▁attend ance ▁rates ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁are ▁the ▁lowest ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁Ab original ▁schools , ▁especially ▁those ▁in ▁remote ▁areas , ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁under ▁res our ced . ▁To ▁improve ▁school ▁attend ance ▁rates ▁and ▁education ▁quality , ▁many ▁Ab original ▁people ▁have ▁requested ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁cult ur ally ▁appropriate ▁curr ic ula ▁for ▁their ▁children . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁government ▁policies ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁many ▁Ab original ▁languages ▁no ▁longer ▁being ▁taught ▁in ▁schools . ▁ ▁Human ▁Rights ▁The ▁Australian ▁Government ' s ▁treatment ▁of ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁has ▁been ▁condem ned ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Special ▁R app orte ur ▁on ▁Ind igen ous ▁Rights , ▁James ▁An aya ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁again ▁by ▁United ▁Nations ▁High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights , ▁Nav i ▁P ill ay ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁An ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁campaign ▁has ▁been ▁created ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁Government ’ s ▁hom el ands ▁policy . ▁ ▁Cross - C ult ural ▁Under standing ▁To ▁achieve ▁genu ine ▁Re con c ili ation , ▁it ▁is ▁noted ▁that ▁non - A bor iginal ▁Austral ians ▁will ▁need ▁to ▁have ▁more ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁Ab original ▁Australian ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁Res pect ing ▁Trad itional ▁Law ▁and ▁Govern ance ▁Ab original ▁society ▁has ▁long ▁had ▁a ▁complex ▁system ▁of ▁Law ▁and ▁Govern ance ▁which ▁is ▁different ▁and ▁often ▁at ▁odd s ▁with