"Getting treaties right is crucial for First Nations peoples’ well-being & for building a reflective, assured, & confident nation. This is urgent work, & yet the best way forward might involve working in longer time frames than is usual in policy reform."
https://t.co/eIQMLTMgBw
'Establishing treaties and agreements similar to those in Canada and New Zealand could go a long way to enable First Nations people in Australia to authoritatively protect their respective cultural heritage sites.'
https://t.co/RbRWJvAg6p?
A partnership between the federal government and Traditional Owners has been established to address gaps in the protection of cultural sites and aims to jointly address issues, and come to agreed positions.
#ProtectCulturalHeritage
Read here:
https://t.co/pKCOZFPUcS
We would like to congratulate the Yuwaalaraay Euahlayi People who were formally recognised as native title holders over 12,945 hectares of land last Monday! Read more about it here👉
https://t.co/BK1jUD1EJG Photos by QSNTS Debra Harrip.
In her 1st speech to parliament this wk, WA Greens Senator & Noongar/Yamajti woman @dorinda_cox called for a #NationalTreaty to promote a shared future that recognises, respects, & elevates the sovereignty of the First Peoples of Australia.
#TimeforTreaty#truthtelling#AusPol
Juukan Gorge inquiry highlights the continued erosion of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture across Australia as a systemic issue. Meaningful reform to Indigenous cultural heritage & native title laws must be in partnership with traditional owners & informed by UNDRIP
Watch our #TreatyTalks event of last night featuring @SenatorDodson@SenatorThorpe@nyunggai hosted by Eddie Cubillo @MelbLawSchool 👉 https://t.co/bzgFEDEA2L
Thanks for all the support—we hope you enjoy watching this important discussion on the #UnfinishedBusiness of Treaty.
Don’t miss the next in our series of #TreatyTalks ‘What politicians think about a National Treaty Process’ with @SenatorDodson@SenatorThorpe and Mr Warren Mundine @nyunggai
Register👉 https://t.co/2C5suUXBts
'The way Aboriginal history is portrayed affects the way Tasmanians respond to Aboriginal calls for land rights and treaty.' #TimeforTreaty
https://t.co/TguaNK3C6q via @ExaminerOnline
Traditional Owners have long called for truth-telling on the path to treaty. Congratulations to the Assembly for providing Yoo-rrook Justice Commissioners with this important document amplifying the many voices of community.
'Pilbara traditional owners give unanimous thumbs down to proposed heritage laws'
'For Kariyarra elder Patricia Mason, the right to veto is a human right, & if Aboriginal people cannot say no to a mining proposal, she says her culture will be destroyed.'
https://t.co/wCaYTq4V1U
"It is discriminative. It is denying us our human rights and it supports mining companies… where is the protection to say that we are the First Nations, we should be considered, respected and our say should be heard."
'Pilbara traditional owners give unanimous thumbs down to proposed heritage laws'
'For Kariyarra elder Patricia Mason, the right to veto is a human right, & if Aboriginal people cannot say no to a mining proposal, she says her culture will be destroyed.'
https://t.co/wCaYTq4V1U
Demand for stronger Aboriginal heritage bill to protect sacred WA sites in protest by traditional owners and supporters Thursday 19 August.
https://t.co/mP25HWKAE2
“The Commonwealth should work with Traditional Owners and their representative corporate bodies to support them to scrutinise such arrangements and detect underpayments.” https://t.co/6ooip2ifhG
"Aboriginal Control of Aboriginal Affairs: An Aboriginal Parliament and Public Service" is the 4th in a series of Treaty Discussion papers which examines the key issues for Traditional Owners in Victoria's treaty process. Read all the papers here: https://t.co/SguFIphcvp