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25-02-2010, 20:18
Passage of legislation in the Queensland Parliament yesterday recognising Indigenous people as the first Queenslanders in the preamble to the State’s Constitution, was one more milestone in the country’s reconciliation journey, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda said today.
Commissioner Gooda said Queensland could now stand tall alongside Victoria as the only States that have positively recognised the unique position of Indigenous Australians in their Constitutions.
“The Queensland Government, like the Victorian one before it, has shown great courage and commitment to true reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by amending its Constitutional preamble to recognise Indigenous peoples as the first Queenslanders,” he said.
“The amendment is of great symbolic importance and will contribute to redressing the historical exclusion of Indigenous peoples from Australia’s foundational documents and national identity.”
See more at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2010/12_10.html
:yelclap: Another step.
Commissioner Gooda said Queensland could now stand tall alongside Victoria as the only States that have positively recognised the unique position of Indigenous Australians in their Constitutions.
“The Queensland Government, like the Victorian one before it, has shown great courage and commitment to true reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by amending its Constitutional preamble to recognise Indigenous peoples as the first Queenslanders,” he said.
“The amendment is of great symbolic importance and will contribute to redressing the historical exclusion of Indigenous peoples from Australia’s foundational documents and national identity.”
See more at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2010/12_10.html
:yelclap: Another step.