The Dispossession Of Indigenous Australians

One of the biggest issues effecting Indigenous Australians is inequality, this negative one-sided view has led to many young Aboriginals leading a life of social disparity.

The dispossession of Indigenous Australians has been looked upon for many years. The colonisation by the British reduced the number of Indigenous people significantly; they reduce so much they are now only 2% of Australia’s population. Due to the colonisation this bought many diseases and sickness that Indigenous people had never been exposed to before. At the same time the lands the Indigenous owned were stolen by force, many were hurt but also driven away from their land. In 1992 it was recognised that the Indigenous people had rights to land, due to the connection of spiritual, religious and other obligations (Martin n.d.). Many Indigenous people still remain

Indigenous people are able to keep their culture and heritage alive by passing on knowledge, arts, rituals and performances from one generation to another. Many traditional beliefs include:

Land- Indigenous people don’t think of their land as soil, rock and dirt but for Indigenous Australians it is all about how the land is spiritual (Australian Indigenous Culture Heritage 2015).

Diversity- Aborigines identify themselves through the land areas of which they come from (Australian Indigenous Culture Heritage 2015). For example Tammy Williams is a Murri woman from Gympie Queensland.

Language- this is important to understanding the Indigenous heritage; there are many meanings to the language spoken including the location and tribe they come from (Australian Indigenous Culture Heritage 2015).

Tools and Technology- all tools and technology used by Aborigines help define the location of different tribes. For example coastal tribes use fishbone and desert tribes use stones as weapon tips (Australian Indigenous Culture Heritage