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	<title>Comments on: An example of disempowerment- Why dont you talk to us first?</title>
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	<description>Working effectively in &#38; for Indigenous Communities</description>
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		<title>By: Petrice</title>
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		<dc:creator>Petrice</dc:creator>
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		<description>Yes this made me feel sad because its just so typical of a colonial attitude that still deeply affects Australia - the one that disempowers Aboriginal people who are still treated in many regards as second class citizens in their own country. 

It would be more helpful to gain a deeper understanding of the individual needs of Indigenous communities across Australia. Is it so hard to simply communicate? No but within the current system of government it is too hard to do something this simple. This must change and we need educated people who don&#039;t just have a business degree or a degree in political science - we need spiritual people and more Indigenous persons in power to represent the needs of many unique and often disenfranchised Australians.
There is a way forward, but its one baby step at a time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes this made me feel sad because its just so typical of a colonial attitude that still deeply affects Australia &#8211; the one that disempowers Aboriginal people who are still treated in many regards as second class citizens in their own country. </p>
<p>It would be more helpful to gain a deeper understanding of the individual needs of Indigenous communities across Australia. Is it so hard to simply communicate? No but within the current system of government it is too hard to do something this simple. This must change and we need educated people who don&#8217;t just have a business degree or a degree in political science &#8211; we need spiritual people and more Indigenous persons in power to represent the needs of many unique and often disenfranchised Australians.<br />
There is a way forward, but its one baby step at a time.</p>
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