Reported request to not refer to "emerging" elder on basis of cultural inappropriateness

This is from my weekly news post, and is a third item that I wish to ensure is not lost (lightly edited): 

Indigenous people dislike (consider culturally inappropriate) acknowledgement of "emerging" elders and prefer past and present (I’ve  actually always thought this should refer to future elders to acknowledge that Indigenous sovereignty doesn't just extend from the past to now: it will endure and continue into future) (SBS - NITV); 

 

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