Don’t lose what the homelands have gained | theage.com.au

Don’t lose what the homelands have gained

• Editorial
• The Age May 23, 2009

“………………………………….The homelands, as the outstations are properly called, developed as very different places to the towns. As study after study by universities and health authorities has confirmed, people in the homelands are generally much healthier than those in the towns. Their communities are stable and cohesive. They have nurtured their traditional cultures through contact with the land. What is more, by keeping their cultures and knowledge of the land alive, they have begun to find new ways of supporting themselves. Most important of all, they have a sense of being in control of their lives………………………… indigenous leader Pat Dodson urged that more homelands with more than 100 residents should be “designated as communities and be serviced and funded to the same level as like territory communities”……………………………….”

Don’t lose what the homelands have gained | theage.com.au

May 23, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized