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'On 26 May 2017, more than 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples gathered at the First Nations Constitutional Convention and issued the Uluru Statement from the Heart. This Convention was the culmination of an Indigenous-designed and -led process of regional dialogues across the nations designed to elicit from First Nations what meaningful constitutional recognition would mean to them. The deliberative dialogue process adopted by the Referendum Council sought to build an informed consensus across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on reform proposals. The Statement called for two key reforms: a voice for Indigenous peoples in the constitutional structure (the so-called ‘Voice to Parliament’) and a Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of agreement, or treaty-making, and a ‘truth-telling about our history’.' (Introduction)

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Notes

Epigraph:

‘We want Australia to take a giant leap in humanity. This is about truth-telling’.

Delegate, Adelaide Regional Dialogue

7–9 April 2017

‘Our truth has to be told before we can move from that’.

Delegate, Melbourne Regional Dialogue

17–19 March 2017

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y Australian Historical Studies vol. 49 no. 4 2018 15392841 2018 periodical issue Abstract
'This issue of Australian Historical Studies is the final one in our editorial tenure of the journal from 2015 to 2018. During this time, it has been a privilege to publish a range of fascinating articles in Australian history, and to support new historical work that examines Australia’s place in the world, and the international, transnational and localised connections that have shaped national historical experiences. This includes special issues and focused forums on topics such as The Pacific, Oral History and Australian Generations, Big Data and Australian History, Economic History and History and Heritage. We are delighted then that this issue features a forum on New Histories of Sexuality. It also includes a Commentary on the calls for ‘truth-telling’ about the history of Indigenous Australians under colonisation that underpins the Uluru Statement from the Heart, issued by the First Nations Constitutional Convention on 26 May 2017.' (Kate Darian-Smith and Penelope Edmonds : Editorial introduction)
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pg. 501-509