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Wake Up Time
Jaap Vogel
出版
Jacob D. (Jaap) Vogel with the assistance of InHouse Publishing
, 2014
主題
Social Science / General
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Travel / General
ISBN
099255943X
9780992559434
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=qJDSoAEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
The stories within Wake Up Time are based on observations gathered during extensive travels through the outback, in particular during a journey in 2013 to Alice Springs, Uluru, Willowra, Ali Curung and Kakadu.In addition, a selection of relevant documents ranging from newspaper articles to official annual reports are analysed to complement the observations. The main question is: why have the billions of dollars spent on Aboriginal issues not closed the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and what should be done about this?Wake Up Time is the story of a journey through some remote areas of the Northern Territory, as well as an analysis of the confronting, sad, scary and puzzling life of Indigenous Australians in remote communities.Wake Up Time questions whether two major issues are in the way of finding solutions to the problems in remote communities.The first issue is the alleged system of compensations and royalties payments by mining companies. Does this system exist? If so, what are these payments and what is the role of the mining industry and of the federal government in the equitable distribution and use of these payments? Have they lead to appropriate solutions?The second is the question of whether the present legal distinction between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is beneficial. This policy appears to be a hangover from the days of the White Australia policy, something still engrained in legislation that is counterproductive for all Australians. Has our appreciation, and support, for an ancient and very much alive Indigenous culture led us to an acceptance of inappropriate legal distinctions and exceptions regarding race?Finally, Wake Up Time questions the proposed changes to the Australian Constitution, to be decided in a referendum due in 2016. If the narrative illuminates some of these matters then the title of this book will be justified, indicating that it is indeed time to wake up!
