Workbook Week 9

This workbook focuses on famous Indigenous Australian people and their contributions to promoting Indigenous culture and wellbeing. It includes activities to research and learn about these individuals, reflect on your overall learnings, and discuss how your values and beliefs have changed. The workbook also encourages you to think about how this learning will influence your future practice as a registered nurse.

Activity 1
Complete a google search for the famous Australian Indigenous People that are
listed in the box, answer the questions below and bring an article about this person
to the next Yarning Circle.
Person What is this Indigenous
Australian Person famous
for?
What are the main
contributions they have
made to promoting
Indigenous culture or
enhancing Indigenous
wellbeing?
What interested you most about this
person?
Linda
Burney
She is the spokeswoman for
indigenous Australians. She
is being engaged in setting
education standards for
Aboriginals
I am interested in this woman as she is
working for the right of self-identification
and a fundamental element of the right
to self-determination
Alison Bush She was to be the first
Aboriginal Midwife who has
been engaged in organizing
training programmes for
health care staff working in
Torres Island Australia
I am interested in this women has she is
been engaged in developing skills of
health care workers
Tom Calma He is the social justice
commissioner. He
He has worked as working for the rights
of people suffering from mental health
issues.
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Workbook week 9
Please bring this written work with you to this week’s Yarning Circle and be
prepared to share your work with others.

represented the needs of
education and training
program in Torres Island.
Adam
Goodes He is an indigenous
Australian football player.
He has provided indigenous people with
benefits of various sports related
programmes
Albert
Namatjira
He was a Western Arrernte-
speaking Aboriginal artist
from the Central Australia
He made aboriginal people free from
wards of the state.
Activity 2
Think about your overall learnings in this unit of study. How has this learning
changed your view of Indigenous Culture and Wellbeing?
_From this study I have learned that people living on Torres Island are not provided
with equal rights and proper education. They are facing various challenges related to
their treatment procedure. Various leaders are engaged in promoting Rights of
Indigenous people. My views has been changed on cultural aspect of these people
they must be provided with equal rights so that their self determination
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Think about a Yarning Circle, lecture, or prework that you found particularly
interesting. Discuss how this learning will influence your future practice as a
registered nurse?
_________I have analysed that in indigenous people they are not aware about the
signs and symptoms of deterioration in mental health. So as I a registered nurse I
will be engaged in making them aware about these early signs and
symptoms.__________________________________________________________
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Activity 3
Reflect on assessment 1 (bring this to the next yarning circle) and discuss how your
values and beliefs about Indigenous Australians have changed or not changed since
commencing this unit of study.
____________My value and belief related to indigenous people have been changed
I also want to work for the better future of aboriginals. I have ensure to improve the
knowledge of people related to mental health
diseases.____________________________________________________________
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