Indigenous Community - Oppression of First Nations Australians

Running Head : Aboriginal people
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Introduction
First nations of Australia have been faced colonisation and colonialism for a longer
period of time from the beginning of British colonisation period. According to Green and
Bennett, (2018), social workers and social services should be decolonised to provide an
unbiased service and to fight for the rights of First Nation people of Australia. Policies and
the laws which were made after the colonisation period were also affected lives of
aboriginal people in different ways . The assignment will critically analyse factors which
affect lives of an aboriginal with emphasising on effectiveness of decolonising frameworks.
Discussion
Oppression of First Nations Australians
Invasion of Australia was responsible for destruction of the social life with mass
slaughter, loss of land , broke out of new diseases and new policies of segregation ,
assimilation and removal of children from their families. Historical and the contemporary
government policies for the aboriginal people were not bias free or independent as these were
also implanted by the non-indigenous people. Being a non-indigenous person ,I could
understand that me and my older generation were benefitted unintentionally as power was
not distributed to the aboriginal people equally. The policymakers justified with one phrase
that the policies were made for the wellbeing of the indigenous people . Aboriginals were not
regarded as competent and capable of taking decisions for their own and this mentality is
itself an example of oppression. The regulations were made for assimilation, reconciliation
and protection with self –determinations and were not better than the regulation which were
convened during the invasion period. During the invasion , Australia was declared as the
“terra nullius” and after the Mabo Case, Australian High Court declared that the native land
of the country with aboriginal title. The protectionist policies were made for protecting the

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indigenous community of Australia with the Protectionist policies where appointed with
special courts of law to protect the rights of the aboriginal people. However implementing
this policy is responsible for arrival of half caste child (Dunstan, Hewitt & Nakata, 2019).
The half caste child where those who are mixed origin by their birth. In New South Wales
aboriginal children were excluded from the public school and where taught by can untrained
teachers on Reserves after the implementation of the policy. The chief protector of Southern
Australia was appointed as legal Guardian of every aboriginal half caste child under 21 year
old. The thief protector controlled the children. Assimilation policies I also responsible for
imbalance of family life and democratic rights of common aboriginal people (Ellinghaus,
2018). Federal government organised conference of Commonwealth and state authorities for
aboriginal welfare and decided the Assembly election process policy for some of the
aboriginal people. In 1943 exemption certificate was introduced to some aboriginal and give
them the right to vote drink alcohol and move freely with restricting there other rights.
However aboriginal children were continuously being removed from their families. Practices
for segregation continued until 1960. Segregationist practices included separate words in
hospital separate section in theatres refusal of drink and foods in hotels and refusal for
enrolment offer aboriginal child to a public school
Social work and oppression created by colonialism and colonisation
Social workers must understand the fact that cultural competence is not only key
factor to serve the community properly. Understanding the history and sociological aspects
regarding aboriginal people is important to share the knowledge of policies and legal
advocacy with the community. Social workers should understand the value of freedom right
1965 and history related to transformation of Commonwealth office of aboriginal affairs to
department of aboriginal affairs (Price & Rogers, 2019). Social workers must understand the
importance of self -determination on management policies an anti-discriminatory acts. Social