effects of dispossession on Aboriginal spirituality

Question 1

Dispossession

Answer 1

Purposeful removal of First Nations children from their kinship ties undermined the ability of these Peoples to express their spirituality, leaving a void in their culture

Question 2

Purposeful removal led to

Answer 2

loss of cultural identity, language and loss of lore, seen today as only around 150 languages are spoken (2021 census) and many are at risk of being lost forever, restricting the ability to pass on secret sacred knowledge and connection

Question 3

broken kinship ties =

Answer 3

totemic obligations could not be fulfilled, leaving behind a loss of belonging and identity.

Question 4

example (data)

Answer 4

This can be seen today, as First Nations people are more likely to suffer from intergenerational trauma, with high rates of suicide a clear indicator of this in suicide rates were more than 3 times as high (3.1 each) compared to non-Indigenous Australians (AIHW 2023)