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economy - job creation
diversity
preservation
culture/identity/connection
wealth
industrialisation/modernisation
development phase
empowerment (skills) - agriculture
"country"
community-focus
more even distribution of government funding

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Things that confronted you
- Utopia is like a third world country with no toilets, showers and some don't have kitchens
- There are high rates of suicide in the area
- Food is difficult to access
- Unemployment is high
- Many children do not attend school but stay home and ‘do nothing’
- High levels of chronic diseases

Things that should have changed
- Increased access to employment and medical facilities
- More government support
- Include the people who live in Utopia in the decision making, to improve their area the way they see they will make the largest impact

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- many young people willing to commit suicide
- remotest, poorest desert indigenous communities in Australia
- the connection to the country is very strong and Utopia feels unchanged from thousands of years ago
- getting food on the table is always a struggle
- many people live in humpy's, made out of pieces of wood and objects
- people dying earlier than they need to
- issues from overcrowding, diabetes and skin problems
- cultural responsibility for the people, not a choice
- taking the people away from the land dehumanises them
- living in a third world country in a first world country
- what is an outstation?

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Things that confronted you

·        The dumped car along the highway

·        The state of some indigenous peoples’ home: it was like a third world country (no ceilings, rubbish everywhere, dirty animals running around, no bathrooms, cleaning facilities in some homes)

·        Loss on indigenous cultures- only a small amount of culture has been maintained (such as cultural practices, diet)

·        6 Indigenous politicians

·        Only 1500 original land owners out of 16 communities

·        Sometimes the people in Utopia do not have enough food to eat

What should be changed

·        Funding given to these people

·        Education and job opportunities provided

·        Outlook to preserve individual community culture

Questions

·        Why isn’t anyone doing anything??

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What confronted you?
- How they live, no toilets or showers
- Low mental health
- That this place is in Australia
- Sometimes they run out of food
- Live in a third world place in a first world country
- Unemployment is high
- They have such a strong sense of connectedness with the land

What things should be changed/have been changed?
- Government should try to implement community activities to try and bridge the gap between indigenous and non
- A hospital should be set up to help these people

Questions:
How do we prioritise funding for what they need most, when their ideas might be different to ours?

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things that confronted you?
- a beautiful area rich with culture, but the living conditions for the people are quite confronting
- the drastic difference between Utopia and other areas of Australia such as Sydney

what should be changed?
- strategies need to be implemented that can improve the living conditions for the people while still preserving their unique culture.

questions?
why is it taking so long for positive changes to be made? are the people happy with their lives? do they want change?
what can the people do to help themselves?

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1. Things that confronted you
- The fact that people living in the same privileged country as us are considered to be living in almost "third-world-like" countries.
- That suicide is quite common amongst young people.
- The fact that the government has somewhat disregarded Utopia.
- The youngest person to have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

2. What should be changed?
- There should be more stores available for the communities in Utopia.
- The government needs to put more funding to dealing with the poverty issues. e.g. more stores, increased education quality, more job availability, increase in the quality of housing etc.
- The government should respect the wishes of the traditional custodians of the land and approach the changes by implementing what the people want to improve the living conditions in the area.

3. Questions?
- Why is the government neglecting this community?
- Why doesn't the government recognise that the importance of the lives of the people in Utopia is just as and even more important than that of public transport arguments

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Confronting: Struggle for food and disparity between the communities nearby
The temporary conditions of housing
lack of Government support for development

Changes:
People are living in their homeland after being driven/taken out in the past
Involvement of people in decision making

Questions:
How can we ensure that we allow them to live their cultural lifestyle while ensuring they aren't living in poverty?

