Table of Contents
- 1 What are some social political and economic issues affecting Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people?
- 2 What social issues affect Aboriginal?
- 3 Why is it important to develop a better understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the impact of those issues?
- 4 What are the health issues faced by Aboriginals?
Social, political, economic and environmental factors that impact on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health include:
- Health outcomes.
- Stolen generations.
- Colonisation and invasion.
- Land rights and native title.
- Dispossession.
- Acts of government including assimilation policies.
- Racism and discrimination.
- Media.
What are some of the issues that have impacted on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people since Colonisation?
Colonisation has resulted in inequity, racism and the disruption of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. In fact, it has been the most detrimental of the determinants of health that continues to significantly influence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes today.
What are four issues that Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people face when engaging with health and community services?
Aboriginal people can face many challenges when accessing mainstream services. These include unwelcoming hospital settings, lack of transport, mistrust of mainstream health care, a sense of alienation, and inflexible treatment options.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more likely than other Australians to experience various forms of disadvantage, including higher unemployment rates, poverty, isolation, trauma, discrimination, exposure to violence, trouble with the law and alcohol and substance abuse.
How has Western society affected the Aboriginal culture?
European colonisation had a devastating impact on Aboriginal communities and cultures. Aboriginal people were subjected to a range of injustices, including mass killings or being displaced from their traditional lands and relocated on missions and reserves in the name of protection.
How do these issues make it difficult for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access community services?
Lack of public transport and poor access to telecommunications are both barriers which may hinder access to health services: 61\% of Torres Strait Islander adults living in the Torres Strait Indigenous Region had no public transport in their local area (24\% in other areas).
Why is it important to develop a better understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the impact of those issues?
This understanding will lead to a deeper insight into Aboriginal culture and way of life. It is furthermore important to recognise and acknowledge the difficulties that may have been faced along with the continued discrimination, and how this may affect the current situation.
How social issues affect society?
Despite their negative effects, social problems often also serve important functions for society. Society is characterized by pervasive inequality based on social class, race, gender, and other factors. Far-reaching social change is needed to reduce or eliminate social inequality and to create an egalitarian society.
What are the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
There are many of social, political and economic issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people: Health Issues: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people suffer greater health burdens compared to the non-Aboriginal population.
What are the health issues faced by Aboriginals?
Health Issues: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people suffer greater health burdens compared to the non-Aboriginal population. Durie (1999) explained that the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples is due to economic disadvantage, resource alienation and political oppression.
What are some of the political issues faced by indigenous people?
Some of the political issues that these people may face include: Health outcomes. Stolen generations. Colonisation and invasion. Land rights and native title. Dispossession. Acts of government including assimilation policies. Racism and discrimination. Media.
What rights do Aboriginals have in Australia?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples hold distinctive rights as Australia’s First Peoples, set out in international law. And in 2009, Australia gave its formal support to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a ground-breaking document that seeks to reset relationships between indigenous peoples