Name and Country |
Which Australian Aboriginal issues are you familiar with? |
| Adam from USA |
Land use law |
| Adrian from Australia |
Stolen generations; health; land rights; reconciliation |
| Anonymous |
Land issues; Discrimination issues |
| Alex from Australia |
None |
| Alex from USA |
Lost Generation; Being forced to integrate with invaders.; Health problems, caused by caucasians. |
| Anonymous from USA |
Alcohol and drug abuse; lack of education |
| Anonymous from USA |
Racism; Language Preservation; Political Representation; Land Use |
| Andrew from United Kingdom |
Land rights; Loss of cultural identity; Health issues |
| Andrew Hodge from Canada |
Land claims; nomadic land rights; human rights/aboriginal rights; poverty |
| Anne Bussell from USA |
Poverty; housing issues; racial prejudice |
| Ata from USA |
Equal rights; Land rights |
| Bill from USA |
Removal of children from their families; stolen land; murder; racism, oppression, lack of recognition |
| Brian Mazurski from USA |
Land rights; education |
| Brian from USA |
None |
| Carlos Gandara from USA |
Stolen land; Stolen Identity; Lost of Aboriginal roots and language |
| Chagry Akoglu from Turkey |
Dot Painting; Body Painting; Ya-ra-ma-ya-who; Eucalyptus trees |
| Christian from Germany |
The Conquering of Australia by England; Intervention |
| Christopher from USA |
Poor Quality didgeridoos being make out side of Aboriginal areas and sold all over; people not respecting tradition |
| Anonymous |
None |
| Anonymous |
Low self esteem; poverty |
| Anonymous |
Land; rights |
| Anonymous |
Racism; Land Rights |
| David Pau from Argentina |
Post colony Diseases; Fight for territory; Racial integration |
| Debra Derrick from USA |
They were treated poorly; their children were removed from their families at one time; the whites killed them oftentimes; Culture shock, alcoholism likely, lack of self esteem. Tragic. |
| Derek from Ireland |
Land ownership; Alcoholism |
| Don from USA |
Discrimination; loss of habitat |
| Doug from USA |
Prejudice; sending the children away |
| Doug from USA |
Cracked; Wax misshapen |
| Douglas from USA |
Interracial dilution; dwindling numbers of pure aboriginal people |
| Elad from Israel |
I'm really don't know; sorry |
| Anonymous from USA |
None |
| Elzo from Netherlands |
Major health and educational issues; alcohol abuse; mortality rates and discrimination; police brutality |
| Eric from USA |
Nothing specific |
| Erik from Sweden |
Unemployment; alcohol |
| Anonymous |
None |
| Anonymous from Brazil |
I have no idea.; No clue at all. |
| Fred Ashplant from USA |
Autonomy, tribal sovereignty; land ownership; employment |
| Grant from Australia |
Stolen Generation; Massacres |
| Anonymous |
None |
| Holden from USA |
None |
| Howard Dempsey from Australia |
Stolen generation; mabo; land rights; equal rights |
| Anonymous |
Exploitation of Aboriginal Culture; land rights; racism |
| James from USA |
Racism against the indigenous; petrol sniffing |
| James from United Kingdom |
Uluru; Land issues; Race issues |
| Jaroslav Novak from Czech Republic |
Stolen land to aborigines; aborigines being pushed to other religion; reeducation of kids |
| Anonymous |
Lack of jobs; lack of water and food; lack of education |
| Anonymous |
Poverty; Cannibalism |
| Anonymous |
Didgeridoo |
| Anonymous |
Sadly none; Sadly none |
| Anonymous from USA |
Removal of children in 20th century; compensation for land issues |
| John Kelley from USA |
Deaths in custody; issues with mental health |
| Jose from USA |
None |
| Joseph Carringer from USA |
Stolen Generation; Land rights |
| Karen from USA |
Lack of respect for culture and people; mistreated by other societies |
| Karl from USA |
Stolen Generations; Political Representation; Health Issues |
| Kemal from Turkey |
Their power or something they have; not so much honestly |
| Kenneth from USA |
Discrimination; The Stolen Generation |
| Kevin from USA |
Loss of land; Loss of culture |
| Krystal from Canada |
Unemployment; forced settlement |
| Anonymous from Canada |
Health Issues; Unemployment; Substance abuse |
| Anonymous |
None |
| Anonymous from USA |
Health; Education |
| Anonymous from USA |
Racism; Land and property struggles; discrimination in a number of forms; Misunderstandings leading to the theft of many aboriginal children in the 40's, etc. |
| Marcus Jones from United Kingdom |
Cutting trees down; Having to relocate clans |
| Mark from USA |
I know about the alcohol problem; racism |
| Anonymous |
Equal rights; reconciliation |
| Mary Alford from USA |
Children removed from families; Forced re-culturization, and resulting problems (drugs, alcohol); Loss of the traditional use of land; Loss of traditional society |
| Anonymous |
Very poor; need clean water |
| Anonymous |
Native title; Deaths in Custody; Compensation claims; National Sorry Day |
| Mike from USA |
Loss of culture; loss of land |
| Mirko from Germany |
Sacred sites (like Uluru); Land rights |
| Morgan from USA |
Reclaiming ancestral land; Seeking more recognition in society |
| Naymond from USA |
Culture and art theft; Racism; Land theft |
| Anonymous |
None; refer to first answer |
| Nick from USA |
None |
| Ossian from Australia |
Reconciliation; Stolen Generation |
| Anonymous from Canada |
Land rights?; unknown |
| Anonymous from United Kingdom |
Health; Education |
| Peter from Australia |
Aboriginal Health; Land rights; Racial Discrimination; The Stolen Generations |
| Piergiorgio Fiorucci from Italy |
Don't know |
| Anonymous |
Loss of generations; loss of land |
| Richard from USA |
Flooding; scenic preservation |
| Richard Wallace from USA |
Poverty; Alcohol abuse |
| Robin Pearson from Australia |
Native territory; stolen generation; sorry business; dna origins vrs traditional origins |
| Rudy Hidding from USA |
None |
| Sam from USA |
Taken from families; religion forced on them |
| Sascha from Luxembourg |
? I don't know what you mean by issues |
| Anonymous |
Bushfires wrecking aboriginal habitat; the jailing of aboriginals |
| Anonymous |
None |
| Susan Stephenson from USA |
I have no idea if women are allowed to play the didj.; The above is just a guess. |
| Terry from USA |
Aboriginal art - Louis A Allen collection; Aboriginal land rights; water rights; women artists |
| Terry Freeman from USA |
General Intolerance/racism; Striving for Cultural Independence; Alcoholism/drug dependence; Stolen Generation |
| Thatcher from USA |
None |
| Anonymous from USA |
Poverty; schools removing aboriginal culture |
| Anonymous |
Didj |
| Anonymous |
None |
| Trevor Van Bosch from South Africa |
The floods; The outback; The Sheilas; MOst white SA people now living there |
| Tyler from USA |
Racism; land right struggles |
| Anonymous from Spain |
Living; Music |
| Anonymous |
La propriété; la reconnaissance de leur racine |
| Warren from New Zealand |
Cathy freeman; that guy on flying doctors |
