Equity2026Acrylic on canvas70 x 50cmI always hear people complaining about the “benefits” Aboriginalpeoples get from the government. But they always deny thepurpose of these benefits. The effects of the stolen generationand mistreatment of Aboriginal peoples is still being seentoday. Generational trauma exists leading to mental healthissues that are disregarded and ignored every day by the samepeople who call Indigenous Australians addiction prone andlazy. Poor mental health leads to a plethora of issues includingaddiction and is debilitating when kept unchecked. Racists denythe existence of these problems because they want to paintAboriginal peoples in a certain light. Putting focus on betteringthe general mental health of Indigenous Australians includesexposing corruption in systems that fail Aboriginal peoples andacknowledge the importance of equity.
