Indigenous Australians and Discrimination

Running head: INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS AND DISCRIMINATION
Indigenous Australians and Discrimination
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1INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS AND DISCRIMINATION
Part A
Torres Strait Islander people eat garden food like yam, taro, cassava and fruits like
coconut, sea almond along with sorbie. The Torres Strait Islander people eat healthy food like
vegetables, fruits, roots along with seeds. The Torres Strait Islander people do not eat food
that was starchy that can harm their health (Carey et al. 2017). They stay averse from
artificially prepared food and the children along with pregnant women were specially asked
not to eat them. The gesture that is held to be offensive by the Torres Strait Islander people is
the use of indirect language and it is regarded with contempt by them (Smart 2018). The
words that are offensive to their culture are the use of informal words that are thought of to be
rude in their culture. According to the Torres Strait Islander people, speaking slowly is held
to be a good custom that is viewed with respect by the Torres Strait Islander people. The
behavioural approach that shows that they have accepted other people is by nodding their
head that shows that they have well received the other people.
The Torres Strait Islander people do not view with scorn the people having disability
and they are not separated from rest of community. The people who are disabled are thought
of to be integral to the population and they are treated equally like the other people within
Australia. The Torres Strait Islander people have the word “nyumpu” which means crippled
and they are thought of to be important part of their culture. The various discrimination acts
that can be applied to Torres Strait Islander people are Racial Discrimination Act 1975,
Discrimination Act 1991, Equal Opportunity Act 1984 and Equal Opportunity Act 2010
(Humanrights.gov.au 2018). Racial Discrimination Act helps in protecting someone who has
been dealt with in unfair manner based on race, colour or ethnic origin. Discrimination Act
1991 talks that there should be no discrimination in the place of work that can hurt the
sentiment of the Torres Strait Islander people (Eoc.wa.gov.au 2018). Equal Opportunity Act
was implemented by the Parliament of Western Australia that helps in promoting acceptance