Aboriginal Of Australia And Torre Strait Islanders

Introduction In this essay Indigenous people will describe Aboriginals of Australia and Torre Strait Islanders. During the early years when just Indigenous Australians lived on Australia land there health was quite healthy and they were quite happy. Then Europeans took over the land of Australia and forced them to assimilate. This all started in the early 1900’s. Till this day it has affected Indigenous people. It has affected their physical health, mental health, and identity. As a nurse we can change this and not be judgmental and understand their history to provide better care. Pre-Invasion Health Before the invasion Indigenous Australia had great health. There were no infectious diseases until colonization of the European settlers. There also was no such thing as diabetes, high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease or any diseases that were happening in Europe in the 18th century (Central Australian Aboriginal Congress 2014). 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