After Uluru, we must focus on a treaty ahead of constitutional recognition May 31, 2017 1.53pm AEST Author Gaynor Macdonald, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sydney Cite as: Macdonald, Gaynor. 2017. After Uluru, we must focus on a treaty ahead of constitutional recognition. The Conversation, 31 May 2017. https://theconversation.com/after-uluru-we-must-focus-on-a-treaty-ahead-of- constitutional-recognition-78474 A treaty would be an agreement that is rather like that of host and guest, with rights and responsibilities for each party. AAP/Joel Carrett The Indigenous National Constitutional Convention concluded with the Uluru Statement. In contrast to the political expectation that it would simply support symbolic recognition of Indigenous people in the Australian Constitution, the convention went much further, asserting Indigenous sovereignty and making two demands.