Impact of Colonisation on First People's Health: Critical Reflective Essay

Running head: CRITICAL REFLECTIVE ESSAY
CRITICAL REFLECTIVE ESSAY
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I was unaware as
it has been never
taught to me.
I have learned about
unconscious prejudices and the
course has influenced my way of
interacting with first people.
I would like to use holistic and
culturally safe care approaches
for the population and especially
for women.
Subject resonated in the course
Impact of
history and
colonisation
Concept 5:
Stolen
generation
Feelings: It was unbelievable
and I was surprised
Reaction: Shock
Concept 2:
Dispossession
Concept 4: Western
education.
Concept 3: Lack of
connection with
country.
Concept 1: Racism
Transformation in
practice
Why?
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Critical reflective essay:
Defining and discuss the subject and its key concepts:
In the course of first people health practice I was resonated with the subject the
impact of history and colonisation on the first people’s health. The history of colonisation has
impacted the lives of the first people in an effective manner. From health to economy, the
effect of colonisation has been found to bring dramatic changes in the lives of such people.
Before the British settlement there were more than 500 different groups of first people
consisting more than 750000 first people and their culture have made then one of the most
ancient groups of the world (Paradies, 2016). However, after colonisation they have been
forced to leave their land, culture, power families and settle down in other places. The course
has described the key concepts of history and colonisation. The key concepts include
influence of racism, continuous cycle of dispossession, influence of western education,
impact of stolen generation and lack of connection with the country (Balme, 2013). The
course has elaborated that colonisation has influenced racism especially related to white
privilege that is additional social benefits to the white people in the population. The effect of
racial discrimination has affected the health condition of the first people to an extent. Due to
such discrimination they have lacked adequate health service and resources that have affected
both the physical mental health as well. However, in the recent time there is no racism in the
Australian health system (Hiscock et al., 2016). On the other hand dispossession from their
own land has affected their mental health and due to settle down in new places and
environment their physical health got affected and they were exposed to new diseases as well
(Roberts, 2013). Education of their children was also affected. They were unable to adapt the
way of western education which has restricted them to access adequate health literacy
(Paradies, 2016). Another important key concept is stolen generation that means the forceful