Barbara Shaw.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Mayo, Thomas
- Source
- Australian Geographic. May-Aug2023, Issue 174, p30-32. 3p. 4 Color Photographs.
- Subject
- *INDIGENOUS rights
*INDIGENOUS women
*GOVERNMENT policy
*INDIGENOUS peoples
*DOMESTIC violence
- Language
- ISSN
- 0816-1658
The article discusses the Tangentyere Women's Family Safety Group, a community led by women in a town camp in the Northern Territory of Australia, where Aboriginal women have been the hardest hit by failed government policies. The group is led by Barbara Shaw, a fourth-generation town camper. The article highlights the poor living conditions and facilities in the town camp and the impact of the Northern Territory Emergency Response measures on the community.