Lead up to Uluru Statement was not just a talkfest. "Don't reduce ATSI people's investment and ability to lead." @nakkiahlui #qanda
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On Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce's comment that Uluru is "over reach." "1) He hasn't read the report. 2) He's inaccurate."
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"To be fair, having a little bit of hope is the least that they can do."
@nakkiahlui on politicians who are closed off to changes.#qanda -
"Don't underestimate the good will of the nation & the patience and persistance of our people." Stan Grant
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On Uluru walkout: "In all the dialogues, we said we will do nothing that will abrogate Aboriginal sovereignty." Pat Anderson
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Noel Pearson discussing call for a referendum.
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Makarrata commission now being discussed, which would examine a treaty. Background: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/may/26/uluru-talks-opt-for-sovereign-treaty-not-symbolic-constitutional-recognition …
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"We need a truth-telling process" before a treaty, so the nation can come to mutual understanding. Pat Anderson
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"Don't need a lived experience to have empathy." We know when we're doing harm in this nation.
@nakkiahlui on reconciliation.#qanda -
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@nakkiahlui most people have narrow ideas of what an#Indigenous person looks like.#qanda -
Truth and justice process from Canada may be a model before reconciliation in Australia. - Pat Anderson
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"You need a story of a nation. What is the story of us?" - Stan Grant on how we might reimagine the nation through ATSI inclusion.
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"We're on the right track. This is your turn." - Pat Anderson on young ATSI women taking up "the fighting stick" to make changes.
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"As an Aboriginal person, we may not have consensus but we can still have unity and support each other." -
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Young Aboriginal people need to create a new national myth that addresses structural racism. "Don't shut up."
@nakkiahlui#qanda -
Uluru Statement now being read: "When we have power over our own destiny." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WnIrUizP8I …
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"In 1967 we were counted, in 2017 we seek to be heard." Uluru Statement From the Heart https://www.referendumcouncil.org.au/sites/default/files/2017-05/Uluru_Statement_From_The_Heart_0.PDF …
#qanda#indigenous
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