Cultural Worlds » intervention http://blog.whywarriors.com.au Working effectively in & for Indigenous Communities Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:03:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 An Indigenous voice on current Government policy http://blog.whywarriors.com.au/2009/an-indigenous-voice-on-current-government-policy/ http://blog.whywarriors.com.au/2009/an-indigenous-voice-on-current-government-policy/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:20:29 +0000 Tim Trudgen http://blog.whywarriors.com.au/?p=555 This is the second of a series of videos produced by a knowledgeable Aboriginal Lady from North East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.  What she says should be obvious, but I think it helps to realise that for many Yolngu (the people from this region) what services the Government might provide is not as important as the way they provide them.  The new interventionist approach to remote Indigenous communities ultimately disempowers the people, regardless of what wonderful services they bring, because they do not acknowledge the people’s Law, knowledge, or potential.  This is why Banumbil in this video demands acknowledgement through government entering into face to face dialogue as the most important issue, so that Yolngu might be given some control over decisions made on their behalf.  I post this here so people can see that Indigenous people from the remote areas really are angry about disempowering approaches.  I hope you will believe me that she is not the exception in this regard.

This video was produced independent of Why Warriors Pty Ltd, and are the views of the speaker, further information may be found where this video was originally posted on YouTube. I’m sure those who created this video would appreciate if it was passed on to others especially to those in Government positions, as that is who this message was written for.

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