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A Rightful Place: Race, Recognition and a More Complete Commonwealth: Quarterly Essay 55 (Paperback, 55th edition)
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A Rightful Place: Race, Recognition and a More Complete Commonwealth: Quarterly Essay 55 (Paperback, 55th edition)
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The nation has unfinished business. After more than two centuries,
can a rightful place be found for Australia's original peoples?
Soon we will all decide if and how indigenous Australians will be
recognised in the constitution. In the words of Professor Greg
Craven- 'We have a committed prime minister, and a committed
opposition. We have a receptive electorate. There will never be a
better time. We have no choice but to address the question. If
constitutions deal with fundamental things, our indigenous heritage
is pretty fundamental.' In A Rightful Place, Noel Pearson shows how
the idea of 'race' was embedded in the constitution, and the
distorting effect this has had. Now there is a chance to change it
- if we can agree on a way forward. Pearson shows what
constitutional recognition means, and what it could make possible-
true equality and a renewed appreciation of an ancient culture.
This is a wide-ranging, eloquent call for justice, an essay of
remarkable power that traverses history and culture to make the
case for change. 'As long as we have a constitution that
characterises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the
basis of race, it will have deleterious implications for their
citizenship. It must be removed ...This is not just a matter of
symbolism. I think this will be a matter of psychology. The day we
come to regard ourselves as people with a distinct heritage, with
distinct cultures and languages but not of a distinct race will be
a day of psychological liberation. And it will also be liberating
for those in the wider community ...' Noel Pearson, A Rightful
Place
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