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‘We have to be part of the change’: Why Aunty Eva-Jo believes a treaty is key to Victoria’s future
The Yoorrook Justice Commission has revealed hard truths about injustices Indigenous people have suffered. Those who shared ...
Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry finds British committed genocide of Indigenous people
Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry has found the British committed genocide of the Aboriginal people in Victoria during ...
Victorian government announces plan to establish Treaty with Indigenous Australians and expand powers of state Voice
The Victorian government has released a joint statement with the states First Nations assembly revealing its plan to draw up ...
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Victorian treaty talks turn to designated statutory appointments for First Peoples
In a nation-first, the Victorian government plans to negotiate decision-making powers with Indigenous communities via treaty.
Indigenous insider says demands ‘would send the state broke’ if the government agreed to all of them
Premier Jacinta Allan has ­refused to publicly rule out tax relief, funding and land grants for Indigenous Victorians after a ...
Yakima Herald12dOpinion
Guest Commentary: Treaties' promises are still being broken
But as Angie Debo pointed out in her 1940 book “And Still the Waters Run,” all the treaties have been broken by the federal ...
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Idaho Mountain Express11dOpinion
Promises to Indigenous American tribes still being broken
It is a common phrase in treaties between the U.S. government and Indigenous American tribes: “Each tribe or band shall have the right to possess, occupy and use the reserve ...
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‘Major shift’ for NSW Indigenous policy with more targeted Closing the Gap partnerships
The NSW government has committed to supporting 14 new partnerships with the state's Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations.