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Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 14, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government is setting up a Treaty Advancement Committee to advance the Path to Treaty process with First Nations Queenslanders.<\/p>\n

In February, it received a set of recommendations from the independent Path to Treaty Eminent Panel – chaired by Dr Jackie Huggins AM – investigating the treaty process.<\/p>\n

The recommendations followed three months of consultations in 24 Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Treaty Advancement Committee will provide independent advice on the implementation of the panel\u2019s recommendations,\u201d Mrs Palaszczuk said on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt will ensure Queensland is well placed to consider the next steps in the journey to a treaty with First Nations Queenslanders.<\/p>\n

\u201c(The) release of the Path to Treaty Statement of Commitment and response to the Eminent Panel recommendations shows our commitment to further treaty conversations with all members of the community – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional owners, elders, leaders and key organisations across the State.”<\/p>\n

Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Craig Crawford said the process was about shaping Queensland’s shared future together.<\/p>\n

\u201cEstablishing a treaty or agreement making process – based on mutual understanding, respect and recognition – with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders will be fundamental to improving life outcomes for the first peoples of this State,\u201d Mr Crawford said.<\/p>\n

Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch, a Quandamooka woman, welcomed the move, saying it was a significant and historic step for Queensland.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

She said the importance of truth telling and accepting a shared history was critical in progressing meaningful agreement making<\/p>\n

Member for Cook, Iamalaig woman Cynthia Lui, said a treaty would empower First Nations Queenslanders to be more involved in driving better outcomes for their communities.<\/p>\n

Member for Bundamba, Gubbi Gubbi man Lance McCallum, said he was immensely proud to be walking the first steps on a Path to Treaty and truth telling for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the third Indigenous MP to simultaneously hold a seat in Queensland Parliament, my hope is that Queensland\u2019s Path to Treaty will be an historic milestone in our State\u2019s reconciliation journey, and remembered for generations to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n