Discussion paper response

Tribal
What is your full name?
Tribal
What is your postal code?
870
Do you support recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by changing the Constitution or making some other kind of legal change?
No
Should we have a statement that acknowledges the First Peoples of Australia?
No
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
You mob who support the Whiteman controlling us are going to lead our young to suicide.
Should the word 'race' be taken out of the Constitution?
No
Should the Australian Parliament keep the power to make special laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
No
Do you have any other comments on powers to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Non-Aboriginal people should not have the right to make Aboriginal peoples decisions or how we must live our lives!
Do you think that a guarantee against racial discrimination should go into the Constitution?
Yes
Do you have any ideas about what words to use for that guarantee, or where in the Constitution to put it?
Right at the start " This is not English Land, therefore we must give a fair share of the wealth we take from the lands and give to the Aboriginal people".
Should the guarantee protect all Australians against racial discrimination, or only Indigenous Australians?
All Australians
If there is not enough support for a guarantee in the Constitution, what other things can we do to stop racial discrimination in national laws?
Spear a few of them!
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
If you believe in the white man's parliament system, you are turning your back on Aboriginal peoples, lore, spirituality and being. You are what is known as a coconut, an uncle tom.
Do you think Indigenous people should have a say when Parliament and government make laws and policies about Indigenous affairs?
Yes
Should a new Indigenous group be set up under the Constitution to give advice and make sure Indigenous people have a voice in political decisions that affect them?
No
Do you have any other comments on this Indigenous group?
We must be an autonomous exclusive decision making body, if we are to survive as a people.
Should we delete section 25?
No
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
Other people making decisions for us.
Is there any point in keeping it?
It doesn't change a thing.
Do you have any other comments?
This is probably done by white fullas anyway.
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual