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Australia’s First Nation People        2    
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST NATION PEOPLE
Table of Contents
Article    3
Statement    3
Summary    3
Credibility    3
Relation with Topic    4
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Statement    4
Summary    4
Credibility    5
Relation with Topic    5
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Statement    5
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Relation with Topic    6
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Statement    6
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Relation with Topic    7
Article    7
Statement    8
Summary    8
Credibility    8
Relation with Topic    8
References    9
Article
Thurber, K. A., Walker, J., Batterham, P. J., Gee, G. C., Chapman, J., Priest, N., ... & Lovett, R. (2021). Developing and validating measures of self-reported everyday and healthcare discrimination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. International Journal for Equity in Health, 20(1), 1-10.
Statement
The scholarly essay written by Thurber et al. (2021) aims to find out the high exposure of cultural discrimination among the Australia’s first nation people, that is, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, in receiving poor health and inequities.
Summary
It has been observed by the scholars Thurber et al. (2021) that the Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander community (Indigenous Australians) experience racial bias, prejudice and cultural discrimination in every arena of their life, and especially in healthcare. The indigenous Australians are considered inferior to the other communities of Australia, therefore, denied access to rights, resources and opportunities, as well as systematic oppression, disempowerment and exclusion, the processes which have health consequences.
Credibility
The source can be considered credible as it meets all the requirements of credibility, accuracy, reasonableness and support. The article is supported by a credible journal, and is factual, detailed and comprehensive. It is also objective and reasoned as well as supported by adequate listed sources.
Relation with Topic
Inequal receival of health is directly associated with cultural discrimination of the Indigenous Australian people. The scales and instruments that have been used measure the extent to which indigenous Australians experience cultural discrimination in the healthcare arena.
Article
Cave, L., Cooper, M. N., Zubrick, S. R., & Shepherd, C. C. (2019). Caregiver-perceived racial discrimination is associated with diverse mental health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 7–12 years. International journal for equity in health, 18(1), 1-10.
Statement
The article authored by scholars Cave et al. (2019) focuses its study on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children community between the ages of 4 to 12 years with regard to the impact of racism by the caregivers on the children’s psychological health and wellbeing.
Summary
It has been observed and noted by the scholars Cave et al. (2019) during the span of the conduction of the research that racism and cultural discrimination have a more telling and lasting impact on the psyche of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. They have noted that...