Looking Out for Our Indigenous People: The Canadian Experience
Respected Elders Djerrkura and Dodson, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. My Aboriginal name is Pad8gi Pai8, which means ‘Coming Thunder’ in the Abenaki language and I am a member of the Odanak Band of the Abenaki First Nation. I want to acknowledge and thank the traditional...
| Published in: | Australian Journal of Public Administration |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2000
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.00169 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1467-8500.00169 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-8500.00169 |
| Summary: | Respected Elders Djerrkura and Dodson, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. My Aboriginal name is Pad8gi Pai8, which means ‘Coming Thunder’ in the Abenaki language and I am a member of the Odanak Band of the Abenaki First Nation. I want to acknowledge and thank the traditional caretakers of the land we stand on today, the Larrakia People Meegwetch. I am truly honoured to be here with you today and want to take this opportunity to thank the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) and the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) for inviting me. |
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