Voices Still to be Heard
- 22 July 1998
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
- Vol. 26 (1), 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1326011100001757
Abstract
In a climate of self-determination it is essential to clarify what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people themselves feel about their cultural identity and future. These voices exist in a context of the great potential in Aboriginal culture and by contrast the severe problems which Aboriginal people face.Lippman (1994) argues that, although there is some evidence of Aboriginal status becoming more equitable, education being one instance to avail self-determination, data continue to reveal that Aboriginal mortality and morbidity rates lie in stark contrast to those of the general population of Australia. The death rate for Aboriginal men and women of 35 to 44 years is eight times higher than for the average non-Aboriginal (Ferrari, 1997). Queensland Health (1996) recently reported that Cape York has yet to experience the mortality gains seen by Indigenous populations in New Zealand and North America.Keywords
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- Why Are So Many Aboriginal Children Not Achieving At School ?The Aboriginal Child at School, 1991