"In 1995, the Paul Keating Labor government commissioned……" — Richard Flanagan

More Aboriginal Quotes

This quote is filed under Aboriginal Quotes, one of 80 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what… — Tony Abbott
• I've got tonnes of aboriginal and Native American art, but I'd like even more. — Tori Amos
• Prayers never bring anything... They may bring solace to the sap, the bigot, the ignorant, the aboriginal, and the lazy… — W.C. Fields
• The astronomers said, 'Give us matter and a little motion and we will construct the universe. It is not enough… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• In dealing with the State, we ought to remember that its institutions are not aboriginal, though they existed before we… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• It's a very Aboriginal thing to do, to give younger people greater responsibilities within the community as they become able… — Jackie Huggins
• It's something I've always wanted - to be known as an Australian. When I was younger I was always referred… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley
• I wasn't aware of the impact that I had made on the lives of Aboriginal people until I did a… — Lionel Rose
• I'm going to win it for my country. I'm the first Aboriginal to win this. Isn't that something? I wish… — Lionel Rose
• I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all… — Cathy Freeman
• I have been told many times that when I win I make my people proud to be Australian. I am… — Cathy Freeman
• Unfortunately for many Aboriginal people, of course, they've been in the situation of being herded on government reserves. Their own… — Lowitja O'Donoghue

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