Indigenous treaties are meaningless without addressing the issue of sovereignty
- Written by Gaynor Macdonald, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sydney
Ironically, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s rejection of the 2017 Statement from the Heart, proposing more meaningful national engagement with Indigenous peoples, has accelerated demands for a treaty process across the country. Victoria and the Northern Territory have both moved ahead on this front in recent weeks.
But enthusiasm for...
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