Comments on: Paternalism, Colonialism and Indigenous Education

By: Decolonising Sociology – Social Science Insights

Decolonising Sociology – Social Science Insights — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:50:59 +0000

[…] like the challenges facing educators looking to transform education in a way that is more meaningful to Indigenous students, Australian sociology has many issues of colonialism to address. Indigenous sociologist Associate […]

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By: Displacement of Indigenous Australians – Social Science Insights

Displacement of Indigenous Australians – Social Science Insights — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 09:05:23 +0000

[…] history has already shown that removing Indigenous people from their local communities has devastating health and […]

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By: Repeal of Racial Discrimination Protection Section 18C – Social Science Insights

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:53:54 +0000

[…] Heiss’ case also highlights the ongoing plight of Indigenous Australians, who were removed from their communities. Many Indigenous women were forcefully married off to White men and the Government introduced a racial ranking system to qualify Indigenous people from “Quarter Blood” to “Full Blood.” Bolt’s racist assertions reproduce historical patterns of paternalism, where Indigenous people are the property of White people to do with, and classify, as they please (I wrote about this history elsewhere on my on my blog). […]

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By: Understanding Racism in Social Context – The Other Sociologist

Understanding Racism in Social Context – The Other Sociologist — Sun, 19 May 2019 03:11:17 +0000

[…] (which are horrendous), and our treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (also exceedingly unjust). But then again, they defend their sense of race relations advancement from a perspective of […]

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By: Myths About Science Funding – The Other Sociologist

Myths About Science Funding – The Other Sociologist — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:10:07 +0000

[…] outcomes of Indigenous youth in the guise of “protection,” a paternalistic guise that perpetuates colonialist practices. Heck they can even excise entire islands from Australia’s geographic region to negate […]

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By: The Other Sociologist

The Other Sociologist — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 01:26:04 +0000

[…] Tomorrow is a painful day for Indigenous Australians; the 26 January is a date commemorating the day British ships arrived on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lands and decimated First Australians. Many Australians recognise that a date celebrating all that is great about this nation should not be held on this date that marks genocide, rape and dispossession, a history that impacts Indigenous life chances in the present-day. […]

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By: Displacement of Indigenous Australians – The Other Sociologist

Displacement of Indigenous Australians – The Other Sociologist — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 09:42:44 +0000

[…] history has already shown that removing Indigenous people from their local communities has devastating health and […]

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By: NAIDOC Week – The Other Sociologist

NAIDOC Week – The Other Sociologist — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 09:26:08 +0000

[…] Sociology of Indigenous Australians: the historical, health and economic issues that impact the educational outcomes of Indigenous youth (on my research blog) […]

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By: National Sorry Day – The Other Sociologist

National Sorry Day – The Other Sociologist — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 09:12:10 +0000

[…] Read references and more discussion on my blog. […]

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By: Social Science Insights

Social Science Insights — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:28:59 +0000

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