Australia: Aboriginal children need teaching that respects their culture

[Francis Hult]

The Age

 

Aboriginal children need teaching that respects their culture

 

It is too simplistic to insist on imposing values on Aborigines.

 

In her latest book, Helen Hughes from the Centre for Independent Studies argues that after the 1967 referendum, two models emerged regarding Aboriginal development in Australia. The liberal model supported integration into the white economic mainstream, while the "homelands" model advocated a traditional separatist life in remote areas. In Lands of Shame, Hughes contends that the "homelands" model has failed dismally and that immediate action must be taken on health and education to ensure that white mainstream standards are achieved.

 

Full story:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/aboriginal-children-need-teaching-that-respects-their-culture/2008/04/14/1208025085406.html

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