Author: Michael Murphy

27 Mar Tories ignoring Inuit, Liberal conference told (The Toronto Star)

Posted at 19:43h in News, Posts

Inuit people are less involved in federal government decisions today than they were before the federal Conservatives came to power, according to Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a leading voice for the Arctic in Canada and in international circles. "There was a time where there was a lot...

26 Mar Australia Aboriginal youths 28 times more likely to end up in jail (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted at 19:45h in News, Posts

The death of several Australian Aborigines who have died in prison or police custody around the country recently has underscored the disproportionately high percentage of Aborigines among the country’s incarcerated – a result in part of overcrowded housing and low education rates that go hand...

25 Mar Aboriginal coalition wins backing for water rights campaign (The Australian)

Posted at 19:55h in News, Posts

An Aboriginal coalition has won Northern Territory government support for a radical plan to give traditional owners legal and commercial rights over inland waterways, lakes and underground basins across northern Australia. The coalition, steered by the father of reconciliation Pat Dodson, says traditional owners have...