I think this is an excellent suggestion by Bruce.
Have any ATSIC Commissioners been approached on the issue?
Presumably an Aboriginal Legal service would handle the case, although I
suppose anyone with the necessary funds would be able to instigate an action
for an injunction.
If official recognition is given to the need for using Original Languages,
official acknowledgment is also made of the various Aboriginal Nations, and,
among other things, we get away from this racist idea that one Aborigine
should be able to speak for all Communities------ala Aden Ridgeway.
Laurie.
Laurie and Desley Forde [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Trudy Bray wrote.........
-----Original Message-----
From: Trudy and Rod Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: RecOzNet2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 3:52 PM
Subject: [recoznet2] Fw: Preamble - Aboriginal language versions?
>Forwarded for Bruce Reyburn:
>
>How is this for racial discrimination? The Referendum
>materials are not available in the original languages of
>Australia.
>
>The referendum materials are available in all sorts
>of foreign languages, and in braille, large print and audio
>cassettes to ensure that no-one is disadvantaged!
>
>CALL ON ATSIC FOR AN INJUCTION
>
>The newly elected ATSIC Commissioners should be calling
>for an injuction to prevent the referendum going ahead until
>surviving First Peoples are provided with an opportunity to
>learn about Constutitional changes in their first languages.
>
>This injunction could be called on the grounds of racial
>discrimination.
>
>Indigenous people are the Australians who have suffered most
>from the 1901 Constitution, and all Australians need to
>be satisfied that First Peoples have been provided with
>a real opportunity to participate in changes to the Australian
>Constitution.
>
>Bruce Reyburn
>
>
>
>----------
>> From: referendum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: Bruce Reyburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: Preamble - Aboriginal language versions?
>> Date: Monday, 11 October 1999 11:06
>>
>> Dear Mr Reyburn
>>
>> Thanks for your email about the preamble and information on the
>> website. Information about the referendum has been broadcast on
>> indigenous and community radio stations throughout Australia and
>> advertised in the indigenous press. However, materials about the
>> proposed preamble have not been translated into Aboriginal languages.
>>
>> Yours sincerely
>> Referendum Taskforce
>>
>> Bruce Reyburn wrote:
>>
>> > Dear Referendum people,
>> >
>> > Could you please tell me where i will find materials
>> > about the proposed Preamble to the Australian Consititution
>> > in the original Australian (Aboriginal) languages?
>> >
>> > I have rung the interpretor services and they don't know
>> > of any.
>> >
>> > I have checked your website without success.
>> >
>> > Please advise
>> >
>> > Bruce Reyburn
>>
>
>
>
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