Final Thesis Paper The Discrimination of Aboriginal and Muslim People In Canada: A Comparative Analysis of Discrimination and Rights Violations in Post-Colonial Canada Name: Roshana Momen Class: AP/POLS 4130 6.0 Politics law and the Courts Date: April 22nd, 2013 Student Number: 210045524 Professor: Jennifer Dalton The Discrimination of Aboriginal and Muslim People In Canada: A Comparative Analysis of Discrimination and Rights Violations in Post-Colonial Canada Introduction…
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4. How has war shaped Australia in the twentieth century? Australia has been shaped through war since soldiers set to the First World War right up until the now with the war in Afghanistan. Aspects that made it controversial ideas from being a colony of Britain and the politics that came with it, development of treaties with other countries, social groups, and family honour. Being that Australia was apart of the British monarchy Australia sent many thousands of troops to fight for Britain during…
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2: SOURCES OF LAW o The spiritual nature of Aboriginal customary law and Torres Strait Islander customary law These customary laws are those rules of society and family which indigenous peoples developed over the tens of thousands of years of their occupancy in Australia. *Customary Law is based on: unwritten laws, kinship ties and relationships with law, ritual traditions, sacred and secular laws and clan consensus. o Diversity of Aboriginal law and Torres Strait Islander societies Because…
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numerous studies conducted to outline the major negative health, physiological and physical outcomes among Indigenous adults who were removed from their families as children, as a result of the stolen generation. These negative disadvantages and social inequalities can be categorized into subgroups, these include: a reduced life expectancy, inequalities due to geographical location, cultural and structural discrepancies or ignorance’s such as having no cultural sensitivity to Aboriginal people’s…
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evaluating underlying aboriginal community components that contribute to risk factors for early childhood caries (ECC) several solutions for improved child oral health can be achieved. Advocacy for community water fluoridation and fluoride varnish program access is crucial for the prevention of ECC. Also, increased resources and opportunity for community based oral health initiatives will help prevent aboriginal oral health disparities. Lack of oral health education in Aboriginal communities contributes…
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marginalization as a site of resistance. My analysis of the marginalization as a site of resistance draws on theories of currere and hegemonic epistemology as a way of excavating and unpacking the events of my past in relation to that of Canada's Aboriginal peoples. These frameworks serve as a theoretical lens for looking forward in a way that may help me reconcile some of the tensions of my past and my present as I navigate towards a future that seeks to understand what this means in education.…
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2300 – Canadian Politics and Governance Exam Notes Multiple Choice (30) and Essay Section (2/3) MC will cover the chapter after the second quiz (Pages 311-340; Chapters 4, 13-16) Essay topics revolve around: (1) Party Systems, (2) Federalism, (3) Aboriginal Rights and Freedom, (4) Policies? Pages 311-340: Parties and Elections (Chapter 10) 2000 Election: The 2000 election was called for no better reason than what appeared to be its winnability (by the Canadian Alliance) – Stockwell Day (CA) v. Jean…
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ADRIANA NAVARRO RELIGION 1 UNIT NOTES Page 2: Aboriginal Spirituality Page 5: Post 1945 Page 7: Judaism page 10: marriage Page 12: Chrisitianity page 13: marriage Page 18: Ethics page 18: Christianity page 21: Judaism Aboriginal Spirituality Country: term used to describe ones land which they belong to and their place of dreaming Elders: Key persons and keepers of knowledge within Aboriginal communities ‘Elders’ – kinship and owners ‘Elders’ - leaders of large extended family ‘Elders’…
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post-1945 1901-1945 religious makeup of population is hardly changed → predominately Anglo-Celtic Christian. 0.5 % profess non-Christian religions. Migration to Australia after WWII drastically alters religious landscape. Contemporary Aboriginal Spirituality Aboriginal Spirituality as determined by the Dreaming Kinship Complex network of relationships defining identity, rights, obligations. Defines and individuals place, role and responsibility in the community. Vary across communities but serve same…
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their rights and interests Labour rights Rights at work, including rights to safe working conditions, minimum wages, paid leave or the right to join a trade union Universal education The right to free and compulsory education for all children Self-determination The right of people of a territory or national grouping to determine their own political status and how they will be governed Right to peace The right of citizens to expect their government…
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