The Importance Of Communication Between Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander

Early contact between Europeans and Aboriginals in North America has had both detrimental and beneficial consequences for Aboriginal people. Evidence suggests that first contact with Europeans was friendly, although communication was not easy, trade surfaced and Aboriginals began to use metals to improve their hunting technology. For example, they used the metal and reshaped it to fit their needs, such as making metal arrowheads and spears that were stronger and lasted longer than wood or stone. This advancement in technology made hunting more efficient and Aboriginal groups were able to support a larger population due to the influx of food. European contact also had severely devastating impacts on Aboriginals population.

Ever since the first settlers arrived in Australia right up to the end of the 20th century indigenous Australians had limited rights compared to whit Australians. One of the biggest problems was that there were different laws and treatment of aboriginals depending on what state they resided in. The year of 1967 was a big year for indigenous rights as a referendum was held to give the federal government the power to make laws for all aboriginals. Many factors and events influenced the overwhelming success of 1967 Referendum but the Freedom Rides of 1965 was the most important of these events in making the referendum the most successful in Australia’s history.

Karen played the role of the enabler in the case study of the 17-year-old Aboriginal girl, Katy, whom recently gave birth to a baby boy. Katy wanted to enquire about the possibility of having a family support worker assigned to her as she intended to continue with her studies but she wanted reassurance that child care would be available. Although Karen’s questions were seen as roadblocks by Katy, Karen’s only concern was that funds might not be available thus, setting Katy up for a disappointment.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are the first people of Australia. The culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is dynamic and continues to evolve and develop in response to historical and contemporary circumstances. The Australian Government recognises that dispossession, interruption of culture and intergenerational trauma have significantly impacted on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and that they share a continuing legacy of resilience, strength and

"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.

One of the way it contributes to the lost voice is by allowing the readers to realize that there has been the lost voice of Aboriginal people. Not all people realizes that Aboriginal people’s voice is missing in Canadian history. Thus, by outlining how the history has reflected non-Native perspectives helps people to realize that other perspectives in Canadian history must be considered to paint the whole Canadian history. Also, it also contradicts what most people thinks of Canadian history by outlining Aboriginal people’s perspective of the history. For example, it explains in depth about Aboriginals view on European settlement and their relationship between First Nations and Western people through phases.

Source 1 depicts the lack of collectivism between the Aboriginal people and the generation we live today. This shows the strong liberal stance in which has been imposed onto the minds of Aboriginal people. “In the earlier days, people shared food even if they didn’t have much, as long as there was a little bit of extra food” shows the major decline of food in the ancient generation of Inuit people. When people came close to each other, their collectivist ideas grew into a much a larger extent in which sharing became a fundamental part of their life. These people are not been bothered to look after, thereby growing into a minority society.

The push for aboriginal rights in the 50s and 60s was an ongoing problem. This caused major riots and other boycotts. The start of the riots was Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat in order for a white person to sit down. Aboriginals were always second class and didn’t have the same rights as white people. This included not being able to drink from the same public water taps, swim in the same public pools and go to the same schools as well as other significant rules that isolated the aboriginals from the white people.

Belonging to the land and to each other is fundamental to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their culture. Connections with the land, families, clans and communities are at the core of Aboriginality. It is through these connections that nurture belonging from which Aboriginal peoples identities and cultures emerge.

I believe that there are numerous misconceptions regarding Aboriginal people that non-Aboriginals seem to have. Many issues of misunderstandings about Aboriginal peoples in Canada are based on stereotyping and lack of information. There is an abundance of popularly held myths and misconceptions regarding First Nations that range from getting free education and free housing, to not having paying taxes to no restrictions on reserve lands, and many others. These misconceptions have serious consequences and are often at the root of racism and discrimination that Aboriginal peoples continue to experience today. Other stereotypes I have heard may include describing Aboriginals as lazy, dependent, and unwilling to improve their own lives.

We foster an understanding of the fundamental importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture to the identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We respect the strength of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families, communities and culture that have survived the confrontation of colonisation and dispossession for over two centuries. Our services believe that we need to be continually building a foundation of respect and understanding all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families of Australia to provide a service that is more effective, responsive, sustainable and culturally appropriate.

The word 'aboriginal' refers to an indigenous person of any country. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture have a distinct culture and identity. They belong to Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identities are represented as central to the priority and are approached through knowledge and understanding of the inter-connected components of Country/Place, Culture and People. The Aboriginals and Torres strait Islander are distinct groups as torres Strait Islanders are mainly Melane-sians.

RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS CAT THE BRINGING THEM HOME REPORT WAS A SIGNIFICANT EVENT FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES. The ‘Bringing Them Home Report’ was a significant event for the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as what they experienced between 1910 to 1970 was something no human being should have to go through, The Stolen Generations suffered a great deal of traumatic experiences. On 11 of May 1995 change, had to take place as this wasn’t a lifestyle a human being should live, the inquiry period began for The Bringing Them Home Report.