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"As we head toward the referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Voice to Parliament later this year, it is worth considering the long history
of how governments have tried and failed to authentically listen to First
Nations people.
And not just post-federation governments. During Australia’s colonial period in
the 19th century, the office of the Protector of Aborigines was established in
an effort to hear to the “wants, wishes and grievances” of Aboriginal people,
as the secretary for the colonies, Lord Glenelg, put it in 1838.
However, this office not only failed to genuinely listen to First Nations
peoples, it led to policies that actually underpinned the erasure of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people from the Australian Constitution of 1901."
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
