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Government neglects Indigenous childcare during 'national emergency'

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CAAMA’s Paul Wyles talked with the chairwoman of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council Bev Manton on Tuesday morning, responding to some of Noel Pearson’s comments in the media recently.

“The man is drunk with power…I’ve always respected Noel but I just can’t understand where he’s coming from,” she said in response to Mr Pearson stating that “Aboriginal people have turned into a nation of cripples.”

Mainstream media pushes Noel Pearson forward as a representative of all Aboriginal people but, as Bev Manton said, “Noel is not an elected voice.”

Mr Pearson’s support of John Howard’s ‘Emergency Intervention’ also brought scathing criticism from Ms Manton.

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ONE of Queensland's most respected indigenous leaders is considering legal action against the state's police after he endured a midnight SWAT-style raid over a toy gun won at the Cairns Show.

The home of Richard Aken, the chairman of the Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation, was raided last month after he said police had received a report of a black man with a rifle in the boot of his car.

"I was lying in bed asleep at about 12.30am when I got a phone call and was told to come out of my house," Mr Aken said.

Read the article on news.com.au

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Yappera Children’s Services Co-operative, an Indigenous childcare and pre-school centre in Thornbury, faces closure due to the state and federal governments’ refusal to provide the $150,000 required for essential plumbing repairs.

Yappera is one of five multi-functional Aboriginal children’s services in Victoria. Yappera means “belonging place” and promotes a philosophy of strengthening culture.

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(Kyodo) Kaori Tahara, an indigenous Ainu woman candidate backed by local opposition New Party Daichi, was defeated in the House of Councillors election Sunday, election returns showed. Tahara, 34, was seeking one of the two seats up for grabs in the Hokkaido prefectural constituency with five other candidates.
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In the last few weeks, John Howard has been to Bali, East Timor, Bega, Canberra, Tasmania, South Australia, Brisbane and regional areas in Queensland, the Hunter Valley, Kalgoorlie and Perth but he hasn't set foot in the Northern Territory, despite flying over it twice.

He visits the sites of bombings, savage storms, tsunamis and other emergencies that have taken place overseas and in Australia. So where is our leader during this "national emergency" taking place in the Northern Territory?

Read the article in the National Indigenous Times

Fact vs Fiction: The truth behind the band-aid solution

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Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris has criticised the sudden focus on Aboriginal communities brought by the Federal Government's intervention in the Northern Territory.

The athlete is currently visiting the Kimberley promoting health checks for children as part of a Commonwealth roadshow that was already underway when the new strategy was announced. Ms Peris says some of the media coverage has been hurtful towards the many responsible Aboriginal parents.

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{mosimage}Canada says it will spend $CAN200 million ($220 million) to rebuild a remote and decrepit Indian town that has come to epitomise the dreadful living conditions many aboriginals endure in the country.

Kashechewan, a settlement of 1,700 near the shore of James Bay in northern Ontario, was evacuated a total of three times in 2005 and 2006 - twice due to flooding and once because of a tainted water supply.

As pictures of children made sick by bad water filled television screens, some members of the band demanded a new town be built nearby. But Ottawa said that would cost $CAN500 million and opted for a less expensive option.

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"I know nothing about this world of broadcasting…If he were not the author of this article, I would swear that right-wing fascist Lutheran mission mongrel Noel Pearson was in on this bastardry."

Noel Pearson refers to himself in the third person as a fascist Lutheran mongrel. Anybody actually disagree?

Read his bizarre article in the Weekend Australian here.

CAAMA’s Paul Wyles talked with the chairwoman of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council Bev Manton on Tuesday morning, responding to some of Noel Pearson’s comments in the media recently. Listen to CAAMA Interviews here.

To find the interviews with Bev Manton, click on the 'next' button in your media player.

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Former federal environment minister Ian Campbell failed to follow proper process in approving the controversial expansion of the Northern Territory's largest zinc mine, a court has heard.

Aboriginal elders have resumed their legal action against the former minister in the Federal Court, also using the occasion to mark the passing of a respected elder who had long campaigned against the mine, with a traditional smoking ceremony.

The Yanyuwa people from Borroloola claim the government should not have approved an application by Swiss mining company Xstrata to divert the McArthur River, near the Gulf of Carpentaria, by 5.5km.

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