...I have learned a lot from Dingo Makes Us Human and the videos from class about the Aboriginal Australians cultures and history for the reason that before taking this class I never heard everything about them. I have learned about the Australian aboriginal belief such as Dreaming that was one of the traditional of Aboriginal that survival that effect their lifestyle and culture. Since it determines their beliefs and relationships with the land and every living creature. Dreaming is also a way that the Aboriginal people explain the beginning of life and how the world was created. After reading this ethnography I think people should respect and try to understand all Aboriginal culture for the reason that it can provide a different way of thinking...
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...Employing aboriginal ways of knowing in schools in order to ensure the educational success of the students. Nadim Virjee Werklund School of Education Introduction Issues arise when the teacher is in a location where his/her ways of knowing no longer apply to the students in his/her classroom. The teacher has trouble connecting with his/her students and the methods that have worked for him/her are no longer effective. This kind of scenario is very common among teachers who decide to teach aboriginal students at reserve schools across Canada. (Battiste & Barman, 1995) This paper attempts to answer the question of what challenges new teachers on reserve will face and how to employ aboriginal ways of knowing in schools in order to ensure...
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...the Aboriginal community and Aboriginal people in general. The theme of discrimination can be difficult to explore in general conversation. However literature acts as a vehicle by which composers and responders can relate to it creatively. In the scene “Murri Gets a Dress”, the Everywoman character experiences racist remarks from the shopkeeper in the form of hurtful language specifically intended to insult those with darker skin colour, in particular the statement, “Keep an eye on the nigger”. By using racist terminology in the stand-up routine, the Everywoman reverses the process of cultural discrimination by taking ownership of the racist language. This is complemented by the scene, “Story of a Brother” when the Everywoman says, “no matter how clean our clothes are… how tidy we keep our house… how hard we work… we are black and we are here, and that will never change”. By listing socio-economic factors - hygiene, housing and work- she demonstrates the unfairness of stereotypes society places on Aboriginal people. She then uses the collective noun “we” and high modality as she says “we are black … and that will never change”. This rejects the stereotype and affirms the importance of Aboriginal identity, for all Aboriginal people. Although historically Aboriginal people would pass down their stories orally, in this modern world, literature (in this case a play), is now used as a more permanent way of ensuring that the story is told. In Aboriginal Australian culture, storytelling...
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...Question Aboriginal music (which includes song, dance and design) is uniquely connected to the creative life-force of the dreaming and according to Magowan (2011, p.43) ‘stories are often told in song as a means of making sense of the world and everything in it. Consider the role of music, story, art and ceremony and discuss their significance for social knowledge’s and education within Aboriginal communities. Aboriginal people have a deep spiritual connection to their country and to the creative life force of the Dreaming. Aboriginal people maintain their system of beliefs, law and culture through a variety of forms including music, stories, art and ceremony. Each of these forms enables Aboriginal people to make sense of the world and everything in it. Throughout this essay the role of music, story, art and ceremony will be discussed with reference to their significance for social knowledge and education for aboriginal communities. However, to understand the variety of forms that Aboriginal people engage in it is vital to have an understanding of the Dreaming which permeates through song, dance, stories, panting and social systems and is central to the existence of Aboriginal people, their lifestyle and culture. The Dreaming The Dreaming is a creative time in which spirit beings emerged from a pre-existent but lifeless substance for example water or land and travelled across the earth in a variety of forms including animals, plants and humans (Edwards 1998, p.17). As...
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...It is critical for non-Aboriginal staff to be aware of how we engage and support all cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders because you don’t want to offend them in saying the wrong thing, by judging them or being rude to them. This can include not including them, not caring for their opinion and speaking rudely to them in a forceful tone. Stereotyping can lead to many different and difficult situations for many Aboriginal people. Dealing with Indigenous people it is important to have an understanding of what they would like to be called, shows they don’t want to offend anyone’s feelings by using the correct terminology of words when communicating with others. Using the wrong words can lead to bring up bad memories from...
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...The Aboriginals are an important and impactful group of individuals in Canadian history. They show how Canada has come a long way but also represent how we have a long way to go as well in ensuring the protection of Aboriginals and their culture. Aboriginals have been oppressed by the Canadian government for many years and continue to fight against restrictions in order to preserve their traditions. The mistreatment of Aboriginals is significant to Canadian history because of the mental and physical abuse they endured from Residential schools, the progressive changes from the Indian act, and the lack of basic needs being deprived on the reserves. The creation of residential schools is significant to Canadian history due to the physical and...
