Treaty Supporters Scroll

As part of the Fanning the Flames project, ANTaR Victoria staff initiated a project to create a unique 'petition' for a Treaty. The petition takes the form of a 20m scroll which non-Indigenous people will 'sign' with their thumbprint.

The Treaty Supporters' Scroll serves as a call on the Crown and the Commonwealth Government to recognise Aboriginal sovereignty and enter a treaty process. It also seeks to spark action on local agreements (treaties) between Traditional Owners and non-Indigenous people/groups/institutions.

The Treaty Supporters' Scroll travels from event to event, hosted by local ANTaR and other groups, in different sites in Victoria so that we can eventually fill it up with thumbprints. Supporters receive:

• Treaty Supporters' badge
• Treaty Supporters declaration/fridge magnet
• Treaty Supporters Declaration and Agreement

Click here to sign the treaty scroll.

Get more Information and guidance on what you can do in fulfilling your commitment

Where resources allow, supporters will be photographed individually or in a group displaying their inked-up thumb (this image will read visually as 'thumbs up for a treaty'). Participants and are asked for a $3 donation to keep the project going, and will also leave their contact details for follow up.

Eventually, the scroll can be exhibited as an impressive, artistic object, and used to represent to Government the depth of community desire for a treaty.

The project is based on the conviction that a Treaty is needed to recognize Indigenous people as Traditional Owners, and to lay the foundation for comprehensive cultural and institutional change for the better.

For information and Treaty Scroll bookings, contact ANTaR Victoria on (03) 9419 3613 or email antar@antarvictoria.org.au