Union of Aboriginal nations formed

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PERTH — Aboriginal leaders and elders from seven tribal groups in NSW met in Moree on April 22 to set up a "Union of Aboriginal Nations", according to a report carried by Perth Indymedia.

The meeting was attended by leaders and elders from the Anaiwon people of the New England tablelands; the Goombangeil of the Nymboida river area; the Dthun-gaddi of the Macleay River; the Eastern Gumilaroi, Central Gumilaroi and the far western Gumilaroi peoples; and the Murrawarri people of the north-west of NSW.

"We are all sick and tired of the pretended and the appointed leadership who dictate on matters that affect our lives", spokesperson Michael Anderson told Perth Indymedia. "It is our intention to treatise with all the Nations in order to form a bonded set of objectives which will carry us forward on our march to self-determination."

Joe West

From Green Left Weekly, April 27, 2005.
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