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Article: TREATY, YEAH, TREATY NOW!
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- Arena Magazine
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- August 1, 2000
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The real question of an Aboriginal treaty is not `if', but `when', `how', and `in what form'. The emerging consensus within Aboriginal political circles is natural, predictable, and non-threatening. A treaty would strengthen the country, promote unity, and enhance the sense of belonging among people who are marginal today. It is a logical step in Australian indigenous policy.
As media commentators have noted, calls for a treaty now are related in part to utter frustration among Aboriginal leaders with the Howard Government. The timing of treaty talk may not matter because Aboriginal leaders and some of their non-Aboriginal friends on both sides of national ...