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"A virulent strain of bird flu continues to spread across the world. Australia,
New Zealand and Pacific nations are the only countries free from the infection,
but this will no doubt change.
Known as “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza” or H5N1, the bird flu strain had
killed more than 300 million birds worldwide as of December last year,
including both poultry and wild bird populations.
Birds have always been part of the cultures and livelihoods of Australia
Indigenous people. They feature in songs and dance, and are used for food and
customary practices such as ceremonies and craft. Many of these practices
continue today.
To date however, Indigenous peoples have not been adequately included in
federal government planning for the arrival of H5N1.
So what is the likely result? Agencies and organisations will be ill-prepared
to support Indigenous people experiencing intense social and cultural shock.
And the opportunity to draw from the strengths of Indigenous organisations to
tackle this impending disaster will have been squandered."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
