The standard of living for Indigenous Australians is at a crisis point. Evident through lower life expectancy rates, poor literacy standards and inferior socioeconomic conditions, indigenous Australians can expect to become deceased well before non-indigenous Australians. As reported by Hogg (1992) “Death of Australian Aboriginals, particularly males aged 18-23, is 3 – 5 times more likely than their non-indigenous counterparts”. It is evident that the disparity suffered by Indigenous Australians has a historical context, being a direct result of cultural disenfranchisement and the loss of cultural roots. Furthermore the lack of understanding of the complexities of Indigenous culture within educational frame work has contributed to lowered literacy
