essay, we will explore how the construction of voice in "The Australian Dream" has shaped our response to the concept of the Australian Dream and shed light on the deep-rooted racism that continues to plague the nation. By delving into the vulnerability of Indigenous Australians and scrutinizing the role
In Ahn Do's, 'The Happiest Refugee' and the film, 'Bran Nue Dae' directed by Rachel Perkins, marginalisation is shown throughout both the memoir and film in the form of racial/cultural and asylum seeker/refugee differences. Being marginalised can deeply affect an individual's self esteem and not only cause society to look at the individual differently, but also the person affected to look at themselves differently. Marginalisation for aboriginals began right back during the British invasion where they were evicted from their own country, the stolen generation occurred and their health care, education, employment and housing was severely limited. Aboriginals generally STILL live in poor conditions and even though aboriginal people represent
This has occurred in harsh stereotypes, marginalisation, racism and colonisation which still greatly affect the Indigenous Australian youth of today. Currently, both Western and Indigenous Australian cultures are interdependent by society’s law, media and education. However, the Indigenous Australians are connected to their culture by being influenced by their family and elders of their community and their culture beliefs and traditions. Although the two cultures are interdependent by law, media and education, and more actions need to be taken in order to ensure that racism, colonisation, discrimination, marginalisation and stereotypes in social change is greatly needed before the Indigenous Australians lose their identity and
This is often caused by either a preconceived impression of this demographic by educators or employers, or a complete lack of resources to pursue better school or career experiences, this can be because of low finances preventing them from accessing the necessary resources, or a lack of understanding on the resources and information required to advance. When the Aborigines Act came into effect, many rumours and stereotypes were created towards Aboriginal Australians, claiming they were ‘dirty’, ‘barbaric’ and often ‘temperamental’ in order to justify their treatment of these individuals, creating the misconception that the State was saving the Aboriginal Australians from themselves. These stereotypes have created a preconceived impression of Aboriginal Australians, making employers and educators unwilling to give Aboriginal peoples opportunities that they might ‘abuse’, ‘misuse’, or ‘neglect’. The Aborigines Act also dictated the education of all Aboriginal Australians under the age of sixteen, leading them to often lack the knowledge to become employed in high paying jobs, this meant that these Aboriginal peoples could not teach their children how to achieve these jobs and educations, which caused a vicious cycle. Now, most Aboriginal Australian university students are only the first of second people in their bloodlines to receive that higher education, which meant they could not seek help from others in their family, as those others were simply not at that
Separation from the land is especially problematic for Aboriginals due to: - The land contains the Dreaming & therefore is needed to communicate it - Ritualistic Association with the land e.g. death & burial rituals are linked with the land(could not properly conduct these & other such rituals) - Economic uses of land for Aboriginals - Inextricable connection with the land - Obligations to the land (responsibilities) - Loss of connection with ritual estate, country & sacred sites - Spiritual & personal identity of Aboriginal people lies within their relationship within the land - Other aspects of Aboriginal culture a linked to the land, e.g. stories, song & dance The Effect of Dispossession ‐ Separation from Kinship
Culture includes all of humanity in the construction and conveying aspects of social life. Since born, the socialisation process is a path of adoption of the behaviour patterns of the surrounding culture to the social groups and the community on what is a symbol and value systems (Kirmayer & Swartz, 2014). Culture respecting is an important to work with aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, some considerations need to pay attention as follows, Identification For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residing in metropolitan setting, identity may be reflected on place and family as well as may be impacted by multiple factors of disputed characteristics associated with cognitions of colour, culture and preconception that may impact opportunities
When the Indigenous children were taken from their families they were put straight into institutions where they were sometimes taught Christian beliefs. The children learnt how to work as labourers (boys) and as house maids, cooks, cleaners (girls). The days were long for the young children who worked hard dawn till dusk to complete the daily requirements. Fostering systems became more likely for Indigenous children during the 1950’s instead of institutions, for money saving reasons. Majority of Indigenous children whom were placed in foster homes were seen as burdens and were treated terribly by the European Australian families that lived in the home.
For instance, a Queensland study on the ethnicity of young people moved on has found that Indigenous background represent the 37% of respondents, despite the fact that Indigenous youth only accounts for the 4% of Queensland youth population (Spooner 2000, 27). This over-representation may be resulted from the ‘moral panic’ framed in our society and ideal to govern the risk in our society. According to White (1999, 39), the greater surveillance and intervention of Indigenous young people in public places is due to their high levels of contact with the criminal justice system. The overrepresentation of indigenous people in the criminal justice system may cause their generalisation as a greater threat for public order compared to others in society, which may lead their representation as ‘moral panic’ and the increase in community’s anxiety of this group.
This essay will examine family violence in Indigenous Australian communities as a social issue using the SI and will focus on its development into the issue it is today through structural, historical and cultural context. Domestic violence is defined as ‘a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviours that an adult or adolescent uses to gain and maintain power and control over an intimate partner.’ (Samsel, 2013). Family Violence is the preferred term over ‘domestic violence’ in most Indigenous Australian communities, usually as it includes all forms of violence that occurs in family, intimate or other relationships that consist of support or mutual obligation (NSW Department of Health, 2011).
Through time in Australian film, Indigenous Australians have been represented in a multitude of ways and these ways have evolved as has the understanding of the people and their culture. In the 1930s-50s the conflicts between the early Australian settlers and the indigenous people were portrayed in film and the indigenous were represented as ‘black devils’ and savage attackers. Later on in the 1950’s indigenous Australians are treated more like people as can be seen in Charles Chauvels Jedda (1955). About an aboriginal girl raised in a white family in conflict with her ways of life. In the 1980’s awareness has grown in the Australian public on indigenous beliefs and lifestyle.
Although Indigenous youth experience disadvantage in many areas, criminal law is the most prominent area. It has been established the significant impact contact with the CJS has with indigenous youth and subsequently the chance of them experience further disadvantage (Allard et al. 2010). With 59% of Indigenous youth occupying juvenile detention centres when they only represent 5% of all young people in Australia and are 25 times more likely than non-Indigenous youth to be imprisoned, it is clear to see the over-representation of Indigenous youth in contact with criminal justice agencies is more than just an individual problem and is caused by the functioning of criminal law institutions to not provide Indigenous youth with adequate access to achieving justice (Amnesty International 2015). These findings suggest the running of criminal law institutions act in a way that negatively impacts Indigenous youth and brings them into contact with the CJS more than non-indigenous youth, proposing that discrimination plays a part in this
In Australia discrimination is shown to the aboriginal people of the country the most as compared to any other individual in the country. Aboriginal people also known as indigenous people in the country; they are those groups of people who first came to the country centuries ago and they themselves find it difficult to trace their ancestors (International, 2013). They are those most commonly discriminated in the country because of their skin color, race, and they are also discriminated in the terms of the ethnicity as well. Even though Australia is the aboriginal’s native land, yet they are those individuals that are discriminated in the workplace (International, 2013). For instance even when they attend an interview session, the questions
Why are Indigenous people in Australia still disadvantaged with regard to health/ community services? Indigenous people have worse health, higher mortality, lower literacy and numeracy, and higher overcrowding, child imprisonment and child abuse have increased in Aboriginal culture from 2002 – 2009. Research shows that Indigenous people are socially excluded and high numbers face poverty. Resources