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...This paper will talk about the makings of cross-cultural shared film in describing and or challenging hegemonic depictions of Aboriginal people; the main emphasis being above all regarding Australian Aboriginal individuals. Exercising the current film ‘Ten Canoes’ directed by Rolf De Heer (2006), produced in working together amongst the Australian- Yolngu individuals and the non-Indigenous Rolf De Heer, this paper will argue whether cross-collaborative film developments can effectively and practically give power to the Aboriginal individuals as a mode of confrontation to cultural domination and management and as well as a contemporary structure of cultural reminiscence and regeneration, as Eric Michaels (1987) calls it a ‘cultural future’ (no.page), and also how essential dialogue is in development of an ‘ethical, postcolonial’ film in Australian film and television. In Australian film, the depictions of Aboriginal individuals have traditionally been together notified by racist ideologies and helpful to the growth of these philosophies in the normal Australian culture (Turner, 1988; 135). In Australia, films ‘about’ Aboriginal individuals persist to strengthen the hegemonic formations of cultural authority and prevention of having power of Aboriginal individuals from the Australian norm (Langton, 1983; 33). Marcia Langton (1983; 33) a top Aboriginal scholar claims that, in Australia, variety of media communication have taken place and remain to be one of the most influential...
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...According to INAC, the term for Aboriginal peoples is defined as: “a collective name for the original peoples of North America and their descendants. The Canadian constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal people: Indians (commonly referred to as First Nations), Métis and Inuit. These are three distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs. More than one million people in Canada identify themselves as an Aboriginal person, according to the 2006 Census.” (Indigenous Nationhood) Although many Aboriginal peoples in Canada identify as being Aboriginal, many Aboriginal peoples struggle to maintain or gain a sense of cultural identity due to the Canadian Governments assimilation policies. Throughout this paper I will discuss how the Indian Act, the Canadian Residential School System, and the Sixties Scoop assimilated Aboriginal peoples into a European way of life, by attempting to integrate them into society by abolishing their Aboriginal identities. This assimilation process impacted Aboriginal peoples in negative ways throughout the generations socially, culturally, and economically. The negative impacts within child welfare system, educational institutions, and the socio-economic status of Aboriginal peoples today, prove assimilation and the total integration of Aboriginal peoples within mainstream society is unacceptable. Decolonization techniques should be applied within those areas in order combat the long lasting effects of...
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...is confused with his Aboriginal identity and how he has to deal with all the hate towards his native people and himself. The main character is called Freddy Andrews and he is a white Aboriginal, whose mom and siblings are Aboriginal. His dad was white (line 7-8) and therefore he is part Aboriginal and part white. He lives in an Australian society where being Aboriginal is greeted with both discrimination and prejudice from the whites and all non-Aboriginals in general. Because of his ethnicity, he has faced many struggles in his life. He is confused with his Aboriginal identity because of all the hatred towards the Aboriginals from society. On the one hand, Freddy Andrews manages to hide his Aboriginal side in the prejudiced society because of his whiter skin, and therefore he avoids the negativity from strangers. Even though he is a white Aboriginal, he is still affected by the whites. In the text, he mentions: “I probably lost my own self-esteem because even places where I worked I’d hear ‘dirty black bastards’, Abo-bastards’, stuff like that. (lines 21-22)” As a result of the negativity from the rest of society, he began hanging out with other Aboriginals, which led to him having problems with drinking and going to jail (lines 15-16). In the text, he mentions: “After a while, though, I didn’t want to know them. I thought all they did was get drunk and fight all the time. (lines 13-15) This shows that he doesn’t really like the way black Aboriginals act, but on the other...
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...Chapter two of Atlantic Canada A History covers the life of Aboriginal people in the Atlantic region from 1500-1860. The aboriginal people needed to be very resourceful, they would use everything they could from the animals that they killed. They used bones, skin, brains and even tendons from moose and other animals to craft tools and make clothing in order to survive. Before the Europeans arrived the Aboriginals relied solely on the environment to survive. Up until the early nineteenth century the Europeans refused to refer to the aboriginal by their preferred name. The would often refer to them as “Indians”, “savages”, “natives” and other terms. Most Europeans did not have a lot of respect for the pre-contact people. The Mi’kmaq people traded...
