Art work poster at Wadjemup Museum, hung with crocheted lavender-coloured Rottnest Island Daisies to represent the boys and men who never left the island. Text says: ”
Lest We Forget
There are at least 373 Aboriginal leaders, patriots, fathers, sons, brothers and uncles, buried on Wadjemup. It is the largest Deaths in Custody site in Australia.
The Wadjemup Project has developed a set of protocols to move forward respectfully, acknowledging the prison history of the Island, drawing on the spiritual strength of Aboriginal people, promoting connection to Country and healing.
However, Deaths in Custody in contemporary Western Australia is still a dark reality. Aboriginal people suffer the highest rate of incarceration and Deaths in Custody in a settler colonial state and the situation is far from resolved.
Systems and processes are found wanting.
There are many other avoidable Deaths in Custody. Aboriginal Legal Services, the Australian Human Rights Commission and other agencies continue to fight for justice”
Art work poster at Wadjemup Museum, hung with crocheted lavender-coloured Rottnest Island Daisies to represent the boys and men who never left the island. Text says: ”
Lest We Forget
There are at least 373 Aboriginal leaders, patriots, fathers, sons, brothers and uncles, buried on Wadjemup. It is the largest Deaths in Custody site in Australia.
The Wadjemup Project has developed a set of protocols to move forward respectfully, acknowledging the prison history of the Island, drawing on the spiritual strength of Aboriginal people, promoting connection to Country and healing.
However, Deaths in Custody in contemporary Western Australia is still a dark reality. Aboriginal people suffer the highest rate of incarceration and Deaths in Custody in a settler colonial state and the situation is far from resolved.
Systems and processes are found wanting.
There are many other avoidable Deaths in Custody. Aboriginal Legal Services, the Australian Human Rights Commission and other agencies continue to fight for justice”