Discrimination

Discrimination in Australia still exists towards the aboriginal culture.  Being that there is great diversity among different indigenous communities and societies in Australia, it is important to not over generalize the Aboriginal culture.  Europeans came to discover Australia in the 1770s.  ‘Many Aboriginal people continue to feel misunderstood by white Australian politics.  According to them, many legislative acts reflect a white point of view where at least a dual view would be necessary.  Some activists even speak of ‘genocide” still going on in Australia today.’  While Aboriginal people feel discriminated against by people who are not Aboriginal, there is also discrimination between Aboriginal people.  According to research, Aboriginal people discriminate against each other based on their skin color.  

Bourchier, Daniel

2007  Hundreds protest against intervention.  Electronic document,

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2007/09/16/2069_ntnews.html, accessed July 21.

Author Reflection

After reading up on Aboriginal discrimination, I was familiar with some of the information, and at the same time, I learned a lot that I never knew before.  Of course, within every culture, discrimination exists.  Discrimination exists everywhere, and there are many different types of discrimination.  What caught me most by surprise, was the fact that Aboriginal people discriminate against each other.  First of all, I wasn't aware that there were different groups of Aborigines, I thought that the aboriginal culture was one group of people.  

Marin, Joan
2013 Racial discrimination in Australia.  Electronic document.

http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/racial-discrimination-in-australia accessed July 21.

-Alanna Kudeviz