Uluru Statement From The Heart Flashcards
What is the Uluru Statement From The Heart?
The Uluru Statement from the Heart outlines the path forward for recognising Indigenous Australians in the nation’s constitution. It asks Australians to change the constitution to allow Indigenous Australians a voice in the laws and policies that are made about them.
What does the Uluru Statement want?
The Statement is a document Aboriginal people from all over Australia agreed on. In it they express that they are a sovereign people, and what they want all Australians to do to recognise and support this sovereignty. It also comments on the social difficulties faced by Aboriginal people
Describe the importance of sovereignty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples:
Why do Aboriginal peoples seek constitutional change to establish a Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Constitution?
Why is this IMPORTANT/how would it impact social justice and human rights?
