Weekly Reflection - 1050 by John Reilly https://padlet.com/johnjakabreilly/dt029qo5bfygql8h en-us 2023-03-29 03:49:12 UTC 2023-03-29 05:32:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Race and Ethnicity johnjakabreilly https://padlet.com/johnjakabreilly/dt029qo5bfygql8h/wish/2536073847 Diversity is a prevalent factor across Australia, the intermingling of races and ethnicities has become a trait we admire in our country. However, the belief that all were equal and deserved the same rights bestowed by our government and lands hasn’t always been a shared ideal. Dissidence was once a prevalent factor in our country. The colonisation by the British Empire in 1788 where it was declared as ‘terra nullius’ or ‘empty land’, a statement which invoked protest by rights activists. Eventually a ruling by the High Court in December of 1996, supported legitimisation of native title claims of pastoral leases (public land) (Spencer, 2001, p. 137). A step towards the acknowledgement of the atrocities committed my white settlers which have had; and continue to have, ongoing effects on the indigenous populations of Australia. Our country is a beautiful place of fertile lands and though previous generations across the globe saw others as different and that diversity was a flaw. I firmly believe that all that we have in the world should be shared by everyone, and opportunity but not imposition of improvement should be given to those who are without. Australia, like many colonies, has a tarnished history of abuse and neglect towards the lands native inhabitants. The ‘stolen generation’ being a prime example, the disconnection and trauma induced in the dislocation of youth continues to have repercussions today. The impacts of their segregation and dissociation from their cultural heritage amongst the indigenous populations has caused dissociation from society and inherited societal adaptations (such as alcoholism and criminal behaviour). As such, many organisations and government support acts have been implemented to try and assist disadvantaged families as an effort to encourage social awareness within their communities. It is my opinion that more could be to support children in their education in both attendance and scale of information. If more education was supplied faster from a younger age, when they are most inclined to learn, perhaps an appreciation can be invoked for further years.

 

Spencer, S. (2001). Race and Ethnicity: Culture, Identity and Representation (pp. 136–163). Routledge. Chapter 6 : Case Study Indigenous Australians

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