Name: Michael Mansell proposes an Aboriginal 7th State (full interview) by Brisbane Blacks
Duration: 8 min 38 s
Description: Secretary of the Aboriginal Provisional Government (APG) Michael Mansell makes the case for an Aboriginal 7th State of Australia as a step towards full self-determination.

Rhyme In E Minor - Ching A Lings - Lorna Munro I

INDIGENOUS NATIONHOOD MOVEMENT 

Statement of Principles

WHO WE ARE
• We are a movement for land, life, languages, and liberation.
• We are fighting for the survival and independence of Indigenous nations.
• We are an alliance of mutual support and coordinated action that branches out in all Four Directions.
• We are an Indigenous-led movement that includes women, men, and two-spirited people of all ages, colours, and nationalities.

WHAT WE BELIEVE 
• We will protect the land, water, and air that provide the basis for all life.
• Indigenous cultures, spiritualities and governments are the foundation for our continuing survival.
• It is our responsibility to take action and to live according to our original teachings and natural laws.
• Colonial laws and systems must be abolished.
• Restitution must be made for the theft of our lands and the failed attempt to exterminate our peoples.

WHAT WE STAND FOR
• Indigenous self-determination and autonomous nationhood.
• Re-empowering traditional governments.
• Defending and protecting the natural environment and all living beings.
• Reclaiming, renaming, and reoccupying Indigenous homelands and sacred spaces.
• Restoring nation-to-nation relations with Settler people and governments.
• Learning and teaching Indigenous languages, traditions, ceremonies and knowledge.
• Eliminating all forms of violence within Indigenous communities, including violence based on gender and sexual orientation.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: http://NationsRising.org


Indigenous Nationhood Movement: Statement of Principles

Secretary of the Aboriginal Provisional Government (APG) Michael Mansell makes the case for an Aboriginal 7th State of Australia as a step towards full self-determination.

Michael Mansell proposes an Aboriginal 7th State (full interview)

Brisbane Blacks

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