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Submitted by lukecarroll on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Aboriginals
Australian Aborigines are treated unfairly by white Australians. This is supported by their poor standard of education, loss of their heritage and culture, discrimination and the Stolen generation'. The lack of justice towards Aborigines is reflected in the novel "Dougy", poem "The Black Drunkard" and movie "Rabbit-proof Fence".
Aborigines are treated unfairly in the area of education. This is shown by the small number of Aborigines who pursue tertiary education. It is also demonstrated by the number of Aborigines who have poor literacy skills. This is reflected in the novel "Dougy" Even though I just turned thirteen, I'm still in Grade Six' I'm not real good at reading and writing'. These facts show that Aborigines are treated unjustly in the area of education.
White people did not treat Aborigines fairly in the past. White Australians took away the culture, heritage and land of the Aborigines. Aborigines were taken from their homelands and made to practice the Christian faith. By doing this white Australians effectively destroyed most of the Aboriginal peoples culture and heritage. This is reflected in the poem "The Black Drunkard" They claim this is God's country
He ain't lived here for two hundred years Ever since the whites came I bet' and the novel "Dougy" I wish I believed in those spirit stories' What stories? There weren't any other stories'. Aborigines lost the traditional teaching that defined their culture and heritage by the action of white Australians.
Aborigines were and still are discriminated against by white Australians. They are the target of racism and are often made scapegoats. They were not given the benefits of pensions and compensations that the white Australians until the 1970's. They were not given the work opportunities that white people were either. This is reflected in the novel "Dougy" people call me a boong when they want to get nasty' and the poem "The Black Drunkard" the sneer and...
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