Seems that the indigenous people of Australia ( A particular Tribe) are looking to claim a large proportion of Melbourne as native title so they can make sure the region is looked after correctly. The Waterways, native lands etc..Is this ok and do you think that it affect people that live there or businesses as such. I'm ok for areas of Australia being looked after but not sure if this will help or not. An excerpt from the News Article:
The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people in Victoria have filed a native title claim with the Federal Court, seeking recognition over country that spans much of Melbourne.
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder Perry Wandin said the claim was part of an intergenerational pursuit for his people's connection to their land to be recognised.
"Wurundjeri people have fought for decades for recognition and respect and have been at the forefront of protecting culture and country in Melbourne and surrounds," Elder Perry Wandin said.
"We want the waterways, the land to be looked after."
The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung claim area covers most of metropolitan Melbourne, beyond the Great Dividing Range, west to the Werribee River, east to Mount Baw Baw, and south to Mordialloc Creek.
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Coryn, the irony is NZ is considered a world-leader in how they have dealt with Indigenous matters. It all started with the Treaty of Waitangi (1840). We haven't even got there yet, unlike Canada, US, and some Nordic countries.
Don't get me wrong HoE we are ahead of alot of the mentioned the issue with it is it's going to a generation or 3 before we see the equality that represents what our counter parts are going through.
Not going to lie here either but some of the decisions individuals have made over the years to don't help there cause for Maori.I'm thankful the position I and my family are in now.I'll say for the most part we are insulated from that inequality that a lot of Maori face here now that is probably similar to what aboriginal are facing.
Coryn, It's just human nature. People look from their own lens. They don't have to walk in someone's else shoes.
You see it on the news, at the NRL, and in perceived unfair advantages given to minority groups. All the Woke Talk. Throw in the cool Leftie hate, Trumpism saving the World, and it all goes gangbusters.
There was an interesting study done in the US, a social experiment, where thousands of fake resumes were sent to employers who advertised as "non-discriminatory". One with white Anglo-Saxon sounding names like Greg Baker or Emily Walsh. The other group with names like Lakisha Washington. Both resumes were qualified and from great suburbs. No surprises for guessing which group attracted 50% more interviews and reaction.
Conformist bias and human bias is just part of our setup.
You will never see equality if you think indigenous rights are the solution. Inequality is increasing, not decreasing, especially since elites began to make their populations focus on token gestures like that.
I think indigenous rights are the solution to anything. Itis acknowledgement ans some small reparation, We don't need the Abos to fight the Billionaires. It os not distracting me from anything. Eat the Super-Rich
Disadvantage and persecution are two different things Coryn. Everyone knows poor people die younger than wealthy people and men die younger than women. Why would we expect any demographic group to have statistical life outcomes the same as everyone else? Especially when these demographic groups are also distributed differently on socioeconomic measures.
I think what I'm trying to get at is these indigenous peoples don't have the same start line as the counterparts through one way or another and it's filtered down through generations in my experience.I can't speak for what's gone on in Aus with the aboriginals but Maori have to work twice as hard to get stuff done here just in general.
All the stats say this and alot of that is generational but again in the same breath when there's an opportunity for indigenous to do better we must make the most of it or we'll be forever crying me a river.In our family education is everything for me that's the only way out for our people and I suspect other indigenous people also.
They start behind the line due to inter-generational trauma. I cannot believe that good folk still argue this point
Most people have intergenerational trauma. Maybe all of us do.
Not systematic,. Not the same.
They need to take it up with their parents...If you believe your people have suffered intentional systematic oppression(like catholic victims) take it to court. They may tell you you're a victim and award you reparations
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