24. Pick 1 current issue of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities such as social, political or economic and write one paragraph in your own words describing the issue and the impact this has had on the community. One of the current issues that Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities face is health. Unfortunately Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people have the worst status and highest death rate. Nowadays they have the same access to health care than non-indigenous people, but they still have the highest rate for poor health. Maybe this is linked to a social and economic reason such as lack of trust on modern day medicine and also the fact that the majority of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people still live in very remote communities 25. How could an ECEC service include and implement culturally appropriate experiences with children and families? Give 2 examples and link these to the

26. Identify the National Quality Standards and elements that are related to working towards cultural competence and write a short explanation in your own words how these link.