Aborigines - your opinion/ Auckland land claim
Oct 3rd 2003, 6:09 am
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Aborigines - your opinion/ Auckland land claim
How are the aborigines treated over there? Are they claiming land like the maoris are over here and do they have much of a political voice. latest maori land claim blazed across the front of the waikato Times in NZ - the Tainui tribe are claiming large parts of Auckland including huge fisheries of course. Its government owned land but there is huge amounts of it worth billions of $. Anyone out there want to come to Auckland? Its laughable- mind you you never know with the labour Govt here. Our prime minister who has no children also wants to make smacking of kids illegal- I mean all smacking - apparently if you smack your kids the next thing is youll be murdering them or youre teaching them to be murderers!
Oct 3rd 2003, 6:19 am
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Re: Aborigines - your opinion/ Auckland land claim
Originally posted by hamiltonnz
How are the aborigines treated over there? Are they claiming land like the maoris are over here and do they have much of a political voice. latest maori land claim blazed across the front of the waikato Times in NZ - the Tainui tribe are claiming large parts of Auckland including huge fisheries of course. Its government owned land but there is huge amounts of it worth billions of $. Anyone out there want to come to Auckland? Its laughable- mind you you never know with the labour Govt here. Our prime minister who has no children also wants to make smacking of kids illegal- I mean all smacking - apparently if you smack your kids the next thing is youll be murdering them or youre teaching them to be murderers!
How are the aborigines treated over there? Are they claiming land like the maoris are over here and do they have much of a political voice. latest maori land claim blazed across the front of the waikato Times in NZ - the Tainui tribe are claiming large parts of Auckland including huge fisheries of course. Its government owned land but there is huge amounts of it worth billions of $. Anyone out there want to come to Auckland? Its laughable- mind you you never know with the labour Govt here. Our prime minister who has no children also wants to make smacking of kids illegal- I mean all smacking - apparently if you smack your kids the next thing is youll be murdering them or youre teaching them to be murderers!
Oct 4th 2003, 5:43 pm
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We are all visitors. No one really owns anything. you can't take it with you when you die.
Oct 8th 2003, 10:00 pm
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Originally posted by S/pick
We are all visitors. No one really owns anything. you can't take it with you when you die.
We are all visitors. No one really owns anything. you can't take it with you when you die.
Oct 8th 2003, 10:54 pm
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In Sydney the Aborigines are out of sight and out of mind. People rarely talk about the issues and it feels as though they do not exist. I come across more Islanders and Mauris than Aborigines.
I think the attitude in the bush and the NT is a bit different.
I think the attitude in the bush and the NT is a bit different.
Oct 8th 2003, 11:27 pm
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Originally posted by bondipom
In Sydney the Aborigines are out of sight and out of mind. People rarely talk about the issues and it feels as though they do not exist. I come across more Islanders and Mauris than Aborigines.
I think the attitude in the bush and the NT is a bit different.
In Sydney the Aborigines are out of sight and out of mind. People rarely talk about the issues and it feels as though they do not exist. I come across more Islanders and Mauris than Aborigines.
I think the attitude in the bush and the NT is a bit different.
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Oct 8th 2003, 11:36 pm
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Originally posted by bondipom
In Sydney the Aborigines are out of sight and out of mind. People rarely talk about the issues and it feels as though they do not exist. I come across more Islanders and Mauris than Aborigines.
I think the attitude in the bush and the NT is a bit different.
In Sydney the Aborigines are out of sight and out of mind. People rarely talk about the issues and it feels as though they do not exist. I come across more Islanders and Mauris than Aborigines.
I think the attitude in the bush and the NT is a bit different.
The issues are complex and I do not know enough about them. All I do know is that the status quo is not good enough.
Oct 8th 2003, 11:51 pm
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Originally posted by bondipom
I find it a shame because I am sure there is a rich aboriginal culture. Unfortunatley the major issues are land, alcohol abuse and physical/sexual abuse.
The issues are complex and I do not know enough about them. All I do know is that the status quo is not good enough.
I find it a shame because I am sure there is a rich aboriginal culture. Unfortunatley the major issues are land, alcohol abuse and physical/sexual abuse.
The issues are complex and I do not know enough about them. All I do know is that the status quo is not good enough.
I had no real knowledge of aboriginal issues, but I learnt a lot more about it and the troubles that aboriginals faced.
However there is a lot of other stuff that was going on particularly iro of land and sites. But that's confidential so I can't talk about it!
Oct 8th 2003, 11:56 pm
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Originally posted by owieb
Interestingly I worked for DIA (The Department of Indigenous Affairs) when I first arrived here and that was a real eye opener!
I had no real knowledge of aboriginal issues, but I learnt a lot more about it and the troubles that aboriginals faced.
However there is a lot of other stuff that was going on particularly iro of land and sites. But that's confidential so I can't talk about it!
Interestingly I worked for DIA (The Department of Indigenous Affairs) when I first arrived here and that was a real eye opener!
I had no real knowledge of aboriginal issues, but I learnt a lot more about it and the troubles that aboriginals faced.
However there is a lot of other stuff that was going on particularly iro of land and sites. But that's confidential so I can't talk about it!
Oct 9th 2003, 12:04 am
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Originally posted by bondipom
Are there more Aborigines over in WA?
Are there more Aborigines over in WA?
If you want to know more, checkout http://www.aad.wa.gov.au
