There are no quick fixes to Indigenous poverty and social disaster.

Solutions will not be found while Indigenous people are treated as victims for whom someone else must find solutions.

Yet there are thousands of Indigenous people searching for family members.

We are seeing healing among the stolen generations, and initiatives which are enabling Indigenous people to make their distinctive contribution to our national life.

Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems. They also try to deal with counselling, stolen generations issues, family relationships, violence, suicide prevention.

Maoris now own over half the commercial fishing industry in New Zealand.

People die because they find living too painful.