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Noel Pearson’s Nations
We call for the establishment of the First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution. Makarrata is a culmination of our agenda—the coming together after a struggle. It captures our aspirations for a fair and truthful relationship with the people of Australia and a better future for our children based on justice and self-determination. We seek a Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of agreement-making between governments and First Nations and truth-telling about our history.
—Uluru Statement from the Heart, May 26
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Noel Pearson got all he hoped for from the Uluru constitutional convention for indigenous people held from May 24 to 26. The “Uluru Statement from the Heart” is an abridged version of an article he wrote two years ago in the Australian (July 4–5, 2015) where he said that Aboriginal leaders wanted and deserved more than symbolic recognition from the constitutional change mooted by the Gillard government…
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