Activity: Consider what national and international perspectives relate to the relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in contemporary society and how they relate to the world view of Indigenous Australians.
Human Rights policies and resources
Human Rights Commission (2008), Remote indigenous education, Social Justice Report 2008, Chapter 3
Gray, J & Beresford, Q 2008, ‘A formidable challenge: Australia’s quest for equity in Indigenous education’, Australian Journal of Education, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 197-223.
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Human Rights policies and resources
Human Rights Commission (2008), Remote indigenous education, Social Justice Report 2008, Chapter 3
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/sj_report/sjreport08/chap3.html
National Native Title Tribunal – What exactly is Native Title?
http://www.auroraproject.com.au/what_is_native_title#Useful_resources_about_native_title
http://www.nntt.gov.au/nativetitleclaims/Pages/default.aspx
Closing the Gap policy
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-social-justice/projects/close-gap-indigenous-health
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/un-declaration-rights-indigenous-peoples-1
Gray, J & Beresford, Q 2008, ‘A formidable challenge: Australia’s quest for equity in Indigenous education’, Australian Journal of Education, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 197-223.
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.922.9687&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Discuss the arguments that are raised by Gray and Beresford that support or challenge the main strategies outlined in the policy.
Evaluate the policy against the UN declaration – is the convention upheld? Why/ why not?
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