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Admittedly, before I started working in this unit, I had a very shallow understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their cultures. I have learned in this unit there are mistakes made by my predecessors which caused irreparable damage. I cannot begin to imagine what it must feel like to be an Indigenous person at this point in time. Even after these mistakes, Indigenous people are willing share information about their Country and welcome non-indigenous people to learn about their cultures. Even though I consider myself the “average, ‘white’ working mother” I do not have the support and sense of community like the Indigenous people have, how wonderful it would be for my daughter to have multiple carers in her life. …show more content…
Looking at the history of the Indigenous people and the political events in the last twenty years, I realise that the stereotypes I had experienced growing up are unfounded myths that have somehow manifested over time. I have experienced stereotyping because I returned to work when my daughter was very young, I have simply never taken the time to really consider the effects of stereotypes on Indigenous people and myself. I now see the damage these myths and stereotypes have caused, as Sarra (2014) states “stereotypes influence behaviour” (p.10). I feel this statement is particularly true in today’s society. I personally have had both positive and negative experiences with Indigenous people and white people, this does not mean all people behave in the same way, nor should I believe such statements made by others in. In my employment in early childhood education and care, I get to experience relationships with people of many different cultures and get a small insight into the Indigenous families at our service. The knowledge I am gaining in this unit and my personal pedagogy will help me to choose appropriate strategies when teaching in a classroom. I found the Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in schools document informative (Department of Education and Training
Through campaigning for equal rights and fairer treatment surrounding cultural heritage, traditions and freedoms, Peris has maintained a consistent display of advocacy across may topical issues; where she has established herself a powerful voice for change. To this day, Peris uses her status to inspire Indigenous youth, particularly females to adopt any lost sense of traditional identity and provides inspiration for them where she encourages them to take pride in who they are, what they can accomplish, and what they represent; where she states “I want all Australians to learn about the true history of this country, and the significant journey we have ahead of us all to make this right!” (IndigenousX, 2014, p. 1). Peris has proven that she has a strength of voice in addressing Aboriginal disadvantage on a Federal, State and Local level, where she has helped to deliver more than 100 health and education checks across remote communities Australia-wide and has worked to establish the innovative Nova Peris Girls Academy (NGPA), which focuses on keeping Aboriginal Girls’ engaged with education. (Korff, 2015, p.
These stereotypes include; drunk, violent, lazy, petrol sniffer, live in the outback, un-educated, criminals and have to fit the image of dark skin with wide noses (Korff, 2014). Indigenous youth are confronted with these during their school life. They will be called names and bullied because people believe these stereotypes, assuming they apply to all Indigenous people. Tammy Williams, from Black Chicks Talking is an example of the bulling Indigenous teenagers face during school. At school one year, a group of teenagers from the school wrote nigger above her school photo in the year book. This was just part of the bullying she received during her school life for being Aboriginal. Tammy is not a stereotypical Aboriginal. She has travelled to America, has won multiple awards and is now a lawyer. Botj, from Yolngu Boy, is a stereotypical Aboriginal. He is a petrol sniffer, smoker and criminal and he is lazy. However, there is a story behind why Botj is like this. Botj is a troubled teenager who drinks and smokes as his father is an alcoholic. He had a troubled family life and this contributes to the actions he takes. The media is largely to blame for the negative stereotypes of Aboriginal People. The media reports negative stereotypes of the Aboriginal community, drinking problems and violent behaviours, which intern makes the white Australian community believe the negative stereotypes that have been
Perpetuation of Native American Stereotypes in Children's Literature Caution should be used when selecting books including Native Americans, due to the lasting images that books and pictures provide to children. This paper will examine the portrayal of Native Americans in children's literature. I will discuss specific stereotypes that are present and should be avoided, as well as positive examples. I will also highlight evaluative criteria that will be useful in selecting appropriate materials for children and provide examples of good and bad books. Children will read many books as they grow up.
Native Americans have been living on American soil for quite a while now. They were here before the European colonists. They have been here and still continue to be present in the United States. However, the way the media represents Native Americans disallows the truth about Native Americans to be told. Only misinterpretations of Native Americans seem to prosper in the media. It appears the caricature of Native Americans remains the same as first seen from the first settler’s eyes: savage-like people. Their culture and identity has become marginalized by popular culture. This is most evident in mainstream media. There exists a dearth of Native American presence in the mainstream media. There is a lack of Native American characters in different media mediums. When they are represented, they are misrepresented. They are easily one of the most underrepresented cultures and people in American media. Native Americans shouldn’t be confined to a stereotype, should have a greater presence in the media, and shouldn’t be misrepresented when they are presented.
The Aboriginal Education and Training Policy`s (AETP) (NSW DET 2008) main goal is that “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students will match or better the outcomes of the broader student population” (1.1.2) and includes an explicit focus on developing cultural competencies (NSW DET 2008, p.6). Establishing ‘learning partnerships’ and relationships with Aboriginal communities, including Aboriginal content within the curriculum (NSW BOS 2008, p. 2), and engagement are advocated as necessary elements to achieve this edict. Racism has been proven to be an extremely detreimental factor on all fronts, especially within the education context. To address this intolerance the Anti-Racism Policy (ARP, 2005) is committed to eradicating all forms
8th Fire: Indigenous in the City, is part of a documentary series that describes the challenges that aboriginal people face when moving to the large cities from reservations. The documentary begins by describing the stereotypes that English Canadians as well as other visible minority groups perceive aboriginal people to be. They show how damaging the stereotypes are to the First Nations, especially in the area of education. The documentary concludes by offering a few some solutions of how to change and improve the relationship between the aboriginal community and the rest of Canada. The two main aspects of the film that I will focus my analysis on is the education system from past to present and the negative impacts it has had on the First Nation’s people as well as aboriginal stereotyping. These two themes were the most prominent topics brought up throughout the film, and while one topic was well argued and framed, the other I will argue was more damaging than educational. I should mention that due to my ethnicity being of aboriginal decent, Métis in particular, I was extremely critical of the film because though these issues need to be addressed publicly, if they are presented in the wrong light, it can cause more negative implications than positives.
