Aboriginal Hoop Dancers
Aboriginal Hoop Dancers (via northerngirl69)
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Aborigenes more likely to be jailed in Australia
Aborigines are 13 times more likely to be jailed than other Australians and the government must step up efforts to tackle drug and alcohol abuse fuelling crime in indigenous communities, researchers said today.
Almost a quarter of all prisoners are indigenous even though Aborigines make up just 2 percent of the population, according to a report by the Australian National Council on Drugs.
“The figures are appalling,” Gino Vumbaca, the council’s executive director, said in a telephone interview. “Every family in indigenous communities knows somebody who has been to prison or is in prison.”
Aborigines remain the poorest and most disadvantaged group in Australian society, more than 200 years after Europeans settled the nation in 1788. Their life expectancy is 17 years less than other Australians and they are three times more likely to experience coronary problems, according to the Australian Medical Association.
Intricate Rainforest Sculptures of Olinda
Deep in an Australian rainforest lie sculptures dedicated to the Aboriginal’s of Australia. In the times between 1949-1960, self taught sculptor William Ricketts learned about the culture of the Pitjantjatjara and the Arrernte peoples and their connection with nature. These sculptures were born out of that time.
