Topics: Indigenous rights
Social justice is about making sure that every Australian – Indigenous and non-Indigenous – have choices about how they live and the means to make those choices. It also means recognising the distinctive rights that Indigenous Australians hold as the original peoples of this land.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples sets out the principles which describe equality, non-discrimination, partnership, consultation and cooperation between Indigenous peoples and governments.
To learn more about the role of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and the policy and program work the Australian Human Rights Commission carries out in this area see the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice web-section.
The Commission’s ‘rightsED’ resources/activities around Indigenous rights:
Please note that the terms Aboriginal and Indigenous are used interchangeably throughout these resources.
Useful Commission resources:
- Us Taken-Away Kids publication
- Indigenous timeline
- Bringing them home DVD (order through publications)
- National Indigenous Representative Body
- National Indigenous Legal Advocacy Course
- International Indigenous rights
External resources:
- Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) – Indigenous People
- Dare to Lead (resources include school checklists for engagement)
- Our Dreamings
- Reconciliation Australia
- Sharing Culture Education Kit
- Black Tracks video
- What works?
- Wakakirri
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