Self-determinations means giving people the opportunity to take charge of their own lives, it 's a concept that strive to ensure that indigenous Australians have the same right to take charge of their lives like the mainstream Austrians, self-determination focuses on encouraging and allowing the indigenous people to take their destiny into their hands, participating fully in matters that affects them. In the past, the government decided what they thought was good for the indigenous people without really consulting them in decision making. Saying that indigenous people need to be self-determining means that community service workers would consult the people, collaborate with them and work with them in building services and programs meant for