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Voice. Treaty. Truth.
NAIDOC Week 2019 Literary Trail
(Status : Public)
Coordinated by BlackWords Team
  • Treaty

  • "Makarrata is the culmination of our agenda: the coming together after a struggle. It captures our aspirations for a fair and truthful relationship with the people of Australia and a better future for our children based on justice and self-determination." - Uluru Statement from the Heart.

  • Aboriginal Sovereignty: Justice, the Law and Land

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    This Draft Treaty and Aboriginal Sovereign Position and Legal Entitlement was written after consultation with Aboriginal Members of the Sovereign Aboriginal Coalition, Alice Springs, 19th to 21st June 1987.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

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  • Etchings Indigenous: Treaty

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    'The second volume of new writing and art from emerging and established Aboriginal artists and writers, featuring stories, poetry, art, photography, and a range of reviews, interviews, and insights. Treaty takes the reader into some serious territories, but remains focused on placing Indigenous culture in the public sphere, forging connections and engagement between all Australians. Treaty invites you to imagine what this could mean for Aboriginal people and how we must learn from our troubled colonial history.

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  • Singing Up "Treaty" (Yothu Yindi)

    '"Treaty” was composed by Yothu Yindi in collaboration with Paul Kelly and Midnight Oil to protest against the failure of the Australian Government to honour the Prime Minister's promise to Indigenous Australians.

    'Dr M Yunupingu's comments about this song:

    '"This song was written after Bob Hawke, in his famous response to the Barunga Statement (1988), said there would be a Treaty between Indigenous Australians and the Australian Government by 1990. The intention of this song was to raise public awareness about this so that the government would be encouraged hold to his promise.

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  • Watch the video clip for 'Treaty' via YouTube. (Viewers are advised that the video contains images of people who have died.)
  • 'Unwashed: Two Cultures Together' and the essence of treaty.

    "The title Unwashed doesn't mean 'dirty' or 'unclean'. It is a term for reconciliation in that friendship comes without first washing hands or being something other than is expected. It speaks against stereotyping.

    No bleaching required to get rid of the 'germs'. In other words true friendship is about accepting one another as they are: clean slate, no preconceived notions. Accepted for whatever they may have been or may be. It doesn't really matter.

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