While other states take steps, and even strides, towards reconciliation with their Indigenous communities, what’s happened in Tasmania in the 18 months since a report urged the Tasmanian government legislate a framework towards a treaty?
Those members will be the ones who will negotiate with the government the terms of a blanket treaty covering that state.Where is the process at in Tasmania?
An Aboriginal Advisory Group to guide the process was announced in December, and its inaugural meeting was held in February.Palawa man Rodney Dillon is one of the group's members."It's something that I thought never might happen in my life time and, all of a sudden, I'm getting to the latter end of the ruler, and now we're talking about truth and treaty.
A truth-telling commission was urged to preserve the memories of Aboriginal elders and quash the myth that the state's Aboriginal people are "extinct". "I know that the minister [Jaensch] has been working closely with communities and Aboriginal people right across Tasmania because these are really important discussions to work through."Mr Gibbins, however, said that was not his experience.
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