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Empowering Aboriginal communities.(AGAINST THE CURRENT)(Report)
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Arena Magazine
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February 1, 2008
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- Spindler, Sid
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Leaving aside the global question of climate change, the rebuilding of our relationship with Indigenous Australians into a partnership based on justice is the greatest and most urgent task facing the new Rudd government. This means achieving living standards and life opportunities for Indigenous people that are comparable with the rest of the population.
There can be no doubt about our responsibility to redress the continuing consequences of 200 years of dispossession, murder and deprivation. Recently quoted by Melbourne barrister Geoffrey Gibson, Hannah Arendt put it this way: 'Every government assumes political responsibility for the deeds and misdeeds of its predecessor ...
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Building Partnerships with Indigenous People
Engineering and Mining Journal;
May 1, 2008 ;
Ubillus, Maria Julia; Wong, Marke;
787 words
......successful mining arrangements with indigenous people isn't all about technical astuteness-...interests In many parts of the world, indigenous people watch mining vehicles drive past...productivity of their land. In other places, indigenous people have formed partnerships with ...
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Fed: More indigenous people than ever before own their home
AAP General News (Australia);
December 11, 2006 ;
165 words
......government show more indigenous people than ever before...agency rose by 30 per cent in the last financial...2001 census 32 per cent of indigenous households...average of 71 per cent. The loan scheme has also allowed indigenous people to apply for renovation...people to ...
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The Politics of Marginalization: Poverty and the Rights of the Indigenous...
Journal of International Affairs;
September 22, 1998 ;
Menocal, Alina Rocha;
787 words
......democratization and the rights of indigenous people. Journal: How does poverty...are the obstacles that indigenous people face in meeting their...Before we speak about the indigenous people of Chiapas, I believe...
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Fed: Indigenous people 2.4 per cent of population - Census
AAP General News (Australia);
June 26, 2002 ;
245 words
...00-00-0000 Fed: Indigenous people 2.4 per cent of population - Census...An estimated 135,319 indigenous people, or 29 per cent of the total indigenous...Queensland, with 4,369 indigenous people making up five per cent of the total population...
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Roundup: L. American indigenous people protest marginalization
Xinhua News Agency;
August 10, 2006 ;
383 words
...Roundup: L. American indigenous people protest marginalization MEXICO CITY, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indigenous people in Latin America on Wednesday marked International Day of Indigenous People by expressing anger at their marginalization and grief...
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Fed: Cafes and bars the favourites amongst indigenous people
AAP General News (Australia);
July 12, 2005 ;
292 words
......the favourites amongst indigenous people CANBERRA, July 12 AAP...with mates, with 64 per cent doing so in the past...in the social lives of indigenous people living in remote areas, with 57 per cent attending a sporting...physical activity. "Young indigenous peoples living in ...
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Fed: Money and intervention needed for indigenous people: ALP
AAP General News (Australia);
April 18, 2000 ;
295 words
......Money and intervention needed for indigenous people: ALP CANBERRA, April 18 AAP...people. Suicides were 70 per cent higher for Aboriginal men and...hard to know exactly how many indigenous people died during any time period because...
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Fed: HIV declines but not among indigenous people
AAP General News (Australia);
March 19, 2000 ;
343 words
......but not among indigenous people BRISBANE, March...except among indigenous people, research shows...diagnosis among indigenous people had been noted...in 1998. Among indigenous people, the rate had...women - 26.8 per cent compared to 8...rural areas, among ...
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Fed: Indigenous people say they are healthy - ABS
AAP General News (Australia);
November 20, 2002 ;
301 words
......found five per cent of indigenous people reported suffering...the rate for non-indigenous people (18 per cent). Indigenous and...in line with non-indigenous people. But for the flu...rate was 46 per cent compared to 73...
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National Indigenous People's Month.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin;
October 29, 2006 ;
341 words
......celebrated in our country as Indigenous People's Month. The National Commission...yearly celebration honoring the indigenous people of the country. There are 350 million indigenous people in the world today, according...
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Fed: Indigenous people 15 times more likely to be jailed ABS
AAP General News (Australia);
January 17, 2001 ;
162 words
...AAP General News (Australia) 01-17-2001 Fed: Indigenous people 15 times more likely to be jailed ABS New statistics show the rate of indigenous prisoners in Australia remains 15 times that of non-indigenous prisoners in the September quarter. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the ...
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Fed: Indigenous people 15 times more likely to be jailed: ABS
AAP General News (Australia);
January 17, 2001 ;
211 words
...AAP General News (Australia) 01-17-2001 Fed: Indigenous people 15 times more likely to be jailed: ABS CANBERRA...The rate reached as high as 18 times the non-indigenous rate of imprisonment in Western Australia. The...Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said there were 3,934 indigenous prisoners in September ...
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International Day of the World's Indigenous People.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin;
August 8, 2004 ;
390 words
......2004 as the Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People and designated August 9 of each year...The International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People. In the decade since the UN proclamation...successful activities were undertaken by indigenous people themselves to build new partnerships...
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Fed: Indigenous people poorer and die younger
AAP General News (Australia);
February 27, 2004 ;
371 words
......General News (Australia) 02-27-2004 Fed: Indigenous people poorer and die younger By Don Woolford...average of 1.7 and in 2001, while 39 per cent were under 15 (national average 20 per cent). But only three per cent were aged over 65 (average 13 per...
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Raising the standards of indigenous people
New Straits Times;
August 10, 2004 ;
336 words
......08-10-2004 Raising the standards of indigenous people Edition: The City Advertiser...importance - the World Seminar on Indigenous People. This United Nations event marked 1993 as the Decade for Indigenous People of the World. Now, a decade...
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