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3. What are the challenges of simultaneously identifying with two different cultures? Australia has a special history that has shaped the diversity of its people, their cultures and their way of life. One of the major contributors to Australia's demographics includes an indigenous population. The challenges of identifying with two different cultures are language barriers, which lead to ineffective communication between two people, which will sometimes result in confusion in the lack of understanding of those languages. Indigenous people who were part of the Stolen Generation may not have even learned their commutative language and, as a result, feel isolated and have a sense that something is missing in themselves. Another challenge is also growing up with a different culture. Aboriginal people are raised differently, with different beliefs and backgrounds, which makes it difficult to understand why we do something or why we say it