Name and Country |
Which Australian Aboriginal issues are you familiar with? |
| Anonymous |
There has been repression. at one point in the early 1900's children were taken away from; their families for domestic slavery. |
| Robert from USA |
Lost generation; clear cutting of their land |
| Anonymous |
The stolen generation; federal government intervention NT; Lost of cultural identity; High rate of suicide |
| Kristyn from Canada |
The stolen generation; They are losing their languages |
| Anonymous |
Music; Flag; History |
| Paul from USA |
None; none |
| Maximiliano from Argentina |
Exploitation of Aboriginal culture; Cut didgeridoos on state forest or even Aboriginal land |
| Patrice from Netherlands |
Land being stolen from them; bad treatment by the white people |
| Anonymous |
Land; Education |
| Derek from USA |
Poverty (due to being displaced); Alcohol; sex abuse; depression the root of all above |
| Brandon from USA |
Stolen Generation; Lost Culture; Alcoholism |
| Glen from Canada |
Land claims; reservations; equal status in society |
| Anonymous |
Racism; higher crime |
| Sami from Finland |
Didgeridoo; sydney |
| Kevin from USA |
Racism; Population Decline |
| Anonymous |
Higher rates of ill health; stolen land and children; alcohol issues; unemployment issues |
| Anonymous |
Raising of children in Caucasian families; Poverty; Health; Crime |
| John Skillcorn from United Kingdom |
Reclamation of land; Aboriginal history |
| Chandler from USA |
None; none |
| Keith Kofoed from USA |
In the 40's and 50's children were taken from their parents and forced to go to colonist schools; I know like the native americans they have been driven from their lands |
| Nick from USA |
Environmental; Oppression? |
| Katlinel from USA |
The stolen generation of children; alcoholism and substance use; education; discrimination |
| Mani from Australia |
Aboriginal health issues; Legislation and Legal Judgements |
| Mike from Belgium |
Their way of living with nature; racism and abuse |
| Marlon Fuller from USA |
Their treatment by the gov.; what the people are doing their. |
| Anonymous |
Denial of rights; loss of land |
| Nathan from USA |
Land Theft; Racism/"Stolen Generation" |
| Luke from USA |
None; none |
| Paul from USA |
Aboriginal education; government entitlements |
| G Hobart from USA |
Government control/interference; sexual behavior |
| Katie from USA |
NA; NA |
| Anonymous from France |
Stolen generation; poor resistance to diseases; disappearing culture; integration with other australian communities |
| Anonymous |
Dreamtime way of life, we have two souls...; finding water, the way they look for water..it is in plants and in animals and they can smell it; living with nature( like native americans); walkabouts... |
| Jeff from USA |
Health issues; land rights |
| Stephen from USA |
None; none |
| Sonya from USA |
Decline in Aboriginal History; Decline in Aboriginal people |
| Mario Percinic from Croatia/Hrvatska |
Stolen generation; Poor integration into today's society |
| Kevin D. Babiuk from USA |
Alcohol and drug abuse; disappearing culture |
| James from USA |
No women allowed to play traditional didgeridoo; Not integrated into society as well |
| Anonymous |
Stolen generations; voting |
| Anonymous |
None; None |
| Anonymous from Canada |
The whole issue of colonialism in general!; Lost generation; Medical and education issues in remote communities |
| Anonymous from Canada |
Many aren't being paid for didges they've made; N/A |
| Mark from USA |
Not many; very little |
| Gregor from Germany |
Alcohol problems; unemployment; racism |
| Colin from Australia |
Lost generation; lack of Housing |
| Isabel from Portugal |
The importance of the Natural World for the Aboriginal people and recognition by modern society; The Stolen Generation (I saw a documentary about this, that moved me) |
| Jerry from Australia |
Health and economic difficulties; education; unemployment; drug use and crime |
| Anonymous |
Being treated as a lower class; Losing their culture and traditions |
| John from USA |
Had ancestral land taken by settlers; suffered discrimination |
| Anonymous |
None; none |
| Michael O'Neal from USA |
None at this time; None at this time |
| Anonymous |
Equal rights; land that is taken away; children who are taken away to be send to white man schools; religious,sickness, alcohol, extermination,l... |
| Anonymous |
The Stolen Generation; Health issues; poverty; education |
| Hayley from Australia |
Stolen generation; white man settlement |
| Deborah from USA |
Health issues; educational discrimination; past genocide |
| Paul Sprague from USA |
Planting the union jack never changed their law; marginalization |
| Teemu from Finland |
The alcoholism; Living issues.; unemployment |
| Wayne from USA |
They are exploited.; They are considered to be inferior to "white society" of which I'm one. They aren't inferior! |
| Ryan from Canada |
Mistreatment; discrimination; mortality rate; education |
| Anonymous from USA |
Authenticity of instruments; None |
| Neil from USA |
Desires to halt climbing of Uluru for religious reasons; "integration" into mainstream society; Babies having been taken from parents to be put into "better" circumstances |
| Anonymous from Netherlands |
Land theft; Racism |
| Clancy Mueller from USA |
None; do not know |
| Anonymous from USA |
None; none |
| Anonymous from USA |
Wildlife; violence |
| Daniel from USA |
There is a lot of racism against them.; alcoholism and drug abuse. |
| Anonymous |
Don't want culture mainstreamed; women can't play the didj |
| Anonymous |
Housing; alcohol and drug problem |
| Anonymous |
Land; racism |
| Felipe Gallo from Colombia |
Lost Territory/Land; Loss of tradition/adoption of foreign ideas; Racism; The source of all: Colonisation! |
| Mimi from USA |
Fitting into current majority culture; Maintaining cultural practices; Obtaining employment in cities |
| Matthew from USA |
I am not familiar; I am not familiar |
| Anonymous |
Health; culture retention; land rights |
| Anonymous |
Didgeridoo; hand clap |
| Karl from Australia |
Fight for equality; Stolen generation; Amazing culture |
| Seth Thompson from USA |
No idea; what you're talking; about |
| Anonymous from Australia |
Child abuse; Substance abuse; Health care; Housing |
| Amy from USA |
None at all not a single one - except feeling in my heart:); I've read a few books on aboriginal stories; they seem to be so different and yet we are all related; I have to fill this in so I can submit it |
| Carson Keys from USA |
Poverty and poor living conditions; problems with education; Drug Abuse; Prejudice |
| Rick from USA |
Racism and violence by police; alcoholism; sexual abuse |
| Anonymous from South Africa |
Segregation; None |
| Anonymous |
Assimilation; land grabbing |
| Dain from United Kingdom |
I know that there is a big problem with alcoholism.; Land rights; Access to sacred sites e.g. Uluru. |
| Caesar from USA |
The "Stolen Generation" of Aboriginal children (and PM Kevin Rudd's "apology" in 2008 -; Land rights issues; High prevalence of alcoholism and unemployment, marginalization from euro-centric Australian society.; Limited access to health and medical care |
| Anonymous |
Land being taken away; violence towards |
| Bill from USA |
Poverty; education; housing |
| Mauricio Maldonado from Mexico |
The original inhabitants of those sacred lands; They respect nature, more than the so-called 'civilized' people; The didgeridoo is played while chanting or humming or telling stories. |
| Rick from USA |
None; none |
| Anonymous |
None; none |
| Ville from Finland |
Their language and culture are not taught enough to Aboriginal children; and their lands have probably been taken by the White settlers |
| Anonymous |
Low life expectancy; children abuse; low education; alcohol abuse |
| Ori from Israel |
Don't know; don't know |
| Anonymous from USA |
None; None |
| Anonymous |
None; none |
