Comments on: Around the Web, 2/17/2008 http://savageminds.org/2008/02/17/around-the-web-2172008/ Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:06:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim http://savageminds.org/2008/02/17/around-the-web-2172008/comment-page-1/#comment-219369 Kim Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:03:53 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2008/02/17/around-the-web-2172008/#comment-219369 The words were not changed, read Rudd's speech he says "Stolen generations" many, many times. There was a conservative member of the opposition party that suggested the switch prior to the event (read Jangari's post <a href="http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/02/07/damn-im-good/" rel="nofollow"> here<a />. But Rudd did not fold to the ploy to water down the speech.</a> The words were not changed, read Rudd’s speech he says “Stolen generations” many, many times. There was a conservative member of the opposition party that suggested the switch prior to the event (read Jangari’s post here. But Rudd did not fold to the ploy to water down the speech.

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]]> By: Indigenous peoples activist http://savageminds.org/2008/02/17/around-the-web-2172008/comment-page-1/#comment-218990 Indigenous peoples activist Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:24:55 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2008/02/17/around-the-web-2172008/#comment-218990 The Australian appology is a landmark, but it was watered down when certain words were changed around (e.g., stolen to separated). However, it is a great first step, let us just hope Rudd can keep it up and not compromise his government by caving in to the big resource extraction companies vying to get to all the mineral wealth on traditional aboriginal land. The Australian appology is a landmark, but it was watered down when certain words were changed around (e.g., stolen to separated). However, it is a great first step, let us just hope Rudd can keep it up and not compromise his government by caving in to the big resource extraction companies vying to get to all the mineral wealth on traditional aboriginal land.

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]]> By: Kim http://savageminds.org/2008/02/17/around-the-web-2172008/comment-page-1/#comment-217914 Kim Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:18:06 +0000 http://savageminds.org/2008/02/17/around-the-web-2172008/#comment-217914 I think also SM readers might be interested in Australian government's formal apology this week (Feb 13) to Indigenous Peoples who were part of the Stolen Generations. This follows up on my guest posts on the intervention here on SM back in November. The new Labor government under Kevin Rudd made this formal apology as the first order of business of the new Parliament. The Rudd government has also said that they will reverse the previous administration's refusal to sign the (non-binding) UN Declaration of Indigenous Peoples Rights. You can read Rudd's speech or watch the video here I think also SM readers might be interested in Australian government’s formal apology this week (Feb 13) to Indigenous Peoples who were part of the Stolen Generations. This follows up on my guest posts on the intervention here on SM back in November. The new Labor government under Kevin Rudd made this formal apology as the first order of business of the new Parliament. The Rudd government has also said that they will reverse the previous administration’s refusal to sign the (non-binding) UN Declaration of Indigenous Peoples Rights.

You can read Rudd’s speech or watch the video here

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