Being allies? Negotiating non-indigenous support of indigenous struggles in Australia
Clare Land considers the question of negotiating non-Indigenous support of Indigenous struggles in Australia under the prevailing colonising conditions. She discusses historical and contemporary examples of this support and some of the tensions within this work.
This presentation on 10 March 2010, in Tāmaki Makaurau, is available as an audio file from the Treaty Resource Centre
Kupu Taea: Media and te Tiriti Project
Keynote speech delivered by Dr Tim McCreanor to the New Zealand Psychological Society Conference on 27 August 2009 in Palmerston North, on behalf of Kupu Taea: Media and te Tiriti Project:
Maori representation in the Super City: What’s the issue?
Should Maori have guaranteed representation?
Yes. Those with mana whenua (mana of the land) in this area have been guardians of the lands, seas and harbours of this region for centuries. They welcomed and gave a place to the new European settlers, expecting they would live alongside them in a respectful relationship. We all need to recognise that relationship today if we are going to move into a future based on a right and peaceful relationships between people and the land.
What did the Royal Commission recommend?
