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3% of the national population. [Australian Government] However, the sad fact is that aborigines have higher rates of alcohol and drug abuse and unemployment. Prime minister Rudd declared a state of emergency in the northern territory following high reports of alcoholism and child sexual abuse among the aboriginal communities. Efforts were also taken to restrict the use of welfare money only in stipulated shops so as to ensure that money is not spent on alcohol. Such intervention measures have created controversies but the government persists with these emergency measures citing the acute needs of the aboriginal communities. Prime minister Rudd envisions a future "where this Parliament resolves that the injustices of the past must never, never happen again. A future where we harness the determination of all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to close the gap that lies between us in life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity " [Parliament of Australia]
Conclusion
The indigenous people have been subjected to severe violations of their rights and suppression of their cultural traditions. By wars and massacres, destruction of homes, forceful separation of children from their parents and restriction to reservations, the Australian colonization has negatively impacted the lives of aboriginals in many ways. The stolen generation has suffered the most with their lives taken away from them at a young age and their cultural and traditional practices destroyed due to the loss of contact with their family and their heritage. Western colonization has no doubt destroyed the cultural traditions of the aboriginals in a systematic manner leaving them isolated and in a cultural dilemma. This alienation from their own culture has resulted in a cultural trauma among many aboriginals resulting in severe negative repercussions. It is of utmost urgency for the...
There is every hope that the open acknowledgement of the past mistakes and the redressal measures initiated by the current labor government are steps in the right direction. The negative experiences of indigenous population could be effectively addressed only by promoting the native culture and strongly reestablishing the native Australian cultural identity. What has been wronged over the centuries has to be undone. This would be a slow but rewarding process.
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7) Australian Government, 'Indigenous Peoples: An Overview', retrieved Aug 24th 2010, from, http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/Indigenous_peoples.html
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