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...The lecture this week was informative about how Aboriginal men see themselves, to how Aboriginal men are thought of within the current Australian multicultural society, there generally doesn’t seem to be a lot of expectations on what an Aboriginal man or people can accomplish when all stereotypes are held as a definitive expectation. This points out, there is a high need for a greater equality for Aboriginal people to all other cultures. One article I looked at was about the early detection of mental illness among rural Aboriginal men (Isaacs, & Lampitt, 2014). It looks at how the words of mental health were stigmatised within the Aboriginal culture, therefore avoided the term “mental health’. The results came from a study called Koori Men’s...
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...Solving Conflicts through Agreements: The Indian Act and Canadian Treaties In modern society the question of why the aboriginal population receives benefits often arises. Much of today’s youth does not understand that the Native American people were often stripped of their rights in the past in order to gain these advantages. Two main incidents were established in the Aboriginal history, the first was the treaties that spread across Canada and the second incident was the Indian Act of 1876. The main difference between the Indian Act and treaties were the aboriginal’s role in the decision-making. Treaties allowed for a compromise between the Natives and the government that allowed for benefits on both ends whereas the Indian act was imposed on the Native culture by the Canadian government without any arrangement with the aboriginals. This paper will first describe the history of treaties and what they entail for both parties and also look at the formation of the Indian Act. Then, this paper will look at how each had affected the Aboriginal people in similar and different ways. Finally this paper will look at the relation in today’s society that the treaties have in Canada and what life would be like if the Indian Act was still a large part of how First Nations people would have been treated if the Act was not changed following World War II. After these points, a reader should have a better understanding of a topic that they may know little about. By looking at both the...
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...Struggle of Aboriginals in Canada “We owe the aboriginal peoples a debt that is four centuries old. It is their turn to become full partners in developing an even greater Canada. And the reconciliation required may be less a matter of legal texts than of attitudes of the heart.” - Roméo LeBlanc Aboriginal people are called the people from “First Nations” in Canada who have rich historical, cultural and spiritual traditions. However, many of these traditions were altered or even taken away upon the arrival of British and French settlers in Canada. Since then, forcing colonial culture and values on Aboriginal societies, the dispossession of Aboriginal lands and the seclusion of Aboriginals from modern amenities created a sequence of social, physical and spiritual devastation of their culture. Effect of these is quite noticeable even today. This is mainly because the Federal Government is not taking enough responsibility for providing proper support to Aboriginals with growing problems in the reserves. The Government of Canada recognizes the inherent right of self-government as an existing Aboriginal right under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (AANDC). It recognizes that the inherent right may find expression in treaties, and in the context of the Crown's relationship with treaty First Nations. Recognition of the inherent right is based on the view that the Aboriginal peoples of Canada have the right to govern themselves in relation to matters that...
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...Introduction This paper discusses how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) histories and cultures (“the histories and cultures”) can be incorporated into a Year 10 history classroom curriculum. The classroom curriculum is the practical unfolding of the formal, written curriculum between teacher and student. For incorporating histories, three overt, practical ways are discussed: role play, writing an Acknowledgement of Country and interpreting a movie which incorporates the perspectives of ATSIs. For incorporating cultures, the eight-way Aboriginal pedagogies outlined by Tyson Yunkaporta (2009a) are discussed along with how the classroom curriculum can be adapted to incorporate such cultural techniques. Indigenous history and culture...
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...is known and understood by Aboriginal people. It is the central spiritual concept because it determines not only beliefs and values but also relationships with other people and the overall environment. Aborigines are able to understand creation in a continuing and living sense by virtue of the Dreaming. It explains how the world was created by their ancestors and is passed on orally. E.g. dreaming stories such as the rainbow serpent. Dreaming links Aboriginals to the land, they are interdependent: “Aboriginals live their lives being at one with the land, and without land their Dreaming, tradition and culture are sure to die” (Anne Gray). Kinship – refers to the network of relationships that hold a clan together central to Aboriginal communities. Through kinship, they are instructed about particular obligations, rights and appropriate forms of behavior. It defines where a person fits into the community. Land is important to kinship and is often referred to as “my mother” so it is shared by many people. Disopession- Dispossession resulted in Aboriginals being separated from their physical land, kinship groups and the removal of their children from their families through the “Stolen Generation”. Dispossession first occurred in 1778 when the First Fleet recognised Australia as “terra nullius”. They implemented policies of protectionism where Aboriginals were removed from their rightful land and tribes and placed in missions. This affected aboriginal people in 2008 with many being...
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