Aboriginal leaders warn many who claim to be Indigenous could be ‘fakes’

 

First Nations communities are struggling to cope with an influx of people who are not known or recognised by the people they claim to belong to, a number of senior First Nations community leaders have warned. They say fake claims can cause serious consequences.

The 2021 Census reported a 25 per cent increase in the Indigenous population in the five years since the previous census.
This compares with Census figures showing the total Australian population increased by 8.6 per cent between 2016 and 2021.......

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