Abstract
Published on the eve of 2023 Referendum, Prof Hughes, a nephrologist and academic, positions herself in relation to the opportunity for structural advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, leveraged on the nations answer delivered by double majority...
Sewngapa (Greetings),
I am a Torres Strait Islander woman, a member of the First Nations peoples of Australia. The name ‘Australia’ has been used in official documents since 1824, before that it was known as ‘colonies of the British Empire, and before that each place on the continent were known only as the names from First Nations peoples.
My family, through my father, have existed for countless, yet known generations within the near west region of Torres Strait. To survive, we had to be connected and work with each other, with Aboriginal people of the mainland continent and to the north to Papua New Guinea. Governance existed and was and is culturally based, since culture is the centre of our lives...
Sewngapa (Greetings),
I am a Torres Strait Islander woman, a member of the First Nations peoples of Australia. The name ‘Australia’ has been used in official documents since 1824, before that it was known as ‘colonies of the British Empire, and before that each place on the continent were known only as the names from First Nations peoples.
My family, through my father, have existed for countless, yet known generations within the near west region of Torres Strait. To survive, we had to be connected and work with each other, with Aboriginal people of the mainland continent and to the north to Papua New Guinea. Governance existed and was and is culturally based, since culture is the centre of our lives...
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Type | position statement |
| Media of output | web page |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Oct 2023 |
Keywords
- position
- culture
- sovereign