Instead, the perception of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as inferior humans seems to have prevailed,
perpetuated by government policies of segregation from and later assimilation into Western culture within the last 100 years.
It is the responsibility not of
government to formulate and
perpetuate public
policy but of the citizenry, who can do so wisely, creatively and effectively only
by organizing themselves in voluntary groups around their various shared interests and concerns.