Name and Country |
Which Australian Aboriginal issues are you familiar with? |
| Anonymous |
Kangaroos; snakes; crocs; lizards |
| Nick from USA |
Loss of territory; Preservation of lifestyle |
| Matthew from USA |
Economy; employment |
| Anonymous from USA |
I did not start learning about your culture; tell I picked up the didj |
| David Morgan from USA |
Health; unemployment; substance abuse; education |
| Steve Mccarthy from USA |
Equal rights for all; Territorial Boundaries; |
| Perry from Canada |
Lost Generation; Land Rights; Lack of economic opportunities; Substance abuse |
| Jacob from Australia |
Alcoholism; Stolen Generation |
| Gerald Osborne from USA |
Land being taken; loss of freedom to move about country; civil right violated |
| Anonymous from Us Minor Outlying Islands |
Ethnic cleansing (lost generation); Yahoo Serious sp? |
| Anonymous |
Declining interest of natives; loss of land; people screwing them over |
| Don from USA |
Some history of the DreamTime; Hyped histories as exampled in movies such as Quigley Down Under |
| Opal Hawkins from USA |
I think they live in restricted areas.; none; none; none |
| Luke Poteete from USA |
Dreaming Practices; Their unfortunate decline from settlers. |
| Margot from USA |
Health issues alcohol, drugs, etc.; discrimination; police brutality; forced, superimposed society |
| Erik from USA |
Aboriginal children stolen and integrated into white society; chronic alcohol and drug use; irradiated ground water |
| Jenessa Sneva from USA |
Colonialism of the English (1970); health/low life expectancy; genocide; loss of cultural diversity/prejudice |
| Jeremy from USA |
Welfare; Exploitation |
| Anonymous from USA |
None; none |
| Anonymous from Australia |
Land rights; stolen generation |
| Annette from Chile |
One of the eldest populations; deep rich ceremonial and spiritual culture; deep integration problems today |
| Anonymous |
Song lines;?? |
| Thomas from Germany |
Minority group threatened and oppressed by European colonisation; it is important that they can autonomous, self-determined act; much of them live in special areas or cities |
| Anonymous |
None; none |
| Philip from USA |
Discrimination; Cultural destruction |
| Anonymous |
In the 50's (?) Aboriginal children were removed from their homes.; The Aboriginal people often do not receive financial recompense for their cultural contributions. |
| Michael Lewis from USA |
Declining of Aboriginal land due to white men; New generations forgetting the old ways |
| Fiona from New Zealand |
Health; Alcohol; Displacement |
| Anonymous from Austria |
Racism; Appreciation |
| Johan M |
The health related problems such as life expectancy; The stolen generation; The unfair treatment when captain cook first arrived in Australia; The racism felt from some "white Australians". The unfair job giving between the aboriginals |
| Anonymous from USA |
Displaced from ancestral lands; the whale dreamers sacred site made into a tourist spot |
| Angie from USA |
Land rights; citizenship |
| Patrice from France |
Segregation and racism from "invaders"; Rapt of young children to be taught the "right" education; Alcoholism due to unemployment |
| Peg Adams from USA |
Loss of language and culture; Decrease in numbers and representation |
| Joaquim Maricio from Portugal |
Health Issues; Education Issues |
| Mark Witt from USA |
Discrimination; subjugation; ethnic cleansing; Freedom |
| Tom from USA |
Mandatory schooling in white culture; Loss of territorial lands |
| Don Chasse Jr from USA |
Story of Creation; Preservation of Culture; Territorial Disputes |
| Donald from USA |
Loss of culture; Lost generation; Heath |
| Kevin from USA |
Discrimination; Keeping there culture alive |
| Andrew Zwack from USA |
Land Rights issue; Political representation |
| Pj from USA |
The "stolen generation" forced integration; loss of traditional lands; racism |
| Casey from USA |
Cardiovascular health is an issue; Land rights |
| Russell Stewart from Canada |
Land Claims; Loss of Heritage/Culture |
| Anonymous |
Some children removed to be raised by whites; Lost habitat (?) |
