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Assimilation & Oppression

Just 20 years ago suicide rates were at the same rate for all people on this continent

996 deaths by suicide – one in 24 die by suicide

Macklin said we will take child suicides seriously

The 'Gone Too Soon' report found that Aboriginal suicide programs, run by Government and their services, not by Aboriginal controlled services, are fragmented and uncoordinated and continue to fail to stem the tide of suicides.

77 Aboriginal suicides in South Australia alone

Gerry Georgatos The Stringer
4 October 2013

Only dead people come into the dreams of South Australian Elder Tauto Sansbury. He dreams of the deceased, of young lives lost. Mr Sansbury has dedicated his life to helping troubled Aboriginal youth, to reduce the rate of suicides. [node:read-more:link]

Warren Mundine: The white sheep of the family?

Dr Gary Foley Independent Australia 17 September, 2013

Tony Abbott's new puppet, Warren Mundine, has surprised some, but not Gary Foley, who has watched Mundine steadily tread a path to the Right for years.

Treasure trove of Indigenous language documents unearthed at NSW State Library

 
Deborah Rice ABC News 27 August 2013

A treasure trove of Indigenous language documents from across Australia has been discovered in the New South Wales State Library. [node:read-more:link]

Racism is a major driver of First Nations Peoples ill health

When we talk about Aboriginal health, we often talk as if the problem is "Being Aboriginal" - but in reality, "Being Aboriginal" is a marker for having experienced racism, discrimination, colonisation and genocide.

Families who need help get their children plunged into out-of-culture foster care

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