Australian Aborigines: Their arduous path to modern Australian society

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Cultural Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,5, University of Leipzig (Philologische Fakultät), language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction2. Traditional Aboriginal Culture2.1 Religion and Spirituality2.2 Dreamtime2.3 The Aboriginal family2.4 Family life today3. Aboriginal mistreatment by the Australian government3.1 Stolen Generation3.1.1 Procedure and Aims3.1.2 Consequences for aboriginal community3.2 Land Rights Movement3.2.1 Process3.2.2 Situation today3.3 Policy of Assimilation3.3.1 Conception3.3.2 Controversial aspect4. Aborigine's Situation in modern Australian society4.1 Problems4.1.1 Alcohol4.1.2 Criminality4.2 Reconciliation movement4.2.1 History4.2.2 Importance4.3 Aboriginal life today4.3.1 Tourism as one source of income4.3.2 Contemporary living conditions5. Conclusion6. Works Cited