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INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA

NATSIEC Blog
For Indigenous comment on current affairs, visit the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission's blog.

Graeme Mundine at the UNAA
Executive Secretary of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission, Graeme Mundine, spoke to the United Nations Association of Australia Conference 2009 on the rights of Indigneous Peoples.

NT Emergency Response Review
• The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission’s response to the report.
• Commission Executive Secretary Graeme Mundine reports on the experience of the intervention.
• The Australian Human Rights Commission’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, welcomed key findings of the report.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner responds to the Apology
Tom Calma’s response to the Parliament’s apology to the Stolen Generations is available in audio and text.

Jesuits Acknowledge the Wirrundjerri
In a ceremony involving Aboriginal elders, the Jesuit Theological College erected a plaque acknowledging the Wirrundjerri people, on whose land the college stands.

More stories and reflections

NATSIEC on the Special Rapporteur's Statement

Indigenous Christians welcomed the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Humand Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigneous People's conclusion that Australia is not conforming to international standards on cultural integrity and self determination.
The Apology in Pictures

A photo essay of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission at Parliament for the apology to the Stolen Generations.
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