It is essential that Indigenous people participate in the constitutional, and concomitant political, debate to ensure that
Indigenous voices are heard.
The symposium called for a continued media engagement and action by Indigenous health and education advocates, to hold mainstream media and governments to account, to counter indifference and ensure that
Indigenous voices are heard in the policymaking process.
Not exact matches
I may make an ally list in the future, but our
voices as
Indigenous Peoples
are often silenced on this issue, so we need to
be able to make our
voices heard and have our own space to come together,» [Ed.L.D.
Normally the
voice of the Poor and Hard core poor in particular
indigenous people
is not
being heard by government departments, because after 66 years of independence India, still these excluded groups
are struggling for their livelihood.
This
was the first time that many southern Canadians had the opportunity to
hear voices from the North, and a vociferous national debate about the pipeline ensued, the first shot in what has become a national discussion about resource development and
Indigenous rights.
If I might take the liberty of recasting your assertion, what
is needed
is for Western conservation groups to lend a hand to
indigenous conservation efforts, amplifying the
voices of those least
heard but hardest hit.
However, critics argue that local and
indigenous communities currently don't have a
voice at the negotiations table, and thus their needs
are not
being heard.
A National
Indigenous Representative Body could also put into place structures to ensure that the
voice of distinct groups of
Indigenous peoples
is heard in the national body.
Another key theme from a Canadian - Australian Round - table on
Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
was the importance of providing young people with platforms and opportunities for having their
voices heard.
The absence of culturally sound representative arrangements exacerbates this and limits the ability of
Indigenous peoples»
voices to
be heard on the national stage and to influence decision - making processes.
Support organisations that
are promoting reconciliation and providing a platform for
Indigenous Australians to have their
voice heard.
The Media and
Indigenous Policy project has investigated why it
is so hard for a diversity of
voices to
be heard in mainstream media debate, and why policymakers, from political leaders to public servants, seem only to listen to those who dominate mainstream media coverage.
call for wide input from all stakeholders in native title, especially ensuring that the
voice of
Indigenous peoples
is heard.
That means that relationship
is ultimately about process: listening to, and
hearing,
Indigenous voices in that process.
Indigenous people make up small percentages of the population in many countries — but using social media,
Indigenous voices can
be heard worldwide.
It
is only recently that
Indigenous voices are being heard - in particular in relation to the native title debate of 1998.
All this, in light of the absence of representative arrangements, severely limits the ability of
Indigenous peoples»
voices to
be heard at a national level, let alone influence decision making processes.
For the representative body to
be a true
voice for
Indigenous Australians they need to
be able to
hear what it
is the Aboriginal people want and or need...» (Public Submission 44)
It noted that governments must ensure their engagements account for diversity within
Indigenous communities and that all
voices within the community
are heard: