Antinuclear

Indigenous leaders praise Victoria’s commitment to talk about treaty

Calla Wahlquist, The Guardian Australia:
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/mar/03/indigenous-leaders-praise-victorias-commitment-to-talk-about-treaty

“Government agreement to hold convention on treaty comes as support for
constitutional recognition wanes among some Indigenous people …
Rod Little, co-chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, said
Victoria should be applauded for having the courage to open up debate.
“We have talked about treaty for a long time but there is this fear
[from governments] and we haven’t explored that fear that governments have …
we haven’t even sat down to look at this issue and discuss what is a treaty,
and what would it look like,” he said.
“All people have done is jump to the defensive position.” … “

March 9, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News