Would you support a First nations voice in Parlm

Originally posted by Scott th Ratbag: ↑

I respect you opinion on this hersuit.... but I'm wondering which points you think were misleading?

the cross-generational trauma of previous treatment continued as much history is retold, albeit coloured by the personal traumas experienced, as this is their ancient means of recording history.

damage to First Nations people continued to this day as 28% of all inmates nationally are, as of Sept '19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australians_and_crime

and townships are left under-serviced and subject to ongoing addiction to a narrow range of drugs of the most harmful kind, alcohol, glue and petrol, with methamphetamine making inroads win larger population regions. inflation in such towns is vastly higher than elsewhere while work is extremely difficult to find, no capital to commence business interests and a serious lack of financial management of funds held in Trust accounts from royalty payments for land use by miners.

there are many health and behavioural problems in these towns as such often accompanies drug abuse. So much Anger among Aboriginal people due to their collective history of abuse and deprivation by white people.

yet every gov just throws more money at Aboriginal people in the hopes they might go away..... no real attempts to help these people to manage their own people in a better, pragmatic and functional way.

Have you read much on epigenicity hersuit, the influences of trauma over generations which accumulate genetic alternations?

its worth noting the factors causing long term changes to behaviours and health outcomes.

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"d'ye know only 100 yrs ago white Aussies were shooting First Nations people on sight. they were treated as slaves, herded off their land into 'missionaries" and given grog, flour, sugar and tea, smallpox syphilis diabetes (from the sugar) alcohol dependency, tooth decay etc etc. and having the women and children stolen from their homes, family and lands."

one of my first patients was a woman with a facial deformity...a most severe depressed skull #...about 50 years old

told me the story...she was the product of a white guy and a black woman...when born and not full blood her dad took her from her mom...smashed her head in with a rock and threw her on a rubbish heap for the dogs

Her gma saved her

She told me that many many of the people she knew who were not in the blacks care as they grew were for the most part "rescued not stolen - her words

Many many attempts to document the "stolen" nature of the age have been made and none have stood up to legal scrutiny. Of course, the word of mouth rendition does paint a picture that seeks to tell a different story...now...who will even know the entire story

Inded from memory the term "stolen generation" only came to be in the 70s and from a white guy.

What I do know is many of the communities are the most toxic on earth and need to be closed. You cant chose to live in the middle of nowhere and expect the same health education and employment opps that urban folks have.