Todayhost Stuart McMinn knows that the 2000 walk for reconciliation didn’t change outcomes for Aboriginal people as hed hoped as a boy,but it did define the man he becameThere are many current issues in Indigenous affairs I could write on: the closure of Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, the deregistering of sacred sites, or the levels of uncertainty surrounding constitutional recognition,the destitute outcomes for Aboriginal people on every significant social measure in Australia. However, if people already refuse to listen to the evidence and the experts, and the reports and the statistics,or to everyone else that talks so powerfully and passionately approximately these issues, then it’s more than likely that they, and the powers that be,won’t listen to me either. I’m no expert. I’m just a person who, like so many others, or quietly and humbly works hard at their job and struggles to ensure that – together with my partner – I build food on the table and preserve a roof over my children’s heads.
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Source: theguardian.com