approx 2-5% of the population of redfern is of indigenous decent...
however 90% of Sydneys indigenous population lives in redfern....
this leads us to the following questions;
should we focus on 'other' issues in redfern?
if we do not focus / pay attention to the indigenous issues, are we
avoiding the obvious? being disrespectful etc??
if we do focus on the indigenous issues, are we just covering
well chartered territory, that most of us are not educated in
aboriginal affairs enough to do so??
is it better for us to focus on the bigger picture?? ie the whole of redferns population? to evolve a more holistic vision? or is this just a cop out?
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I think there are issues that affect the whole community of Redfern that we can focus on, issues that effect the indigenous population as well...
like are the bunnies ever going to win another premiership again? The marginalisation that will occur once the area is gentrified and becomes a business/commercial district...anyone else like to add to this? although it has just occurred to me that this concentration of indigenous people in an urban context really presents an opportunity for unique engagement...
I think the key statistic is that 90% of Sydneys indigenous population lives in redfern and i agree with Leisa's comment - that this concentration of indigenous people presents an opportunity for unique engagement. An interesting quote i found stated that "the aboriginal community see Redfern as symbolising the survival of their culture and rights to self determination." To ignore this i think would be extremely inhumane but going back to Sarah's post, how can we help with the situation if we are relatively uneducated in aboriginal affairs in comparison to people who are a lot more heavily involved in the issues?
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