Indigenous Australians

used to produce smoke. This has been believed to have cleansing properties and the ability to ward off unwanted and bad spirits and bring bad omens ("Aboriginal Ceremonies," 2017). I was wondering at the event if this is something unique to the Australian Aboriginal people. But, I found out that many cultures and religions around the world use sacred smoke made from the plant medicines in

The natural environment provided the Aborigines with a significant place to perform physical activities including; singing, dancing, hunting and playing traditional Aboriginal games. The strong connections and relationships, within and throughout the group, provided many benefits that enhanced the health and well being of this cultural group. The Aboriginals were associated with the environment everyday through different physical activities that they participated in, which enhanced their physical

a catalyst for many other factors. This lack of engagement is due to a variety of factors, such as lack of access to health care, lack of aboriginal representation in the health workforce, ect. Overall, the difference in mortality rates between indigenous and non-indogneous peoples proves to highlight the need in the health community to provide effective services for Aboriginal people. Currently, Aboriginal health services are most widely available in hospitals and Aboriginal-based clinics. Hospitals

“The Sapphires” is a film that highlights and portrays a celebration of the Aboriginal culture in Australia. The film is set in Cummeragunja Australia in 1968, when racism was paramount. However, Wayne Blair the director of the film entertains the audience by the amusement in the film, whilst also connecting with the audience through emotion. “The Sapphires” positions the viewer to see Aboriginals point of view, of how they are perceived by others whilst celebrating the Aboriginal culture. The narrative

identity. In the Indigenous community, Aboriginal people learned about their environment before they were able to identify the characteristics of animals, plants, sources of food and water, useful materials and the weather. The stories that they tell provide them with a map of their environment and information such as trade routes and resources. With the knowledge they had due to their access to information about their land led them to know how to travel successfully around the Australian landscape which

could claim ownership and settle the land under the principle of terra nullius. If the land was inhabited, another country could request the leaders of the indigenous inhabitants for permission to make use of some of the land. This may involve making a land purchase, or coming to some other agreement such as treaty which was agreeable to the indigenous population. The last rule meant that a country already inhabited could be conquered through invasion and war,

introduction of the 10 point plan, and the Native Title Ammendment Act (1998) marks a significant national regression upon achieving justice for their community as they sought to pour “"bucket-loads of extinguishment" on the native title rights of Indigenous Australians. Law reform, in this case has been dominantly ineffective in achieving justice for the ATSI peoples, and rather revoking

Mabo pursued civil action about the island of Mer. The plaintiff Eddie Mabo was claiming the island of Mer belongs to him and that he should inherit the land in accordance with his islands customs and traditions. The defendant in this case was the Australian government; they claim that the island of Mer as well as other Murry islands belongs to them as crown land. The case was a test case that aimed to clarify the legal rights of the Meriam people. The case lasted for 10 years and a decision was made

environmental and human resources which still continue in today’s societies. Colonisation is the process of where control over spirituality, land, language and education, health and family structures and also culture itself is passed down from the indigenous people to the colonisers. (Colonisation and Racism, 2000.) Pre-invasion in Australia, the aboriginal people had their own way of life, they had been living in Australia “Terra Nullis” for about 50,000 to 120,000 years. They were

apology to Australia’s Indigenous people ‘is in its own essence addressed in a spoken form but has been transcribed into a written text. The speech was delivered at the Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives by Kevin Rudd with the intentions to make an apology to ‘Indigenous Australians’ in particular of the dreadful past of the ‘Stolen Generations’. It was delivered to both a live audience as well as broadcast via the channel of television and radio to a wider Australian audience, especially