Tag Archives: Miliwanga Sandy

Miliwanga Sandy Interview Part 2: “This is our country…and we shouldn’t be treated like slaves!”

June 25, 2009 – 9:36 pm

We’ve lived here longer than anyone – this is our country and we should have the same freedoms, rights as anyone else. Why should we be treated any different from anyone else just because of the colour of our skin and where we live?

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Australian politics, The Law, The NT Intervention | Also tagged , , | Comments (1)

Miliwanga Sandy – language is our culture, our life, our identity

June 25, 2009 – 7:48 am

That policy of speaking English only at school is the wrong thing – it is not good for our children, because if they put, if the children are only taught in English – they will forget their language, and they will lose their identity. They won’t know who they are.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Australian politics, Northern Territory politics, The NT Intervention | Also tagged , , , | Comments (5)