- Liam ___________________________ . In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse http://itsoch.hypermart.net KOLA Action Group http://kola-hq.hypermart.net Journey of Healing http://www.journeyofhealing.com .___________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, September 16, 1999 9:04 AM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: Indigenous Leaders Summit Urges Federal Government Talks on Rights >15 September 1999 > > >Indigenous Leaders Summit Urges Federal Government Talks on Rights > > >Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives from throughout >Australia have endorsed the need for direct negotiations between Aboriginal >peoples and the Federal Government on a range of substantial rights issues >in the process of reconciliation. > >The Focus 2000 and Beyond Forum, attended by more than 60 representatives, >acknowledged that there has been no agreement between the Aboriginal peoples >of Australia and the Government. > >The meeting endorsed the need for reconciliation. > >However it acknowledged it would not be possible to achieve an agreement >about substantial reconciliation before the end of the century. > >The forum endorsed the development of a working paper, a "document towards >reconciliation," including a draft statement of Indigenous rights. > >This document would build on a range of documents produced by ATSIC and the >Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Social Justice Commission, >including the Barunga Statement and the Kalkaringi Statement. > >The forum agreed the documents be referred to the Board of the Aboriginal >and Torres Strait Islander Commission for endorsement with a view to future >referral to a working group which will be responsible for consulting with >Indigenous communities. > >The working paper acknowledges that reconciliation is an ongoing process and >the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the Australian Government >needs to seriously engage in this process with good will and mutual respect. > >There needs to be an Act of Parliament that sets out the issues that have >been identified as those for negotiation and consultation amongst Aboriginal >people themselves and the issues that have been identified as those for >negotiation between the Aboriginal peoples and the Government. > >The forum also agreed the Act of Parliament should be drafted in >co-operation with the Aboriginal peoples and their leaders. > >Craig Sproule >Office of Public Affairs - ATSIC >Ph: 02 6121 4952 >Fax: 02 6282 2854 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
