When the British first arrived in Australia, they assumed that Aboriginal
The Aboriginals spoke their own language, had their own laws and customs, and mostly a strong connection with the country’s land. The British arrived to the shores and declared Australia ‘terra nullius’ meaning empty land that belongs to no body. The land clearly wasn’t uninhabited but the Indigenous people no longer had the right to use the land as they please freely. Under international law Australia was now British land. As a result, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders occupation of and unique connection with the land weren’t recognised and the British took the land without agreement or payment.
Australia was a racist and bigoted nation. Commonly referred to as ‘Australia for the white man’, society was dominated by colonisers
What it means to be Australian has morphed to meet the challenges and diversity of our changing times. Australians hold strongly to an identity and “Aussie values” yet these are more sophisticated and mature and represent our place in a world of global
Australia was found in 1770 when Captain James Cook sailed along the east coast and claimed it for Great Britain. Although it was found in 1770, it wasn’t unit January 26, 1788, what is now celebrated as Australia Day, in which the first ship of settlers arrived at present day Sydney to set up a British penal colony. The first fleet of eleven ships led by Captain Arthur Phillip carried over 1,500 people, with over half of them being convicts, to the new colony which led to the formal proclamation of the first city with the establishment of the Colony of New South Wales on February 7. It didn’t take very long for the new settlers to make the new land a home, by 1820 many of the soldiers, officers, and convicts that had arrived turned the land they received from the government into thriving farms.
The migrants influenced new cultures, foods, music and religions to Australians. Also
This report extracts relevant knowledge from professional and educated individuals that commonly study the subject of Australian identity. Not many folk have a clear understanding of the concepts that make up the Australian Identity or even what could be defined has having an Australian Identity. Through thorough investigation of reports, surveys and journals done by professionals a conclusive answer can be given to the question “What factors play a major role in the Australian Identity?”. Through profound investigation evidence has found that there are four major factors included in the identification of the Australian Identity these include; Traditional Values, Stereotypes, Contradictions and Diversity and Change within Australian Families. These findings have brought to the worlds attention what clearly defines what the Australian Identity is really about.
One of the main effects of British colonisation on Australia is the transformation of the Australian land. Because the English colonised Australia, people spread and livestock overtook the land that belonged to the Aboriginals. The British noticed that the Indigenous people of Australia did not have a very advanced society and they knew that they could claim this land for themselves. Therefore, in the first years of colonisation, the Europeans chose to drive the Aboriginals off their land and claim it for their own. The Europeans built colonies, that eventually expanded, and destroyed sacred sites to conform the land into a place resembling more of England and Europe.
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders were the First Nation and belong to Australia. They were hunters and gatherers and are very connected to the earth. They have strong family bonds and extended family are also involved in decision making and caring for individuals. The Elders are very much respected and make decisions on behalf of the tribe and they are the leaders. They believe in the Dreaming which is their belief to look after the land, the existence of powerful beings that gave birth to life on earth.
The purpose of this report is to address ethnocentrism and Islamophobia in Australian society and how it can be reduced. This report will cover three key points. The history of ethnocentrism in Australia, how extreme versions of ethnocentrism such as Islamophobia is effecting Australian society, and how it can be resolved. This information has been drawn from peer reviewed academic journals and online newspaper articles. ISSUE History of Ethnocentrism
History: In Australia there are about 400,000 Aboriginal people living there. It is known that they have been living in Australia for over 20,000 years and had originally come from places in Asia. They originally settled along the rivers and fertile areas of southern Australia. The Aboriginal people where hunter gathers and lived in separation from the outside world for thousands of years.
Marginalisation is still majorly effecting the indigenous youth of Australia by asserting indigenous Australians to become relegated. Since the colonisation of Australia which begun around 1788, many Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander communities still experience marginalisation. Aboriginal communities lost their land, were put into deprived areas, lost their source of profits, and were omitted from the employment market. Additionally, they were forced into segregation which meant that indigenous communities had lost their culture, values and their rights in society, therefore impacting on their identities. Many indigenous communities remain marginalised from society as a result of the growth of policies
Australia has been comprised of people from all different backgrounds and histories since the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove in 1788. Even before the arrival of the First Fleet, the Aboriginal people were comprised of hundreds of different
This movie talks about how the Aboriginal people who lived in the western Australian colony were abused and brutally controlled by the British settlers who were in charge of it at that time. The Aboriginal are considered to be the native Australian who were living there before the British came they used to live in small village and had a peaceful spiritual culture but this culture was removed and dominated by the new modern economical European culture which was a better and more affective culture than the spiritual culture that the aboriginals had and despite that the aboriginal were large in numbers they were considered to be a minority as they didn’t have the power and the technology like the Europeans had which lead them to loss control over their lands. But the Europeans didn’t only stop by taking their land they also tried to change their way of living and cultures.
Diversity can be defined as the state in which people in a group have physical, demographic, philosophical or neurological differences. The item that I have chosen to make is representing the racial aspect of diversity. This is done through the use of The reason that I have chosen to explore this aspect of diversity is because it is particularly relevant to me and also, in general, in Australia, which is a multicultural country. Statistically speaking, Australia is one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 40% of Australian citizens are either immigrants or the children of them, while 15% of Australians speak a language other than English at home.