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However, the knowledge of these war time
contributions are slowly being acknowledged by
the wider community. The Australian War
Memorial has a historical photographic
collection and display of Aboriginal service men
and women.
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It is hoped that future projects will reflect those
efforts of the Australian War Memorial and will
provide not only an educative avenue to non
Aboriginal society but more importantly an
acknowledgment of the contributions to the
defence of Australia that Aboriginal service men
and women had and continue to freely give.
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Aboriginal contributions include virtually all
levels of the military including commissioned
and non-commissioned ranks. There have been
Aboriginal pilots; POWs; Red Cross nurses/
aides; etc. Many are recipients of a range of
military honours and medals. Many died
overseas in combat or from combat related
injuries after arrival back in Australia.
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Finally, throughout this contact history, it is
very important to emphasis the involvement of
both Aboriginal men and women in the defence
of Australia.Nationally, it is common knowledge
within Aboriginal communities of the significant
contribution Aboriginal people have made to all
campaigns, that is, from World War One (19141918) to Vietnam (1959-1975)and including
more recent international “incidents” such as
the Gulf Wars.
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Pr o t o c o l s f o r Co n s u l t a t i o n a n d Ne g o t i a t i o n w i t h Ab o r i g i n a l Pe o p l e