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Indigenous culture can live on : Comments

By John Mathews, published 7/1/2008

Many Indigenous Australians are caught between two worlds, and lack the knowledge and skills to succeed in either.

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"caught between two worlds"

Arnold Toynbee notes Peoples in this position forms of archaism and/futurism: Doesn't work. Best join the present and secondarily retain langsyne traditions. The Scottish Clans were familial and tribal, yet these people are centred in modernism, while still revisiting/honouring the past in a plausible fashion today.
Posted by Oliver, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 10:12:16 PM
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It would be beneficial for Australia if Rudd and his Government do the right thing and show long absent leadership and appoint a Minister for Aboriginal Affairs AND Reconciliation.

2/3 of Sun Herald readers don't want to say Sorry .

Probably not surprising ,but it shows we have an enormous amount of work to do to educate a large section of the Australian Public as well as starting Aboriginal Australians down the path of economic independence while maintaining their cultural identity.
Posted by kartiya jim, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 11:24:14 PM
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