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Paternalism refers to when people in authority restrict the freedom of those who are subordinate/ perceive to be subordinate, in their supposed interest.

E.g. the critics of the NTER (Intervention) claim that it was paternalistic because it managed and restricted Aboriginal people. In CC, the authorities behave in a paternalistic way e.g. confiscating Charlie's spear for 'his interests'.

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A process by which an individual or groups of people are set apart from others in society by those in positions of power, due to being or acting different then expected within a society.

E.g. The intervention sets apart Indigenous Australians from the rest of Australian society, due to the differences between the Indigenous and non-indigenous cultures and way of living.
When the doctor states he has “trouble pronouncing foreign names” when talking to Charlie, he disregards Australians Indigenous history and separates Charlie from his home in society.

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When a group or institution discriminates against a racial minority, generalising them in the process.

Eg.
Court system- apathetic facial expressions when Charlie speaks his mother language
Law enforcement- Police office is physically and metaphorically in the centre of Charlie’s community
General public- checking of ID in order to purchase alcoholic beverages
Healthcare system- apathetic behaviour of serious physical health

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When one adapts their own racial perception due to external factors.

Eg. When Maxine wants the blonde Pumpkin patch kid to assimilate

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The historical period or state of affairs representing the aftermath of Western colonialism.

E.g. After the British left India after ruling for many years as part of the British Empire.

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An emotional response to a terrible event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope. Could be from an accident, natural disaster, car crash etc.

E.g. A car crash victim may be traumatised from the event. They may experience shock, PTSD, confusion, trouble sleeping…

E.g. Discrimination or bullying may cause trauma - Maxine may feel traumatised from her experiences with racism and discrimination in THR.

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When a minority’s cultural relations are converted and merged into the transition and customs of the majority group.

Eg.
- Stolen Generation
- When First Nation’s people adapt the English language rather than their traditional language
- Converting hunting traditions to Westernised foods

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A broad statement or idea applied to a group of people or things, that categorises members of the same group as having similar characteristics.

E.g. Through the paternalistic nature of the intervention, it becomes generalised that Aboriginal Australians need some one to look after them and protect them as they lack needed the knowledge and ability to do so.
When Luke says “You black fellas can be smart when you want to be”.

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Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties

eg. despite constant impositions from the authorities, Charlie seeks to maintain resilience towards his culture, specifically when he gets his rifle taken away and he makes a hunting Speer to stay connected and live off his land.

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injustices that have passed through generations that continue to evoke hurt and pain, regardless of whether it is specifically experienced through that person

eg. Indigenous Australians subconsciously give into stereotypes such as alcoholism as a coping mechanism for the trauma that they have endured for years

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The state or experience of being alienated or isolated.

E.g. People considered to be outsiders may be excluded from groups, alienating them

E.g. Charlie lives on the outskirts of town in a remote community

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The effects of colonialism that are still present after the colonial period has ended.

E.g. The African slave - other people were also enslaved, e.g., Chinese and Indian. The slave trade was possible because there was a belief that anyone not living in the manner of Western Europeans was inherently backward or lesser than white Europeans.

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Formative experience is period of time or experience is one that has an important and lasting influence on a person's character and attitudes.

eg. Charlie's imprisonment helps him to recognise that assimilation is imminent

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Self refers to the union of elements (such as body, emotions, thoughts, and sensations) that constitute the individuality and identity of a person.

eg. Charlie's self embodies his Aboriginal culture

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The quality or state of being self-governing

eg. In CC aboriginal populations lack autonomy because of the paternalistic policies like not eing able to drink

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To resist authority, control or convention.

eg. Charlie rebels by moving into the bush to live in more traditional ways

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To marginalise is to treat (a person, group or concept) as insignificant or peripheral.

eg . Charlie's treatment by doctors and government workers, he is marginalised because he has less access to services and his concerns are dismissed in an uncaring and unsympathetic way.

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A person who does not belong to a particular group.

Charlie is treated as an outsider by institutions such as the police and doctors.

Maxine feels she is an outsider due to racism that highlights her different skin colour

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A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

An example is Charlie living in his community in the Northern Territory.

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Principles or standards of behaviour; one's judgement of what is important in life.

Charlie’s values and the values of his culture are different to the values of white culture. For example Charlie values giving his money and possessions, such as his house, to help other people in his community.

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Tradition is the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation or the fact of being passed on its way.

Eg. Charlie ends up passing down the tradition of the cultural dances and values to the younger kids.

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Personal Growth is the process of individuals becoming aware of the self in its entirety, followed by steps taken to address the behaviour, values and attitudes.

Eg. Charlie experiences personal growth in the film. He ends up addressing the issues in his life preventing him from reaching his full potential.

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Character development is the literature art of giving a character a personality, depth and motivations that propel them through the story.

An example of character development in Charlies Country is charlie. Toward the end of the novel Charlie becomes the teacher of the culture to the younger boys to ensure in the face of white assimilation is able to ensure the passing down of essential and strong connections and culture.

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Struggle against other people/things.

For example, Charlie’s struggle to not assimilate into white society, and maintain his traditions. Conflict with Luke portrays Charlie’s conflict with oppression and being forced to change.

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refers to hostile behaviour, being unfriendly, in opposition, resistant, presence of conflict

i.e. Charlie retaliates and lashes out at the police, attacking the police car with a shovel

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Controlling what people do, especially by using force.

e.g. The NT intervention controlled how Indigenous Australians lived their life by enforcing white culture. the police and government controlling how Charlie lives his life by taking away his gun, taking away his spear, denying him from having a home.

Police brutality against Charlie when finding him with alcohol.
“You can’t go easy on a black fella”

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Feeling or showing that someone is unworthy of consideration.
E.g- When one disregards someones ideas and aren't willing to listen to them at all.

In CC the Australian judge had already made up his mind to jail Charlie and regarded his plea as irrelevant.

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Living by yourself, choosing to remain away from other/society.

Charlie living out in the bush. Seems to go well at first but living by himself and away from society leads to his condition worsening, and having to return anyways.

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Ideas that either yourself, or others expect you to do/accomplish.

Charlie is expected to assimilate into white society and lose his own self identity and culture to live ‘comfortably’. By not following these expectations, Charlie is ultimately punished because there is no other option available apart from conforming.

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defined as the feeling of security or support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion and identity within a group

i.e. despite breaking the law and using his own money to supply liquor to them, Charlie feels accepted among the small community/group staying in the park in Darwin

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To care for and protect someone or something while they are growing.
E.g- Parent looking after their children as they grow into adults.

In CC the relationship between Mother Nature and the Indigenous people can be described as nurturing. To the Indigenous people and culture nature is seen as an essential force in they lives (from when they were born to when the die.)

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both referring to something which serves to symbolise/represent some other concept or quality

i.e. Charlie is emblematic of the

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defined as the unique set of characteristics that can be used to identify a person as themself and no one else

i.e. Maxine's identity is not centred around how she stands out and differs from her peers until it is pointed out by others for the first time, and it gradually becomes more and more prevalent in the impact it has on her sense of self and her identity