Potential Cultural Safety Issues - ABOR 1040 - Assignment

Running head: POTENTIAL CULTURAL SAFETY ISSUES
POTENTIAL CULTURAL SAFETY ISSUES
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1POTENTIAL CULTURAL SAFETY ISSUES
Question 1:
Identify and summarize 3
potential cultural safety issues
(50-100 words)
Rate
the
impact
Suggest at least one way that
you can improve the practice
(50-100 words)
2. Cultural issues like cultural practices
and identities of the primeval people have
been decaying with time. The reason
behind this is non-engagement of these
people in the proper education system.
The culture of the aboriginal people is
complex, distinct in nature, and different
from other. Hence, this creates a challenge
for the people to learn the traditions,
history and the cultural practices of these
people.
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Providing proper education about the
aboriginal people to the native and non-
native children to make them aware of
the different cultural practices. The
education system should include this in
the syllabus to reach the knowledge
about the aboriginal people to the
public. This will not only help to
broaden the native cultural practices but
also will help the indigenous people to
be proud of their culture (Bratton and
Gold 2012).

2POTENTIAL CULTURAL SAFETY ISSUES
2. The forced resettlement of the
aboriginal people to the new land and loss
of the native land are evident in the
present aboriginal people experiencing
disadvantages in the aspect of education.
This disadvantage of the aboriginal people
has created a sense of disbelief in the
present society, followed by the bitter
memories of the past.
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The government should take initiatives
in making agreement on the land
development for the aboriginal people
ensuring the wellbeing of their future.
The resettlement caused an identity
crisis by losing the native land and
background, which can be removed by
this kind of land agreement with the
aboriginal people. Engagement of the
government will recreate the belief in
these people.
2. Kinship system determining the
relationship among the people and the
indebtedness, duty and responsibilities
also deals with lands and ceremonies. This
intricate process of kinship also deals with
the issues like marriage, formal
relationship, funeral job and behavioral
performance with other native members
and followers of the ethnic group.
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Enhancement of the educational
knowledge regarding the aboriginal
people presents the necessities of the
different cultural practices. Being aware
of the other different cultures in the
society not only helps the people to
improve their knowledge about other
cultural practices but also enable them
to merge several cultural relationships
with native and non- native people.
Question 2:

3POTENTIAL CULTURAL SAFETY ISSUES
Part A
One of the cultural bias that can affect the treatment of the aboriginals in Gurung is
certain belief among the community. The aboriginals practices certain religious or cultural
beliefs that may not be paramount in other general community. Any staff unaware of the
belief or the practices may disrespect the same, which can cause conflict and resentment
within the workplace.
Part B:
The term cultural competence defines a set of principles an ethics, depicts policies,
behaviors, attitudes and structure that makes the same to function cross culturally (Kirmayer
2012). It is a process that takes extended time period to develop and evolve the values of a
culture. Cultural competence is a complex process determining self-assessment of different
cultural variables.
Question 3:
The awareness of own culture can actually have negative impact on the indigenous
child in Gurung. For example, if I belong to the European culture, I may not be familiar with
the traditional ethics, values and the customs of the aboriginals. It can be possible for the
child belonging to the aboriginal to behave in a different way unlike the children I am
familiar with. Being grown up in a different society and with different values my behavior
towards the child can offend him or her, since it is not common in his community practice,
this is how the awareness of own culture can project a negative impact on the aboriginal
child.