Maybe this blog is too altruistic. Just tell a story, your story so that all Aussies understand about indigenous culture(s) warts and all.
Tell a story about indigenous life in urban Australia, in rural (farming) Australia and in remote Australia.
One regular story is the negative comments from all in sundry when young indigenous persons commit crime and tangle with the full force of western law. I read a blog the other day by an indigenous person in which he berated the federal government for not being proactive on this and other matters.
I worked with indigenous persons who told the story of some indigenous persons who are called "coconuts": brown on the outside, white on the inside. Followers will know that this is indigenous persons criticising their own for adopting too much of the "so called" white lifestyle but I still ask: What's that all about?
I met a Principal of a Christian school who told me that indigenous Aussies worshipped the created and not the creator. A sad story as this so-called misguided christian revealed his misguided inner thinking.
Maaaate there are dozens of stories to be told. Facing the realities of how Aussies think will clear the air and hopefully lead to greater understanding and tolerance. We need to get on our bikes as the 2013 referendum is not far off.
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