In addition to this the Officers inspire Aboriginal communities to work with Police in evolving plans that overcome Aboriginal Peoples disadvantage as it relates to a policing setting (NSW Police Force, 2007, p. 2). Therefore the implementation of Indigenous Liaison Officers has been effective as it improves relations between the NSW Police and Indigenous
Sanford J. Ungar’s “The New Liberal Arts” discusses the common assumptions made about a liberal arts education and how they are often wrong. Ungar believes that a liberal arts education is important for all students and teaches them skills they will not learn elsewhere. He also insists other countries, such as China, should adopt America’s liberal arts system, he says, “The Chinese may be coming around to the view that a primary focus on technical training is not serving them adequately-that if they aspire to world leadership, they will have to provide young people with a broader perspective” (Ungar 231). In other words, Ungar believes only a proper liberal arts education can help students achieve an open mind. Though I concede that a liberal
In Australia, this, the unthinkable to many Australians, is and has been the reality for millions of Indigenous Australians across the nation. And there is a simple name for it. Prejudice. ‘The White Girl’ by Tony Birch and ‘Shame’ by Kevin Gilbert both offer a harrowing insight into what prejudice looked before a modern-day Australia, and both are vital to look at then, now and moving forward. Racial prejudice is embedded in the tapestry of Australia's
Indigenous Australians needs in regard to healthcare is one of the greatest challenges faced by healthcare professionals. The treatment of a patients condition tends to be the main focus of healthcare in a demanding and complex health system. Although it has being found that when taking then time there is actually essential ways in which the healthcare system can develop the needs of Indigenous Australians further. The Nursing Code of Conduct, statement four states, ““Nurses respect the dignity, culture, ethnicity, values and beliefs of people receiving care and treatment, and of their colleagues” (Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au, 2015). This is achieved by understand how social and cultural structures such as language, education, society and
It is during this time that Hasluck established and executed the Commonwealth’s Assimilation Policy with regard to Aboriginal People . As Minister, Hasluck continuously argued that the issues being faced by Aboriginal people needed to be viewed as a ‘social’ problem rather than a ‘racial’ issue. Hasluck believed that if Aboriginal people where to be seen and treated, as equals there must be a shift in ‘White’ mentalities
Week ones study was focused on the Aboriginal Acknowledgement of Country and the Indigenous terms of reference. These are two very important topics as they focus on the interaction between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians, fostering a relationship a relationship of trust, respect and understanding. A proper understanding of the Aboriginal Terms of Reference is an integral tool for an aspiring teacher such as myself. They encompass the cultural knowledge, understanding and experiences that are at the center of the Indigenous culture (Oxenham, 1999).
In the article by Tasha Riley “Self-fulfilling Prophecy: How Teachers’ Attributions, Expectations, and Stereotypes Influence the Learning Opportunities Afforded Aboriginal Students” it discusses how teacher’s discrimination in the classroom towards Aboriginal students can affect their employment and financial well-being throughout their life. Tasha Riley conducts a study which looks at how an Aboriginal student’s race, class and gender can influence the teacher’s actions towards them. The study found that teachers do place certain negative factors on Aboriginal students which ultimately, influences their life. Studies such as this should not have these results; a child should not be treated differently due to their race, class and gender. Teachers
This however can cause conflict when there is a vast difference between how they see themselves and how others such as outsiders, white Australia or the government see them. This has led to the stereotyping of Indigenous Australians which has been perceived in positive and negative views. Negative views have consisted of portraying them as the most disadvantaged group within Australia due to inequalities in employment, income, education, and the over representation within the criminal system (Van Krieken et al., 2017, p. 230). Media representations of these negative views have also played a crucial role in how Indigenous Australians identify. Heiss (2012) writes throughout the autobiography the challenges she has faced with regards to how she identifies and how ‘the other’ thinks she should identify as she states that her identity is not about race.
1. The ‘Drake, Hotline Bling’ source is about a man and a woman who were in a relationship and the woman went down the wrong track. The guy writing is jealous and possessive over the woman. The stakeholder Drake’s main argument is the woman shouldn’t have left him because now she’s getting herself into trouble. He’s trying to get the message across that he’s unhappy with the way his relationship ended.
The establishment of pathos and ethos creates an awareness of ethical mistreatment, instilling empathy if we position ourselves in these vulnerable situations. Its great rhetoric is credited for paving the way for 2007’s formal apology to Indigenous Australians thus contributing to recent development of Australia’s reconciliation, namely, the ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012.’
Cultural safety is about helping to create an environment that respects Aboriginal/Torre 's strait islander 's cultures and therefore encourages positive cultural identity. The ability to help create a safe environment free from racism, violence or stereotypes is crucial in helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people thrive. It is important to recognize the disadvantages and imbalances these people face, especially in health and social situations, which is why sometimes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people need to be treated differently to non-indigenous people in order to be treated
Australia is known as a country of freedom and fairness, however many groups such as youth, the unemployed, aged, and ethnic groups tend to become marginalised because of their minority status. Certain groups are marginalised because they are perceived as being different or undeserving of equality in society. This is called stereotyping and it leads to prejudice and discrimination. This essay explores three marginalised groups and discusses some of the reasons why they are marginalised and the effects on those within these groups. Exclusion from areas such as employment and other services and opportunities that other Australian 's take for granted, is a result of the marginality of indigenous Australian 's, woman, and those with
In a recovery-focused mental health system, challenging pre-conceived notions that underpin these these calls for a widespread change in society’s understanding of Indigenous mental health, and the bridging of the gap that structural discrimination creates based on cultural identity. Addressing both social and economic barriers that exist for Aboriginal people that can be the result of stigma and discrimination is consequently a step towards social inclusion, which Closing the Gap (Department of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, 2015; 2017) reports have consistently targeted as a key area by underlining the importance of higher education and employment rates of Aboriginal people. This can be considered first-order change, however, because the proposal to bridge these gaps and the action that will be taken to do so still occurs within the current disadvantaging system, and does not fully act on the ways current systems are inappropriately equipped to provide Aboriginal people with culturally-competent pathways to success. Adding to that, the aim of targeting education and employment outcomes is mainly to utilise the possible contribution that the Aboriginal workforce can provide for the Australian economy (Department of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, 2015). It is important to note that throughout the years, as well, that in the reports
"Reconciliation will not work if it puts a higher value on symbolic gestures rather than the practical needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in areas like health, housing, education and employment." Warren Mundine AO Reconciliation is the action of making one view or belief compatible with another according to the Oxford dictionary of English. The term reconciliation was used as a symbolic gesture in an address made on February 13th 2008 by the former Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd. Kevin Rudd was the first political figure to speak out and seek reconciliation for the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders after being elected as prime minster in 2007. He spoke out after many generations of mistreated Indigenous Australians that had their rights and equality continuously ignored, but after all that has happened, including the effect of broken families, which still in 2018 have the aftermath of "The stolen generation", there was only one public apology and no compensation for the damages caused to the native people of this country.
I particularly agreed with the authors’ argument about blending cultural and academic knowledge (McKinley & Brayboy, 2005, p. 435). I think it is institution’s responsibility to respect their cultural knowledge but also provide appropriate academic knowledge, relative to Indigenous students to be able to actively engage in reciprocal learning with their cultural knowledge, which, then, adds value to their survivance practice. I find that this piece opened up a new way of looking at the challenges which Indigenous students encounter and the ways to move forward with the situation through changing the perception of education not only from Indigenous students, but also from the perspectives of non-Aboriginal members in institutions by providing a way to