Many races are unjustly victimized, but Native American cultures are more misunderstood and degraded than any other race. College and high school mascots sometimes depict images of Native Americans and have names loosely based on Native American descent, but these are often not based on actual Native American history, so instead of honoring Native Americans, they are being ridiculed. According to the article Warriors Survive Attack, by Cathy Murillo (2009) some “members of the Carpentaria community defended Native American mascot icons as honoring Chumash tradition and the spirit of American Indian Warriors in U.S. history and others claimed that the images were racist stereotypes” (Murillo, 2009). If people do not attempt to understand and respect Native American culture, then Native American stereotypes will become irreparable, discrimination will remain unresolved, and ethnocentrism will not be reprimanded.
Native Americans, sometimes referred to as American Indians, have continually faced hardships. Native Americans history is Often overlooked and misunderstood which can lead to stereotyping or discrimination They have fought for many years to be accepted and given their rights to continuities practicing the beliefs that were practiced long before the Europeans came upon the Americas long ago. Throughout history, Native Americans have been presented with many obstacles and even now they continue to fight to over these hardships. hey still are continuing to fight to overcome their hardships.
The inequality in Australian education can be attributed to a history of low expectations and discrimination placed on Indigenous people by the government and society. Aboriginal children were denied the right to education until the 1970s due to the discrimitory views of the government and society. The Indigenous population were the sub-standard race of humanity with little to no chance of succeeding in life and these attitudes affected the educational choices offered to them (Ray & Poonwassie, 1992). As the superior race, the Anglo-Celtic Australians, considered themselves both intellectually and socio-culturally more advanced than their inferior Aboriginal neighbours (Foley, 2013). As a consequence of these racially and culturally motivated preconceptions, children of Aboriginal descent were considered unskilled outside of their own and were deemed incapable of excelling in ‘civilised’ white society (Foley, 2013). As a result, the Australian Government, in an effort to civilise and nurture politeness within the Aboriginal people, constructed “structured” (p 139) education training institutions in 1814. However, these problems only provided sufficient schooling for menial work: Aboriginal male children were prepared for agricultural employment, while girls were trained for domesticated services (Foley, 2013). Thus, as a direct consequence of low expectation for life success, Aboriginal children were offered minimal schooling ‘consistent with the perception about the limitations inherent in their race and their expected station in life at the lowest rung of white society’ (Beresford & Partington, 2003, p43). According to Foley (2013) this combination of low expectations and poor academic grounding meant that Indigenous children we...
(Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2016). As a Pre-Service Teacher specialising in Early Childhood Education, it is imperative to understand how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities were treated in the past and the impact that this may have on Indigenous families in the
Will she like me? Will she want to interact with me and tell me her stories? Will she think I’m weird because I am wearing a kangaroo costume for spirit day today? I hope she like card games or coloring pages. My heart races as I reach her second grade classroom. The counselor opens the door to invite the palees into the hallway to meet their new high school PALs. Leora is wearing brown cowboy boots, baby blue legging with yellow flowers, and a pink shirt with a brown sequin horse. We sit down in the hallway and I begin to ask about her favorite animal and color and hobbies. I get nervous as my mind It takes about 10 minutes for her to warm up to me but then I don’t need to ask her any more questions as she begins to describe her enormous
Racism and social disadvantage being the by-products of Australian colonisation have become reality for Aboriginal people from the early beginnings as well as being prevalent to this day. There exists a complex and strong association between racism and Aboriginal poor health, assisting in the undermining of the emotional and social wellbeing of this Indigenous group. Racism has an adverse and insidious effect upon the psychological and physical health of the Aboriginal people, as it gnaws away on the mental state of the individual, having detrimental consequence upon the standard of acceptable health in today 's modern society. The effects of this discrimination become the catalyst towards the undermining of one 's self esteem which leads to detrimental stress levels, self-negativity and having the potential
Language has a major role indexing identity for both individuals and societies as a whole by expressing the users’ beliefs and influencing external perception of the users. Thus, the Australian identity is bound by the Australian usage of language, particularly the informal language the country is known for. It is evident that all countries utilise features of informal language in both written and spoken forms of communication. However, informal language is predominantly recognised as a characteristic of Australian language and culture. Stereotypes of Australian identity often depict an easy-going, ‘can do’ attitude. Most Australians embrace egalitarianism, and the wide use of informal language with fellow Australians reflects this. The prominence
CAFCA. (2011). Working with Indigenous children, families and communities Lessons from. Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family
By integrating different levels of capabilities into learning, it gives Indigenous students a chance to begin where they are comfortable at, giving them the confidence they need to progress onto further levels of work. Positive impacts to Indigenous education outcomes are greatly affected by the ‘8 ways of Indigenous learning’ framework which interconnects pedagogies, creating a further degree of understanding (8 ways of learning, 2012). This strategy is not only benefiting the Indigenous students in the classroom, but can also cater to diverse learning needs of non-Indigenous students. It will also increase the feeling of inclusion for Indigenous students as everyone can participate in their cultural ways of learning, expanding their connectedness to the school, therefore, desire to succeed (Devlin,