The representative of indigenous population of Australia Maurie Ryan has declared intention to create political party for upholding of the rights of natives. On it on December, 2nd informs Agence France Presse. The party will receive the name «First Nations».

According to Ryan, the Australian natives don’t have possibility to defend the rights through political tools, and the party is created for this purpose. «In our country approximately 27 political parties, but any of them doesn’t represent interests of indigenous population», — he has added.

According to Ryan, the party will deal with directly problems of natives, however further can be engaged in wider spectrum of questions, having made a competition to the basic Australian parties — to labourites and liberals.

Ryan has accused both main parties of the country of «racism of the highest level» and power suppression of the disorders which have flashed in 2007 in the remote reservations.

By the time of arrival in Australia settlers number of natives made, by different estimations, from 700 thousand to 1 million person. By 1921 it was reduced to 60 thousand, and subsequently, thanks to protectionist measures, has grown to 470 thousand persons that makes approximately 2 percent from the 22-million population of Australia.

On November, 8th, 2010 the prime minister of the country Julia Gillard has declared that the government will hold a national referendum of inclusion in the position constitution about a recognition of natives. In February, 2008 were then the prime minister Kevin Rudd has made to them official apologies for the discriminating policy of the state spent by his predecessors since 1788.

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