| Anonymous |
Alcoholism; Integration |
| Scott from USA |
None specifically I assume they have suffered a similar fate to various indigenous peoples around; the world. |
| Willibrord Arts from Netherlands |
The stolen generation; walkabout |
| Andrew Zacchini from USA |
How they can heal with a didgeridoo; land |
| Carl from USA |
Aboriginal oppression; racism |
| Anonymous from USA |
None; none |
| Dave Stein from USA |
None; playing instrument |
| Rachel from USA |
The theft of their children; eradication attempts |
| Anonymous from South Africa |
The issue of their Ancestor sites and legends becoming lost knowledge.; Their culture is under threat since they have been forced to live in a society with false values. |
| Brenna from USA |
Lack of land; none |
| Anonymous |
SORRY I DONT UNDERSTAND THE CUESTION; SORRY I DONT UNDERSTAND THE CUESTION |
| Anonymous from USA |
None; none |
| Adam Brousseau from Canada |
Segregation and its ensuing discrimination; Police brutality and unjustified treatment of aboriginal people; Malnutrition and substance abuse |
| Diego from Chile |
Women can |
| Denay from USA |
None; None |
| Alexandra from USA |
Health and educational; land |
| Dennis Sigala from USA |
Cross culture communications; Thousands and thousands of people have immigrated into Australia from every corner.... country is |
| Dan from Germany |
Substance abuse; underfunded primary education; land use by corporations |
| Anonymous from New Zealand |
Racism; poverty; alcoholism/drug abuse; traditional resources being exploited by business and money mongers |
| Anonymous from USA |
Genocide; cultural disenfranchisement |
| Brandon Fitzgerald from USA |
The rape and destruction of sacred land; exploitation of culture and art |
| Anonymous from Germany |
Original inhabitants of Australia; great nature instruments; persecution by white people; Some have a nomadic life toll now |
| Anonymous |
Issues with drinking; Issues where children were taken away from Aboriginal families and settled into white family |
| John from USA |
Land taken away; children taken away |
| Tore Kenneth from Norway |
Nature preservation; Anti discrimination laws; Urbanizing; Substance abuse problems |
| Joe from USA |
None; None |
| Anonymous |
Loss of their land; Loss of their traditions; In societies without written tradition, loss of their language |
| Marc Primelo from USA |
Land Rights; Property; ethical issues |
| Anonymous from USA |
Land and culture; didgeridoo copying |
| Jordan Ackerman from Canada |
Inequality; alcohol abuse; repression; harassment |
| Anonymous from USA |
No idea; no idea |
| Anonymous from USA |
There is not very many aboriginal Australians because Great Brittan wiped them out; They are slowly losing there culture |
| Anonymous from USA |
Cutting down lots of trees; respect for the land |
| Scott Rose from Australia |
Mining re: land rights issues; finally saying "Sorry"; stolen generation; "From Big Things Little Things Grow"... Vincent's story |
| Mike from Canada |
Feral pigs rabbits; flooding 2011 |
| Robert from Canada |
Transition with "western" culture is not easy; land issues, isolation |
| Stan from USA |
None, I'm totally ignorant; None |
| Anonymous |
Terrible colonisation terror; hunting skills |
| Anonymous |
Land rights; mineral/mining intrusion; alcoholism; forced assimilation |
| Cameron Nelson from USA |
Alcoholism.; homelessness.; non working. |
| Megan Holguin from USA |
Charles perkins becomes first aboriginal government offical; racism |
| Anonymous |
Perhaps losing their land to development?; I am not aware of any |
| Per Tillisch from USA |
Aboriginal children were forced into "schools" by the europeans.; Imitation Aboriginal didgeridoos |
| Anonymous |
None; none |
| Eric Hamilton from USA |
Poor treatment by foreign occupiers, at least in the past; lack of respect by some for their sacred sites |
| Michael from USA |
Desire to live with the Land; Land Seizure; Preserving Sacred Areas |
| Anonymous |
None-I'm brand new to this; unfortunately, the same answer |
