The term ‘Indigenous’ brings a batch to the tabular array. It is used to depict such a diverse group of people that differ ethnically. culturally. and economically but are supposed to be looked upon as ‘one’ . But are we truly ‘one’ ?
Australian Aboriginals and Native Americans have all seemed to do great paces toward equality in the past 200 old ages. After 200 old ages one would believe that the people of Australia and America would be able to put aside their impressions that people of different races are non truly that different. Yes. scientific discipline has proven some physical differences but none that make one inherently better than the other. The job. as I see it. is that the people of Australia and America choose to look at the job of racism as something that will ne’er alter. Many believe that racism exists and ever will. and seeking to alter will be useless. . This is decidedly non the instance. Look at the enormous progresss the Australian Aboriginals and Native Americans have made in the past 200 old ages. Today there are Australian Aboriginals and Native Americans in the authorities. boards of companies. and top quality universities all over the universe. Not bad for a people that merely a short clip ago were non allowed to larn to read or compose.
How can we overlook races that have been on this planet far longer than anyone else? Australian Aboriginals and Native Americans are our history. So why are issues associated with them frequently put on the back page of the paper or subsequently in a newscast? Because that is the manner the authorities wanted it! They knew there was no possible manner that they could of all time warrant what they inflicted upon the Aborigines and the Indians long ago. The authorities merely took there land. There was no argument. Puting Australian Aborigines in missions and Native Americans on reserves was merely a manner for the authoritiess to hold a degree of control over what they thought were barbarous people. A fantastic manner to thank a race that helped Europeans colonies survive in a rough new land.
The Australian Aboriginals and the Native Americans resisted the resignation of their fatherland. The Australian and American authorities merely used superior military power to evict them. The Europeans knew nil of the new civilisations they encountered. Australian Aboriginal folk and Native American folk viewed the lands they occupied to be no one man’s belongings. They believed that they were both allowed to busy it.
Another major factor that helped develop the prejudiced positions against Australian Aboriginals and Native Americans was the Aboriginal and Indian spiritual patterns. The Europeans settlers’ during1700’s and the 1800’s were chiefly Christian fundamentalists. They viewed the patterns of the Australian Aboriginals and Native Americans such as dances and other spiritual regulations against traditional Judeo-christian moralss. The Europeans would acknowledge these dances as Acts of the Apostless of immorality. They did non take into consideration the Australian Aboriginal and Native American spiritual beliefs of harmoniousness. integrity and equality in all things.
As you can see Australian Aboriginals and Native Americans are really much similar in the manner in which there land was taken off from them and the manner in which they where treated after white adult male invaded there land.
The involvements of these people must no longer be ignored by the multitudes. It is merely so that we can truly look upon this great universe as ‘one’ .
