Sentences with phrase «important issue for indigenous»

The most important issue for Indigenous people to adequately address the challenges arising from climate change is the need to understand what climate change is and:

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An increasingly important issue within the education sphere is the acknowledgement of the role that culture plays in improving educational outcomes for Indigenous students.

This raises very important issues of land use, the sustainability of existing (much less further) industrial intensification of agriculture, appropriate and equitable uses of biomass, and land tenure for indigenous and other local peoples.

The recommendations of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (on the special theme of climate change and Indigenous peoples) and the provisions of the Program of Action for the Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People provide important guidance in this regard.

The importance of this project and the important role of governance issues in an Indigenous context was reiterated in the most recent Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage58 report by Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision.

The overarching concern however is that if constructed and too narrowly focused on practical reconciliation, to the exclusion of other important factors it could be co-opted as a political tool for reinforcing and legitimizing what is ultimately a limited approach to Indigenous issues... As a result, the framework as a stand alone mechanism has the potential to reinforce practical reconciliation and marginalize further other issues of significance to Indigenous peoples.

On other important Indigenous health issues, Croakey covered the launch of the Lowitja Institute's «Recognise health» initiative, a project that supports constitutional recognition as a pathway to better health and wellbeing for Aboriginal people.

This research highlights two important areas: the need to incorporate social, cultural, political issues within economic development strategies for Indigenous communities and; the opportunity to develop models of development that do not focus on traditional economic outcomes but can also focus on social and cultural development outcomes.

The final part of the paper also identifies a series of issues that are important to consider in establishing a National Indigenous Representative Body, such as the guiding principles, role and functions, structure and membership, its relationship with governments and parliaments and, of course, funding for such a body.

This is an important issue, as not all Indigenous Australians are able, or choose, to access Indigenous - specific services.20 A key aim of the ICDP was to improve access to PHC, and funding was provided for a new workforce to enhance the capacity of PHC services to more effectively prevent and manage chronic disease (table 1).

For some Indigenous commentators those issues are more important than focussing on a date change for a national celebratiFor some Indigenous commentators those issues are more important than focussing on a date change for a national celebratifor a national celebration.

In their preview piece, Ward and Costello - Czok say a conference focusing specifically on Indigenous issues is important for a number of reasons, including maintaining identity.

«So when the International AIDS conference is held in a country like Australia or Canada, where there's a resourced Indigenous population that is participating in the HIV response in many different ways, this presents an important opportunity for greater focus on Indigenous issues and Indigenous identity,» they said.

The Australian Standards address the local context and assessment of such important issues as family violence, cultural issues and issues for Indigenous clients.

In my view, Fiona Stanley identified these issues perfectly in her speech in this venue last week when she said that Governments are not taking enough responsibility for health and social outcomes in Aboriginal communities, are rarely held accountable for shortcomings in critical services, and fail to treat Indigenous organisations as an important part of the solution.1

The issues covered in these principles are particularly important where the legal and policy frameworks for resource development on Indigenous land are inconsistent with Indigenous people's human rights.

The most important issue to be considered is the capacity for Indigenous people to retain their lands.

The issues covered in these Principles are particularly important where the legal and policy frameworks for resource development on Indigenous land are inconsistent with Indigenous people's human rights.