We recognize that governments cannot solve our problems for us. As young people we are trying to take responsibility for our future. I ask the Prime Minister, not that he fixes these problems for us but that he and his Government see us as equal partners in the huge task of rebuilding our families, communities and Cape York Peninsula.
He demonstrated his commitment by engaging his Government at the family and domestic violence summit. My view is that the level of domestic violence and child abuse sums up all that has been wrong with Aboriginal policy.
.We need a new relationship to address this frightening reality in our lives. Aboriginal people are reluctant to admit that young girls and women are being raped by their own people because of the blanket of shame. *
I am asking you to help lift that blanket.
I stand here as a proud Aboriginal woman, a Kokoberra woman as well as a criminologist, and I thank you for your time and attention.
Tania Major, 22, is an ATSIC regional councilor and a trainee manager at her home community of Kowanyama on Cape York.
This is an edited version of an address she is scheduled to give at a meeting between the Prime Minister and Cape York leaders (full text at smh. com. an).
66. Which of the following words can best describe Tania s tone?
A. regretful B. depressed C. serious D. Humorous
67. The underlined word “incarcerated” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___.
A. criticized B. killed C. dismissed D. imprisoned
68. We can infer from the passage that in Australia___.
A. few teachers are willing to work in indigenous schools because they are poorly paid
B. the curriculum in indigenous schools has to be easier otherwise the students will fail
C. the undereducated aborigines are considered to be lazy and dependent on welfare
D. a good education can help the aboriginal people to learn to set high expectations
69. Who. do you think are Tania s audience?
A. Aboriginal people. B. Young boys and girls in Kowanyama.
C. Teachers and principals. D. The prime minister and the Cape York leaders. .
70. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. ATSIC doesn t serve the people because of its incompetence and bureaucracy.
B. The aboriginal people can learn to be responsible for their future if treated equally.
C. The government has adopted fresh policies related to the delivery of health services.
D. The biggest problems facing the aboriginal people are domestic violence and child abuse.
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