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Glendle is the white community advisor to the Aboriginal settlement of Pipalyatjara. Davidson and Eddie meet Glendle during their visit to the settlement and he welcomes them warmly, providing a much-needed source of conversation and commiseration for Davidson. Although he loves his job as community advisor, he is constantly frustrated by his enormous workload and the dire lack of resources from the government. While he wants to protect the Aboriginal people and their rights, Glendle also fears becoming a paternalistic outsider. His struggles give Davidson insight into just how complex the issues around Aboriginal communities are. Glendle also advises Davidson to be kinder and more accepting to Rick, which helps her begin to see the positive side of her friendship with Rick.
Glendle Quotes in Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
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Chapter 9
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The job is made more difficult by the fact that the adviser is more aware than the Aborigines of the possible consequences of their decisions, and wants to protect them. Not becoming a paternal-style protectionist means seeing catastrophic mistakes being made, and not being able to do a thing about it except advise, because you know that the only way the people can learn to deal with the white world is to make such mistakes. There will not always be kind-hearted whitefellas around to save the situation and be a buffer zone.
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Glendle Quotes in Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
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Chapter 9
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The job is made more difficult by the fact that the adviser is more aware than the Aborigines of the possible consequences of their decisions, and wants to protect them. Not becoming a paternal-style protectionist means seeing catastrophic mistakes being made, and not being able to do a thing about it except advise, because you know that the only way the people can learn to deal with the white world is to make such mistakes. There will not always be kind-hearted whitefellas around to save the situation and be a buffer zone.
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