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- confronting that multiple young people wish to commit suicide due to their living conditions and community situation
- there is such a vast difference in living standards within our own country
- there is no form of basic sanitation units - showers and toilets

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Things that confronted you:
- Only 6 Indigenous people in the NT government
- 20 to 30 people in 3 room makeshift houses
- Only one GP, many people with chronic or life-threatening diseases
- Extreme low mental health
- "Third-world country in a first-world country"
Things that you think should be changed:
- More resources and places for the people to buy food
- Help for people who want to leave and acceptance for those who want to stay
Questions

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- no toilets/showers/kitchen
- like a developing country
- low mental health
- poorest desert indigenous communities
- 2 languages
- 1500 traditional owners living across  16 communities
- elders refuse to leave ancestral homelands
- only 1 store in entire region - no food --> bush tucker and kangaroo
- higher death rate
- increase in chronic diseases
- "ripping our roots and killing us"
- involvement of people in Utopia

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1. what confronted you?
- The living conditions
- people (children) want to commit suicide.
- We all live in the same country but our living conditions compared to theirs are so much better.
- The uncleanliness of the area
- Hard to find food
- they live in a third world country in a first world country.
- Level of sanitation

2. things that should/have changed
- there needs to be more access to food.
- build more government facilities so more people can get employed and earn money for them and their family.
3. questions
- Why are they living like that in those conditions, when we live in the same country but in much better conditions? And why is the government not doing anything about it?

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Things that confronted you:
It looks like a developing country
High rates of suicide
Their sleeping arrangements
How unclean the overall environment is
Their constant struggle to find food
"We live in a third world country in a first world country"
A lot of the kids stay at home and do nothing all day
"People in Utopia are dying earlier than they need to"

Things that should be changed/have been changed:
The government needs to make changes but first go and actually witness and experience the problem rather than making decisions based on ignorance.

Question:
How can they break the cycle of poverty if they do not want to move?

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So many people want to commit suicide
They dont move because its a cultural responsiblity

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1.  The living conditions, so many people want to suicide, low food as there is only one shop

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1. things that confronted you
-overly cramped living conditions
-young people wanting to commit suicide
-only one store in whole region
-no change over time (live in 3rd world country)
-some believe it is Australia's "dirty secret" but others think it is paradise
-boy supporting family of 20
-makeshift house built of tree stumps and found objects
-20 to 30 in one "house", people living outside
2. what should be changed
-how resources are distributed?
-government attention to utopia that involves the people of Utopia, so that it reflects what they want and need

3. questions
-how should we go about "helping" when we can't understand Aboriginal people's sense of home and country?

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1. what confronted you?
- the transfer of the patient is the most dangerous time
- even though they live in Australia they still live like a third-world country
- the level of suicide
- the connection to their country
- the struggle for basic needs such as food
- the "humpys"

2. things that should/have changed
- there should be more access to more food
- there should be help for those that are mentally ill
- there should be more employment opportunities
- there should be more government support

3. questions
- why is it a no-go zone?
- why do some call it a paradise yet some call it a third-world country?
- who named it utopia?
- i wonder if given the chance, would they move out of their homeland if it meant giving their children a better life?

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1) confronting --> the housing conditions, tin walls. the fact that it is called Utopia, and is yet clearly the opposite. The people's dedication to the land and staying in their homeland.
2) could be changed --> the health conditions, especially dieting and medical access.

Is this community entirely Indigenous?
What has the government actually done to help the people of Utopia?

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what confronted you:
- transfer of the patient is the msot dangerous time
- are the most disadvantaged people in the country
- no toilets or showers
- fraught with problems, closed
- needs to be change
- many of the civilians are suicidal
- 300km from any city, poorest town in Australia
- culture has been preserved for over 1400 years
- up to 1500 traditional owners living across 16 communities
- sometimes struggle to find food, hard to hunt for animals
- unemployment is dire
- once lived in a 'humpy', made from tree branches
- 22 people live in the house, they sometimes sleep outside
- dying earlier than they need to
- manifestation of chronic diseases, issues from diabetes and overcrowding
- youngest person diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes is 9
- they continue living there as their cultural responsibility
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1. -many people want to commit suicide
- Equivalent to third world country
- many houses without basic sanitation facilities
- only one store in the entire community
- Some people see it as paradise
- Many people sleep outside or in houses made of sticks and objects
- Cultural responsibility to live there, lose identity and place if they move
2. - government should give them some money to improve living conditions by providing jobs