... as white people appear far more dominant in the post-colonial community. Ultimately, although de Heer illustrates a fully functioning community administered by fair rules, it is evident in Weller's short stories that the lawful attributes of the Aboriginal people have deteriorated as a result of the corrupt laws that are forced upon. Where de Heer's film depicts a peaceful and just community, Weller ... that the pre-contact Aboriginals believed that it was the place where their ancestors resided, and a place of reincarnation. Likewise, Weller portrays similar attributes of indigenous pe...

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... , communicable diseases, high crime rates, teenage pregnancy, terrorism and political instability and dependency in development. A typical example of this is what has been called "sex tourism". A typical example of this can be found in Gambia, West Africa which is particularly notorious for sex tourism. Elderly men and women from France are well known for regularly fly to the Gambia for ... sex with young girls and boys and in some instances taking them to their home countries to be used as sex toys in exchange for economic gains. This eventually leads to high rates of communicable disea...

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... first time, in 1999, woman outnumbered men in undergraduate medical degrees and more women than men complete secondary school (ed. Healey 2001, p.13). Although the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 makes it illegal to discriminate because of sex, marital or family status, and pregnancy, predetermined discrimination, particularly in employment, continues to be an issue as discrimination has become more covert as a necessity to ... ...

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... . This proves that Christianity was forced onto many Aboriginals, negating the importance of their own religion. The settlers remained ignorant that each Aboriginal tribe had its own unique spirituality, language, stories and kinship systems. The Aboriginals dislocation and removal from core aspects of their religion resulted in their inability to practise their traditions and rituals on Ancestral Land. In the belief ... dispossessed the land from these people, their culture, society, belief-system and Kinship groups vanished. Today, the Aboriginals have to cope with the repercussions. G...

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... care of the land by only taking what they needed when it came to gathering food for their families. Their respect for the land is even shown through their oral stories on how things came to be. In their legends, everything is treated equally as if it was a person, whether they were referring to an animal, a tree, or even a rock. Everything ... ...

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... 'Aboriginal way'; triangle thinking is 'Western way'. Patterns are about belonging. Nothing is separate from anything else. The land is not separate from nature, people, the heavens, ancient stories. Everything belongs in the pattern. No ownership exists in pattern thinking - only belonging' (Browne, Theobald, Weston, 2006). Pattern thinking is a major part of Indigenous culture in Australia. It is recognising ... ...

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... proceeded to delay the electrocution project, until additional consultation could occur to mitigate our Tribal concerns. Although it was difficult for some of our tribal members to share our history, stories and views with non-Natives, it was necessary for the protection of elements associated with the LCR and the life that resided within it and at "Zuni Heaven." ... ...

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... , cultural, and religious aspects of society, religious counterculture movements, evangelical imperialists, and events like Passion all raise questions surrounding the validity of an individual's outward display of devotion. Pardo cites stories in which Mexican friars interpreted tears, enthusiasm, and traveling several leagues to confess at face value and attributed these acts of devotion to evidence that the indigenous were successful in ... ...

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... and sustainability. Emu Dreaming Emu dreaming provides students with an Aboriginal perspective on their knowledge of the solar system. The website provides a history behind indigenous astronomy, as well as cultural stories surrounding the constellations (Norris, 2007). In the classroom, this resource may be used to initiate research on Aboriginal understandings on other astronomical features such as solar eclipses, the sun and ... ...

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... lost" . The loss of elders and the prohibition of practicing rituals impacted on aboriginal family life, as a result of being unable to show their children traditional dances, native language and stories of the dreamtime, cultural knowledge was not sufficiently carried on or passed down to the next generation therefore hindering Aboriginal traditional life and depriving Aboriginal children of their indigenous identity ... ...

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... universities. The Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation claims Aboriginal culture was used for self-promotion and profit motivation. The corporation feels that Aboriginals have a right to the ownership of their heritage, how stories are told. Any such books as this should require consultation and be granted permission should be imperative. Instead this "highly imaginative New Age marketed book" misconstructs and makes a mockery of ... ...

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... of the Indigenous movement were able to penetrate the mass media and political arenas for their benefit. In the 1960s a number of Aboriginal writers began to emerge and tell their stories through plays, poetry and other mediums (Brisbane, n.d.). These were well accepted by the general community and the poignancy of them were felt through the irony and humor that is both ... ...

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... Congo, and between the conflict of apartheid in South Africa. Perhaps one of the most blatant similarities in content is between The Poisonwood Bible and Cry, The Beloved Country. Both stories tell the tale of a particular culture's arrogance in relation to the culture of another country. I hope to present the details of these similarities in the essay, while providing an explanation ... ...

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... . By the 1920s, Indian reservations and Indian peoples were the most impoverished sector in the nation. (MSNBC News) In the current political environment, I am not surprised by the recent news stories of tribes giving political donations in order to have their issues heard. Federal lawmakers have enormous power over Indian affairs, and yet most have little understanding and great indifference. Tribes ... ...

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