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Assimilation v self-determination : Comments

By Mike Dockery, published 20/2/2009

Must Indigenous people give up their culture to 'close the gap' and improve their socio-economic status?

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The aboringinal languages are dying, and in a few generations will probably cease to exist.

The young seldom see the need to continue the customs of their elders, and as much of the western culture of the 1900s has changed, so will the aboringinal. This is happening to all indigenous cultures world wide.

Whistler can like king Canute comand the tide not to come in, but it will. Those that see it don't get their feet wet.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Friday, 27 February 2009 1:50:55 PM
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@ SHOWDOWN MINISTER

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That is the tendency. Is it fatality ? Do we have no choice ? Is there nothing we can do about it ? Do we just have to wait until it happens ?

Did somebody decide that ? Who did ? Did we decide it ? Or is it simply that we just don't give a damn ?

If anybody cares, would he or she please reply to this post ...

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Posted by Banjo Paterson, Saturday, 28 February 2009 8:52:34 AM
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>The aboringinal languages are dying, and in a few generations will probably cease to exist.

where i live in sydney, children dance at ceremony,
languages are being recovered,
and aborigines are proud of culture.
Posted by whistler, Sunday, 1 March 2009 10:33:51 PM
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