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Flashcards by Amelia Claire, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Amelia Claire
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Asthma | Around 17.5% of ATSI people had asthma, and were twice as likely as non-Indigenous people to have asthma |
| Diabetes | Around 8.2% of ATSI people had had diabetes mellitus and/or high sugar levels in their blood or urine. This was between 3 to 5 times as high as the comparable rates for non-Indigenous people in all age groups from 25 years and over. |
| Heart Disease | Around 12% ATSI people had had heart disease with rates for heart disease significantly higher than the comparable rates for non-Indigenous people in all age groups from 15–54 years. |
| Indigenous people of Australia are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people(s) | They are the original inhabitants of the country we now know as Australia Aboriginal people are distinctively different ethnically and culturally from Torres Strait Islander people. |
| Life Expectancy | ATSI men will live 10.6 years less than non-Indigenous men in Australia. On average ATSI women will live 9.5 years less than non- Indigenous women. |
| why the statistics are so poor: from the congress | Our people are sick because they are forced to live in poverty; because their land was taken and their culture attacked; because Australia is a colonised country and our people are dealing with the ongoing consequences of that colonial relationship |
| Languages | Pre Colonisation there were approximately 260 distinct language groups. Connections to land are fundamental to Indigenous people. |
| pre colonisation | cardiovascular problems and diabetes were much less prevalent No smallpox, measles, influenza TB. The most common ailments were accident, bites and stings, infections. Many ailments treated with traditional medicines |
| Healers | They played an important role in dealing with the spiritual aspects of health Often such people were chosen at a young age and trained by their elders |
| Colonisation | British colony began with arrival of First Fleet in Botany Bay in January 1788 Australia was considered by the colonisers as a ‘terra nullius’ belonging to no-one - thus completely ignoring traditional owners of the land. |
| health during colonisation | colonists brought diseases, massacred indigenous people |
| displacement | Aboriginal people were forcibly removed from land Unable to collect and hunt for traditional foods, many Aboriginal people moved to the fringes of European settlements Traditional lifestyle disrupted Convenience of European food/diet |
| oppressive legislation | Often these acts resulted in ruthless control over their lives. As late as 1961, in eastern Australia nearly one-third of all Aboriginal Australians lived in settlements Loss of traditional language, family dispersion and loss of cultural practices continued. |
| The Stolen Generations is the name given to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children taken away or forcibly removed from their families during these years due to policies of successive governments | Around one-in-ten (10,635) Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and communities in the period from 1910 until 1970. horrific and traumatic. cultural disruption. |
| Since the 1970’s, many Indigenous communities have established their own community-controlled health services (ACCHs) | National Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisation (NACCHO) was formed in 1975 as an overarching body. |
| Land Rights | Indigenous people have an ongoing struggle for land rights. n 1972 Daguragu was acquired by the Aboriginal Land Fund Commission and, on 16 August 1975 at Daguragu, then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam transferred leasehold title to the Gurindji people |
| Sorry Day | On February 13th, 2008, The then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, apologised to the Stolen Generations and said ‘sorry' |
| Close The Gap | An agreement was signed in March 2008 between the Australian Government and Indigenous health leaders, stating an intent to work together to achieve equality in life expectancy and health status between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians by 2030. |
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