Historical and Communication Issues Impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

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Examine the history and first inhabitants of your centre’s area. State your findings in 100 words and make clear reference from where your information was sourced and provide details of person/s contacted.
The first inhabitants of the area originated fro England in the early 20th century. Commonly known as the ill family, they developed the land and made an estate, which had the sewer line at the time within the area. They also made efforts to name the streets. They were among the first to settle in the area and much for the developments that came up after, were established on what was already a family land, build into a community setting. Today there still remnants of the family in the area and the many developments that came up during their time in the early 1950s (Qld.gov.au, 2014).
Also research what other cultures are mainly present in your community and present your findings in another 100 words.
One of the most outstanding cultural aspect relates to the language in the area, where English is the most common language, with other people using other languages. There are several religious groups in the areas making the community multicultural. Among the most common religions in the area are Islam, Catholics, Lutheran and Anglican. There is also a Buddhist temple that was build in the early 1990’s. The area is inhabited by quite an array of people with diverse backgrounds most of whom have moved from various parts of the world, such as Africa, America, Asia, south Africa, Ireland and Canada.
Part 2.
From your research above please answer the following:
Identify the main language/s that is currently spoken in this community.??
English
Hindi
Cantonese
Arabic
Greek
Mandarin
What other languages are being used by families that attend this children’s service ( Arabic, Urdu, Farsi,Hindi,... , work colleagues ( German , Urdu, Hindi, Arabic ) and the wider community?
French
Hungarian
German
Farsi
Urdu
Punjabi
Spanish
Thai
Japanese
Identify and reflect on the historical issues that could still be impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in today’s society. Summarise your findings in 300 words.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander have had some very momentous interactions in the past some of which have had massive influence on the community. Some of the issues that were experienced in this two communities brought about divisive politics and prejudices that affected the entire community and their unity. Reconciliation was later crafted and integrated into the constitution to reduce friction between the two communities. This elicited the push for the right to vote, equal rights for the two communities, equality on the wages and the right s to own pieces of land (Australiancurriculum.edu.au, 2014). The aboriginal minorities had been discriminated against for quite a long time throughout the history of Australia. Most of them were treated as third class citizens with very minimal rights and privileges. The islanders on the other hand were treated with a lot of respect and most of the administrative functions were given to them as they were seen as the advanced persons in the society (Reconciliat...