Marcia Langton - Straight-Shooter

I first encountered Marcia Langton when I watched the documentary 'First Australians' on SBS. This series was a history of indigenous Australia and Marcia gave a no-holds-barred account of how indigenous Australians were treated from 1777 onwards. Her demeanour was fierce, almost scary, and yet she seemed quite credible. She didnt come across as blaming anyone, but simply described what happened to indigenous people in no uncertain terms. Marcia is now very well known, and with Noel Pearson, is my favourite spokesperson on indigenous Australia. Marcia Langton from Melbourne Uni speaks out ...
http://www.theage.com.au/national/a-case-for-change-20120904-25chg.html

And the full transcript. Marcia covers everything from education to health to remote communities to racism. You MUST read this....
http://www.theage.com.au/national/full-transcript-marcia-langdon-20120904-25cxw.html

  I think Whitefellahs in Oz often wonder what they can do to help reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous. Especially in the south where the indigenous population is lower. Well if you think Marcia Langton has something important to say and you want to do something that might make a difference, why not support the Expert Panel to promote Constitutional Reform in Australia. Marcia is a member and I reckon she deserves the support of the average Australian. Join youmeunity.org here

The Boyer Lectures 2013
In 2013 Marcia has come out and supported the mining companies who are providing employment for indigenuos Australians during the mining boom in W.A.
However Marcia is being criticised because her travel and research have been partly funded by the mining companies.