{"id":288662,"date":"2025-11-06T00:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T06:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=288662"},"modified":"2025-11-06T12:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:07:22","slug":"native-america-calling-australia-provides-a-promising-model-treaty-for-indigenous-recognition-and-self-determination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/06\/native-america-calling-australia-provides-a-promising-model-treaty-for-indigenous-recognition-and-self-determination\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Australia provides a promising model treaty for Indigenous recognition and self-determination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, November 6, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Australia provides a promising model treaty for Indigenous recognition and self-determination\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe Aboriginal people of Australia are on the precipice of cementing a historic agreement with the state of Victoria, one that could provide a blueprint for recognizing Indigenous peoples and incorporating their voices and cultures into the political process going forward. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.vic.gov.au\/news\/society\/treaty-bill-passed\">treaty is a first for Australia<\/a> and comes after years of research, negotiation, and a failed political referendum in 2023. Among other things, those crafting the treaty look to avoid the pitfalls of federal treaties with Native Americans and First Nations peoples of Canada. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to hear from those who worked to make the <a href=https:\/\/www.legislation.vic.gov.au\/bills\/statewide-treaty-bill-2025>Statewide Treaty Bill<\/a> happen and what about their hopes and concerns following this historic action.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/06\/native-america-calling-australia-provides-a-promising-model-treaty-for-indigenous-recognition-and-self-determination\/smokingceremony\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-288762\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"288762\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/11\/06\/native-america-calling-australia-provides-a-promising-model-treaty-for-indigenous-recognition-and-self-determination\/smokingceremony\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/06\/SmokingCeremony.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Smoking Ceremony\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Smoking Ceremony&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Smoking Ceremony for the Statewide Treaty Bill takes place at the Parliament House in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on October 14, 2025. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.parliament.vic.gov.au\/news\/society\/treaty-bill-passed&gt;Parliament of Victoria&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/06\/SmokingCeremony.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/06\/SmokingCeremony.jpg\" alt=\"Smoking Ceremony\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-288762\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">A Smoking Ceremony for the Statewide Treaty Bill takes place at the Parliament House in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on October 14, 2025. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.parliament.vic.gov.au\/news\/society\/treaty-bill-passed>Parliament of Victoria<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nDr. Julian Rawiri Kusabs (Ng\u0101ti T\u016bwharetoa, Te Arawa, Ng\u0101ti Awa, Ng\u0101ti Maru [Hauraki], and Tainui), <a href=\"https:\/\/findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au\/profile\/1079520-julian-kusabs\">research fellow at the University of Melbourne<\/a> in Australia\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nikkimoodie.com\/\">Nikki Moodie<\/a> (Gomeroi, Kamilaroi, and Gamilaraay), professor at the University of Melbourne in Australia\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTravis Lovett (Kerrupmara Gunditjmara, Boandik), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unimelb.edu.au\/newsroom\/news\/2025\/august\/travis-lovett-appointed-executive-director-of-the-centre-for-truth-telling-and-dialogue\">inaugural executive director<\/a> of the Centre for Truth Telling and Dialogue at the University of Melbourne in Australia\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lidiathorpe.com\/\">Lidia Thorpe<\/a>, Independent Senator for Victoria and represents the <a href=\"https:\/\/blaksovereignmovement.com\">Blak Sovereign Movement<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aboriginal people in Australia are on the precipice of cementing a historic agreement, the first treaty of its kind for the country.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":288762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,1,14,23],"tags":[1952,6898,6897,243,133,6895,134,193,6896,154],"class_list":["post-288662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law","category-national","category-politics","category-world","tag-australia","tag-julian-rawiri-kusabs","tag-lidia-thorpe","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-nikki-moodie","tag-radio","tag-self-determination","tag-travis-lovette","tag-treaties","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1d5Q","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/06\/SmokingCeremony.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288662"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288764,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288662\/revisions\/288764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}