Thread by @IndigenousX

I have previously highlighted the brilliance of Blak academics and their generosity in making their work accessible. Now I want to discuss the weight of their work and import to us as a people.

The first topic I want to address is the issue of child removal and how it is not history, it continues and the damage re-traumatises the already traumatised. This is devastating and fraught subject matter. No Blak family is untouched by the systems in place.

I want to talk about the emotional labour and professional excellence of @mdavisqlder who conducted the Independent Review of Aboriginal Children and Young People in OOHC.

This is traumatic, but terribly important work. The strength required to do this is one thing but to do it with the professionalism and community care is another thing entirely. Read the report here:

familyisculture.nsw.gov.au/?a=726329

Another area of utmost importance is justice and we have some powerhouses stepping up in this area. This report provided to QLD Sentencing Advisory Council is demonstrative of the critical analysis that Blak academics provide. @drcwatego
sentencingcouncil.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/…

A recent & very topical contribution comes in the form of a workplace racism report tendered following an investigation into the racism at Collingwood club from @LarissaBehrendt - a report that vindicated a man attacked by media and will underpin change

resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2…

As mentioned in another thread - universities are not often welcoming of Blak students and staff. This review, also Chaired by @LarissaBehrendt , looked at outcomes and strategies to address access issues

dese.gov.au/aboriginal-and…

The work by Mick Dodson over his career is formidable and perhaps the most focal piece of work is his fervent pursuit of justice for our mob lost to us while in custody. He continues to fight for the recommendations to be implemented

lib.latrobe.edu.au/research/ageof…

There are armchair experts - particularly non-Indigenous journalists that regurgitate tired trope while laying responsibility for colonial issues at our feet also demonstrate deliberate ignorance to the bodies of work from our experienced, dedicated and brilliant Blak scholars.

We did not create the issues we find ourselves facing. We do, however, have community based solutions that require autonomy & self determinative authority. Our experts continue to show this through evidence based research & are ignored by govt because it chafes the narrative.