In the Dark Ages: Reconciliation in the Americas and Australia

There is a genuine practical respected morally authoritative and socially authentic Aboriginal and Islander leadership in Australia, both nationally and regionally. They can lead us in the essential 'negotiation' - because no other word does justice to the process required - between indigenous and non-indigenous Australia. The problem is that some white politicians find it convenient to keep this indigenous leadership outside the door. By contrast, Canadian indigenous politics and government relations have been robust for decades. Canada's indigenous leaders and governments have worked out many practical agreements and created a new policy framework