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The NT Government through the Education Minister Marion Scrymgour (An Indigenous Women herself) has announced that the first 4 hours of each school day must be taught in English only. This has caused a huge uproar and appeases the assimilations and their agenda.

• Marion Scrymgour - Member for Arafura
• ABC News - "Remote school changes 'will traumatise students'"
• ABC News - "English lessons plan a diversion: union"

The first Australians and the British, the most powerful Empire in history, come face to face in Sydney on January 26, 1788. Their differences are immense but apprehension quickly turns to curiosity. Friendships form, some between powerful men such as Governor Arthur Phillip and the Aboriginal Bennelong. But by the time this pair leave for London three years later, relations between the two races have soured. The bloodshed worsens as settlers spread out across the land. More Detail At : www.sbs.com.au/firstaustralians/

The land grab moves south to Tasmania. In an effort to protect the real estate prices, it is decided to remove the Tasmanian Aboriginal people from the island. The Government enlists an Englishmen for the job, who is helped by a young Aboriginal woman Truganini. More Detail At : www.sbs.com.au/firstaustralians/

The threat of extinction hovers over the first Australians of Victoria at the time Wurundjeri clan leader Simon Wonga seeks land from the authorities. He soon gives up and leads his people to the banks of the Yarra River, claiming a parcel of land Coranderrk. With the help of a Scottish preacher, and inspired by the farming practices of the settlers, the community prospers – until the authorities step in and resist self determination. More Detail At : www.sbs.com.au/firstaustralians/

Throughout the history of white settlement, individual white men, good and bad, have significantly affected the first Australians. Supported by pastoralists keen to make their fortune, the homicidal police officer Constable Willshire, brings mayhem to the Arrernte nation in Central Australia. With the authorities turning a blind eye, the telegraph operator Frank Gillen stops him. Gillen’s other legacy is comprehensive records of the Arrernte people’s way of life. More Detail At : www.sbs.com.au/firstaustralians/

How will it benefit Indigenous peoples and what will be the consequences for mainstream Australians? An Australian Indigenous Policy is something that has been long coming. Issues include Translating and Interpreting, Education, Place Naming, Promotion, Funding, Researching and Maintenance. Is there a need for such a policy, how will it benefit Indigenous peoples and what will be the consequences for mainstream Australians?

What do these issues raise for the current governments both state and federal in terms of economic development?

Since the release of the report, what has changed for Indigenous languages?