Arrernte man William Tilmouth fears a harmful narrative is spreading about Alice Springs | ABC News
Scrolling through social media and reading the daily news headlines, William Tilmouth says he sees the same consistent stereotypes about his community.
In recent years, the Arrernte leader's community of Alice Springs has been in the national news for all the wrong reasons, as the region continues to be plagued by crime and antisocial behaviour.
"Sadly, the narrative that is portrayed to the broader community is one that is the stereotypes of yesteryear – that Aboriginal people are uncivilised, Aboriginal people are uneducated, unemployable, lazy, they're violence-loving people," he said.
"That narrative is what the mainstream media [portrays] at a national level — but Aboriginal people love their children, Aboriginal people love their families, Aboriginal people do want work, Aboriginal people do want purpose in life."
As debate rages on about solutions for an outback region in crisis, he worries the pleas of Aboriginal communities at the centre are being ignored.
And he believes governments can fall into operating based on those harmful stereotypes, leading to too much focus on "control" and "draconian" policies.
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In recent years, the Arrernte leader's community of Alice Springs has been in the national news for all the wrong reasons, as the region continues to be plagued by crime and antisocial behaviour.
"Sadly, the narrative that is portrayed to the broader community is one that is the stereotypes of yesteryear – that Aboriginal people are uncivilised, Aboriginal people are uneducated, unemployable, lazy, they're violence-loving people," he said.
"That narrative is what the mainstream media [portrays] at a national level — but Aboriginal people love their children, Aboriginal people love their families, Aboriginal people do want work, Aboriginal people do want purpose in life."
As debate rages on about solutions for an outback region in crisis, he worries the pleas of Aboriginal communities at the centre are being ignored.
And he believes governments can fall into operating based on those harmful stereotypes, leading to too much focus on "control" and "draconian" policies.
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Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-05/nt-arrernte-leader-william-tilmouth-on-alice-springs-issues/104014120
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