In 1974, Congress invented the reconciliation process to reduce deficits. More recently, reconciliation has been used in ways that increase the deficit. A public policy scholar explains the process.
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There is a quiet process underway, aimed at achieving the recognition of the First Nations that has so far eluded Australia.
Demands to remove, or preserve, the statues polarize communities, rather than building a shared future.
Instead of building new jails, we must focus our efforts on reshaping a post-pandemic society free of the challenges that led to an Indigenous man’s recent death.
The Australian Public Service is one of the country’s most powerful institutions. Yet Indigenous people make up just 1.2% of its senior ranks.
For some viewers, President Trump’s July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore represented love of country. Others saw it very differently.
Many Australians would like to engage with Indigenous people and history but say they don’t know how. Taking an Indigenous tour is one way to do this and take responsibility for reconciliation.
Aboriginal people have been calling for non-Indigenous Australians to listen to what they are saying. One great way to do that is via Twitter
The COVID-19 pandemic crisis could represent an opportunity to live up to all the recent talk of reconciliation in Canada.
The coronavirus crisis has demonstrated how vital local-level decision-making is in Indigenous affairs – and why the government needs to listen more often.
It is rare for a post-authoritarian society to get two chances to reconcile. This may be just that, for white South Africans in particular.
With the 2020 deadline for conserving biodiversity almost past, communities must now play a larger role in conservation.
The vandalism of colonial statues is an expression of political protest against the celebration of settler colonialism in Canada.
Ontario’s approach to assessing the environmental impacts of mining in the Ring of Fire region couldn’t address concerns about the cumulative consequences of development.
The mainstream news media has been biased in its reporting and portrayal of Indigenous Peoples on stories about renewable energy projects. What and how can they do better?
Many South Africans hold onto the hope that a win in the World Cup translates into another defining moment for the country.
Mmusi Maimane’s resignation highlights one of the core problems of democratic South Africa - the assumption that the only way to do anything is the way white men did it in the past.
Community gardens with land-based activities can impact community food security and are a good way to forge relationships among new immigrants, Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members.
In 1914, a ship carrying more than 300 immigrants from India wasn’t allowed to dock in Vancouver. A new mural tells an unverified story about Indigenous paddlers bringing food to the stranded ship.
The first truth commission to research lynchings has been established in Maryland. It has the potential to educate the public about and support racial reconciliation. But it also faces obstacles.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, Political Science, Brock University
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Professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph
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Professor in Political Science, University of Freiburg
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Senior Research Fellow, Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Researcher, University of Tasmania
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Associate professor emeritus, Journalism, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba
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Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Vice President (Indigenous Engagement), University of Regina
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Associate professor, Macquarie University
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), The University of Queensland
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Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
