Name and Country |
Which Australian Aboriginal issues are you familiar with? |
| Federico from Italy |
Rights on land; Religious rights |
| Lee from United Kingdom |
Losing their land; high unemployment; substance abuse; high suicide rate |
| Caleb Schepart from USA |
Forced assimilation; Alcoholism, drinking grog; Young people abandoning their culture |
| Anonymous |
None; none |
| Gary from United Kingdom |
Not being respected by whites; Not having land respected; Being abused in the past; No real political power |
| Hue Stephens from Australia |
Land theft; stolen generation; language loss; loss of many natural treasures, including medicinal plants |
| Anonymous |
None; none |
| Cindy from Canada |
None; none; none; none |
| Anonymous |
Land issues; Sacred rights |
| Anonymous from USA |
None; none |
| Anonymous |
Alcohol abuse (but that's the stereotype thing, there are a lot of good guys); Some of the above mentioned can be aggressive |
| Anonymous from Netherlands |
Others steal their country; they can't live like the normal do; the become 'modern' |
| Anonymous |
Racial discrimination; aboriginal children separated from their families; land ownership issues |
| Anonymous |
Health issues; educational issues; The stolen generation |
| Anonymous |
Living; living |
| John from USA |
Discrimination / Racism; Land Theft; Slavery; Family Break Ups |
| Tom from USA |
Land rights; Environmental; Discrimination |
| Matthew from USA |
The recent apology by the Australian gov. to the aboriginal people for the harm to their people and; destruction of land |
| Austin from USA |
Decreasing habitat; Harsh droughts and floods |
| Patrick from USA |
Controversy about women and didges'; Animals sounds with the didge |
| Anonymous |
Racism; integration into modern australia |
| Anonymous from USA |
Land rights?; environmental issues?; modernization? |
| Anonymous |
Land rights; Being ripped off |
| Carl from United Kingdom |
Racism; Child removal |
| Jake from Australia |
Health; education; unemployment; poverty and crime |
| Sharon from USA |
Not certain; don't know |
| Thomas from USA |
They are hearty people; hard workers |
| Edward from USA |
Genocide, Australia tried to wipe out particular Aboriginal tribes; stolen generation, children forced to integrate into white society; health and mortality rate of 44 years |
| Anonymous from Netherlands |
Escape a Legacy of Oppression; Poverty/Inequality; Economic Inequality; Gender Inequality |
| Daniel from USA |
Don't know any; do not know; do not know |
| Mark Kern from Canada |
Land debate (mungo man); racism; assimilation; cultural preservation |
| Mark from Australia |
Native title; stories not learnt by young; youth unemployment; damage from alcohol |
| Marvin from USA |
Didjshop newsletter; australian aboriginal digest |
| Troy Hoyt from USA |
Land rights; Stolen generations |
| Jeremy Obrien from USA |
Fair treatment; greater health challenges |
| Anonymous |
I don't know any; I don't know any |
| Bennett from USA |
Civil war; Location problems |
| Skylar from Canada |
None; none |
| Brian from USA |
I know in the 1800s they were treated worse than cattle; relocation from tribal lands |
| Rich from USA |
Women playing didge; Telepathic communication |
| Scott from Canada |
Loss of land; Cultural preservation struggles |
| Anonymous |
Discrimination; Employment |
| Brady from USA |
Abuse by the govt,like american indian; loss of land |
| Jackie from USA |
The stolen generations; Racial Discrimination Act 1975; The Mabo Decision 1992; The Wik Peoples v. The State of Queensland & Ors |
| Anonymous |
Reserves; Alcoholism; Forced adoptions |
| Nicole from Germany |
Same rights problem; acceptance by the 'white' |
| Anonymous from USA |
None; None |
| L |
Its recognition in the Constitution; The conflict between them and the white Australians, not as much in a warfare level, though |
| Lee from United Kingdom |
Land ownership issues; addiction issues; stolen generation; artistic ownership of styles |
| Nick from Australia |
Native title; Equal opportunity; Youth suicide; Cultural preservation |
| Anonymous |
None; I really don't know |
| Gary from USA |
I don't know; I don't know |
| Blake from Australia |
The stolen generation; The aboriginals have higher rates of I'll health than any other group in Australia |
| Anonymous |
Conservation of natural source; cultural; preservation |
| Anonymous |
High mortality rate; lack of health care |
| Anonymous |
Aboriginal children were taken and assimilated into white society; Health issues. |
| Rodney from USA |
Na; na |
| Giovanni from Italy |
Alcohol; integration |
| Robert Johnson from USA |
Western society influence; education; health |
| Daniel from USA |
Land issues; culture issues |
| Dylan from USA |
Discrimination from non- aboriginals; Samoan/aboriginal conflict |
| Anonymous |
Health; Economy |
| Kerry from USA |
I am not sure about these issues.; Some goods are proclaimed to be made by aboriginal people when they aren't |
| Nona from USA |
Indigenous Housing Issues; Rural Health Strategies |
| Rob Jenkins from USA |
Colonization; Forced assimilation; Archie Roach!!! |
| Ben from Australia |
Well fare; discrimination; unemployment; homelessness |
| Mark from Switzerland |
Decimation; Enslavement; Discrimination; Spiritual knowledge |
| Peter from Netherlands |
Land issues; the half breed children |
| Shai Vered from Israel |
Land theft; child forced abduction and conversion |
| Anonymous |
1910-1970 a good amount of children were taken from their families; Debate over sacred land such as burial grounds. |
| Anonymous |
Independence; Rights of land ownership; Voting rights |
| Anonymous from USA |
None; none |
| Shane Cormier from USA |
Not sure; don't know |
| Anonymous |
Land disputes; poaching/hunting trespass by non-aboriginal |
| Trevor from USA |
None; none |
| Anonymous from USA |
Poverty; Discrimination; Health care |
| Anonymous |
The dance Ritual used in rugby; didgeridoo rituals |
| Anonymous from USA |
Land claims; sacred site preservation |
| Mike from USA |
None; none |
| Deborah Switzer from USA |
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; State and Federal governments to achieve equity between non-Indigenous and Indigenous peoples in Australia; |
| Anonymous from USA |
The taking of land from the aboriginal people; using holy and sacred sites for tourism |
| Ken from Canada |
Land rights; discrimination |
| Aaron from USA |
Displacement; culture loss; child removal; refusal of government to apologise |
| Susan from USA |
None; none |
| Darrick from USA |
I do not know of any; n/a |
| Anonymous |
Culture Loss; Habitat changes |
| Anonymous from USA |
None; none |
| Joshua from USA |
Healthcare; education |
| Anonymous from USA |
Clashes with colonists; Land theft |
| Anonymous |
None; None |
| Anonymous |
Multiple Health issues.; Lack of good education. |
| Fabien Ridon from France |
Mossman gorge; Alice springs |
| Anonymous from USA |
Rugby vs AFL; Gold XXXX vs VB; barri vs king; Are hunting dugong worth the trouble |
| Anonymous |
Hunting with boomerangs; Food shortages |
| Sharon from USA |
Loss of language and culture; problems of moving from country to city life |
