Culture and History of Koori community Assignment 2022

RUNNING HEAD: KOORI COMMUNITY 0
KOORI COMMUNITY

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Culture and History of Koori community........................................................................................2
Impact of European settlement on the Koori community................................................................2
Loss of land experienced by the Koori community.........................................................................3
Importance of law and kinship experienced by the Koori community............................................3
Recommendations for improving the communication with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
(ATSI)..............................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people which are mainly in the part of Queensland,
Australia; they are distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia1. In this report the
history of Koori community, impact of European settlement on the koori community is
discussed. In this the recommendations is also provided to enhance the communication with the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI).
Culture and History of Koori community
Koori is for the indigenous Australians which are from the region of Victoria as well as New
South Wales. Therefore for the several individual as well as corporations usage of the regional
language of indigenous is referred as the sign of self-importance and pride. It is the current
community which is for the Aboriginal indigenous people, however earlier in the year 1834 it
was mentioned as Ko-re. The culture tradition of Koori community is based on the significance
for land as well as faith into the Dreamtime2.
Impact of European settlement on the Koori community
The European settlement has significantly influenced the living of Koori community because the
Europeans were in the assumption that Koori community is considered low-grade and they does
not have any knowledge as well as understanding about the traditions, philosophy and culture.
Therefore Europeans brings disease in which 50% of the Koori community population were
killed and the Koori community also lose their land as well as were forced to adopt the European
culture and lifestyle. As the result the Europeans not only takes their home, land but also affect
their entire livelihood3.
1 Jeromey B. Temple and Joanna Russell, ‘Food Insecurity among Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’,
(2018) 15(8) International journal of environmental research and public health 1-14
2 Dr Nicholas Wilson, Prof Shaun Ewen, and Ms Odette Mazel, ‘Medical students in Aboriginal Community
Controlled Health Services: identifying the factors involved in successful placements for staff and students’,(2018)
8(2) Australian Medical Student Journal 2-16
3 Laura Stocker, Leonard Collard and Angela Rooney, ‘Aboriginal world views and colonisation: implications for
coastal sustainability’,(2015) 21(7) Local Environment 844-865