Brindlestyle

'Creating something bigger than what we have now'  will come from the actions of ordinary people with grand vision.  And Education

 Human Resources-  Precious!     Mining & land -invaluable.

MABO DAY held 3rd of June each year. 

 - Leo Akee - Koori Mail - March 12 2008. ..'We talk about having a sustainable community... we are still a government-dependent community, we are not a sustainable community,with  business oppurtunities."     AIB - Advanced Indigenous Business

 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES!

A  link between our community, culture, and arts departments.  -The  Dignity in - SELF DETERMINATION!  

Leo Akee's comment about creating liveable communities is visionary alright!  Mr Akee is a son of James (Papa) Rice a plaintiff with Eddie Koiki Mabo and Rev' Joe Passi - of Mer Island (Murray) in the Mabo Decision.

"Dad believed education was an important factor for our people."  Leo Akee- Koori Mail

Maiia:   "I think the Mabo case showed the Australian people what it really means to care about your country.   These men dedicated their life to justice.   And the European justice system worked.  Eventually.   If we all work that hard miracles will happen overnight."

200 years isn't really a history, right from the outset it was capital versus labour -birth of a class system around economic status. Australians are still at defining a national identity.                       Defining Social Norms Conference - Cairns   

Longstanding history - that has lasted 20 to 40 thousand years will help the 'dominant culture' find strength that comes in ancient knowledge - not  intellectual posturing and status grabbing.    Dance is a metaphor  - Below: A team in a united goal, students from Djarruban College near Cairns perform dances from Mer.  And further below a Mer dance group performing for international visitors on Thursday Island.