Wonderland Wanderess

  White privilege is one of the major contributing factors of intergenerational trauma for Indigenous Australians. The story of Laurie Stewart and his family will be the focus in illustrating this. Firstly, a definition of white privilege   is provided. Next, the     poor physical health outcomes associated with intergenerational trauma are analysed. Following this, the mental health impacts will be visited. Statistics denoting over-representation of Indigenous children in the child protection system demonstrate white privilege and systemic racism are an ongoing problem. Finally, the importance of Indigenous Australians in government positions is emphasised. It will be argued that white privilege is a significant component of Indigenous intergenerational trauma. This white privilege, and the inequality it engenders, must be addressed as part of the trauma healing process.   To recognise and remedy the issue of white privilege, it mus...

Crow, Jim (c. 1825—c. 1884) by C M Wormington Jim ‘Jimmy’ Crow (c. 1825—c. 1884), camp operator and Indigenous guide, was born in the 1820s, in the Darling Downs, Queensland (Kerkhove 2020). His exact birth and death dates remain unknown and, in addition, it is unclear whether Crow's surname was associated with his crow-like appearance or his moiety (Kerkhove 2020); in fact, many aspects of Crow's early life are disputed. This can most likely be attributed to his younger years having occurred in early Aboriginal times. Written history from these times is ‘…almost non-existent’ (McGreevy 2003, para. 1) and, because of this, there is a large gap in the documented facts of Crow’s life. This gap ranges from his birth, up until approximately his early 20s. Popular belief holds that the entire name ‘Jim Crow’ was given to him by the early settlers (Watson 2020), with his traditional birth name remaining a mystery; however, Kerkhove (2020) did not acknowledge this theory in hi...