Essays on Aboriginals

A health system entails all programs, institutions, resources, procedures and personnel that are used by a country to meet the health needs of its citizens. The essence of a health system is to promote and restore the health of the population (WHO, 2014). Furthermore, an efficient health care system is always committed to the provision of quality care services to the citizens. According to Amce (2014), health systems vary from country to country. However, we have common elements like training of the physicians, robust funding, policies, health informatics and medical logistics. According to Kalisch (2014), the Australian health system ...

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The Greater Toronto Area has been recognized as one of the most affected provinces in Canada by poverty. This aspect contrasts the distinct image the rest of the world has with regards to the region, especially of Toronto. Stapleton (2015) indicates that Toronto’s economy accounts for almost 11% of the country’s GDP with its exports equaling close to $70 billion in products and services. In addition, it is also a hub for Information and Communication Technology as well as Canada’s media and financial center. As a result, the population in the city is comprised of wealthy ...

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Canada is known internationally as a peacekeeping nation that does not take part in larger imperialist agendas and is a haven for refugees and immigrants. This has caused the country to adopt multicultural state policies meant to provide a safe and progressive environment for its diverse society. However, the country has a history of indigenous colonization, slavery, white settlement policies, and racialized immigration policies meant to settle people of color. Despite the multicultural policies being in place, Canada’s history has influenced racism in the nation with the Canadian minorities being marginalized socially, politically, culturally and economically. This essay ...

The film captures the atmosphere of alienation of people who have been taken away from their own being, people who have been forced to adopt new methods and cultures which are not part of them. The “new home”, which happens to be the school where the children are taken is a place filled with cruelty, fear, and abuse. The original home of the children was a place built with love and care, where people were proud of their culture and languages (Miller, 84). The children lead a dull life, full of mistreatments and agony while the teachers enjoy everything. ...

Times change and so do cultures, sometimes people get expose to a new culture and get to drop theirs as they get themselves acculturated to others which seem better or more unifying. Such is the case that happens in present day society where popular culture appears to override traditional indigenous cultures of different societies from across the world. That is mainly reflected in the poem Unearthed, which is written by Ali Cobby Eckermann. The main theme presented in this poem is focused on the maltreatment of the native Aboriginal people of Australia. That is especially seen through the poetic ...

How are the three main girls referred to due to their mixed ethnic background?

The three girls were referred to as half-castes because they had mixed-parentage of aboriginal and white parents. How are the homes for children explained/ described to Australian society? The Moore River Native Settlement Homes were branded as re-education camps to help the half-castes. It was said the rehabilitation would improve their lives.

What was the purpose of the homes for children?

It was said that the children would be put there to grow, after which they would be sent off to white homes to work as laborers. They would marry whites which would help get rid of the aboriginal blood. According to Neville, the project was to help ...

Inequality is one of the greatest social problems as the result of the racism. The differences can be perceived not only economically, but also politically and is one of the major global challenges. Studies show that inequality can result in poverty and creation of social classes in the societies. This situation can be elaborated by Marxist theory of Communist Manifesto. The theory states that states that those who own the means of production ‘capitalists’ take advantage of the poor ‘proletariats’ and amass wealth which causes the social class issues. I am going to discuss the inequalities that result as ...

The aboriginal people in Canada are the indigenous people that live in Canada. They are made of the Inuit, First actions and the Metis. The issues that face the Canadian Aboriginals have attracted high mainstream media attention. There concerns regarding policy surrounding the issue such as self-governance, human rights, and employment and education standards. It is also well known that the Aboriginal population earns less the non-Aboriginal population. The course on aboriginal conditions has made me realize the various issues that the aboriginal people go through and that it is a crisis. One of the most important aspects of ...

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“Neo” generally means the new ways of doing things. Neoliberalism will therefore refer to new strategies which are used to improve the economic, political or social status. This paper examines how different women from different races are used to bring about an image perceived by the implementers to be positive and in line with improving the social and economic status of the society. The paper portrays an image of poor women from developing countries, how they are used as a tool in achieving neoliberalism and how most of them become passive victims of the circumstances. The paper also focuses ...

The Okichitaw is an indigenous martial arts system based on the traditions of the native Cree warrior societies living in the Canadian plains (Okichitaw Martial Arts, 2015). The aggressive combat movements embodied in this system are grounded in the ancient Cree custom of preparing warriors for battle by teaching them the tactics used to overpower adversaries under often brutal war conditions using traditional weapons such as the tomahawk. While its techniques remain somewhat unchanged, the aim of teaching it has changed drastically since the old days. Today, the underlying principle behind teaching Okichitaw is instilling courage and self-confidence by ...

Topic: Australian Indigenous Politics

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The Northern Territory Intervention refers to a set of legislature that was tailored towards people considered indigenous. However, these legislations were passed without prior consultations from the people that the legislature affected directly. The main aim of the intervention was to ensure that certain human rights are observed and upheld, while others at the same time were restricted. At the same time, it was meant to protect the children from abuse and any other inhumane actions from the larger population. The fundamental role that this intervention served was the realization of development in the general economy.

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