Gunditjmara woman Laura Thompson says the first step in allyship is letting people know where you stand.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an image of a now-deceased person.Making an effort to understand Indigenous history is the first step to being an ally, says palawa woman Nala Mansell from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre.“People understand about the Port Arthur Massacre.
Uncle William Bates talks to a group of people at the Weinteriga Station after it was purchased by the Traditional Owners in 1985.The phrase will be heard across Australia in the run-up to January 26 - and while it may not ring as loudly as it did in previous years with many marches scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic - it will still ring true.
“On one of the many trips out on Country during this land rights campaign, Uncle William’s father, Uncle Jim Bates, became excited and started telling stories of his Country and land," the Australian Museum's website reads.“Uncle William said, 'Dad, it’s not your land anymore, whitefellas own it,' and Uncle Jim replied, 'No, they only borrowed it; it always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.
Jog off
Happy Australia 🇦🇺 Day to all !!
Australia Day is awesome because it's when Europeans arrived cheers
Meh
So SBS speaks on behalf of all Aboriginal people? All Aboriginal people think the same do they? Isn't generalizing the very definition of racism? Do not assume journalists are of high intelligence or thinkers. Most are average intelligence & followers.
Why are you hiding so many people’s replies? Shouldn’t Australian citizens be able to respond to an Australian broadcasting organisation? auspol
Have a bbq, drink beers and be thankful for the fact you call this land home in the first place.👍
SBS No one's telling you have to celebrate it so dont tell us we cant celebrate it.
SBS Unbelievable
Changing Australia Day wouldn’t placate any of those against it
1: Don't celebrate it. 2: Have Church apologise for blessing massacres. 3: Give it back.
Use the day to mourn if that’s what you want to do. It’s your choice. Others will chose to use the day to celebrate. We all have a choice.
Let's look forward not back
I bet it’s not all ‘indigenous’ people.
10 years ago this article would never of been written. It’s a day, get over it.
bad sleep would
Simply not true. Most aboriginal people are quite happy to celebrate Australia day along with the rest of us. A handful of people mostly with tiny amounts of aboriginal blood like to signal their virtue by pretending to be offended by it.
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