A very happy and prosperous 2017 to my viewers.
May the Force be with you.
GD
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Has anything changed II
I was stunned to listen to a very good friend of mine pay out on the City of Fremantle shifting the 2017 Australia Day celebrations to signal to our Aboriginal brothers and sisters that we recognise the 26 January 1788 was not a good time for the indigenous inhabitants. The cultural disruption began almost immediately with it reported that the Aboriginals around the first settlement could not understand how the whites caught a lot of fish and did not share. Some of their tribal lands were immediately annexed.
There were Aboriginal heroes in various parts of Australia as each state colony was established. In my own city of Perth there was the famous Yagan who is now recognised as a hero who stood up for his people. The Queensland Aborigines were a determined group of tribes that fought against the invading settlers and as a result suffered hideous consequences.
Yet in that same City of Fremantle I often observe Aboriginal persons shouting at each other across the street and generally causing some fear in the general population. Perhaps the Fremantle Councillors hoped that their action would calm the hurt that is manifest frequently amongst the local indigenous population.
It's a tough issue.
Currently there is a Royal Commission (RC) inquiry into the detention of young persons, mainly Aboriginal, in the Northern Territory. The RC was brought on by our Prime Minister after TV footage of what must be seen as inhumane treatment of young inmates was shown on our screens across the nation.
It's a tough issue.
There is lots of positive evidence of Aboriginals who have "made it". They are lawyers, doctors, diesel mechanics, national park rangers, senators and the list goes on. Despite this there are more Aboriginals proportionately than other groups locked up in our jails.
It's a tough issue.
Come on Prime Minister Turnbull link up with the Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten and keep moving forward to eliminate the hurt, the sickness the domestic violence that plagues many indigenous Australians. Part of the mending should be a federal government TV campaign that educates the general population about the past and asks for understanding and actions by individuals.
May the Force be with our First Australians.
GD
There were Aboriginal heroes in various parts of Australia as each state colony was established. In my own city of Perth there was the famous Yagan who is now recognised as a hero who stood up for his people. The Queensland Aborigines were a determined group of tribes that fought against the invading settlers and as a result suffered hideous consequences.
Yet in that same City of Fremantle I often observe Aboriginal persons shouting at each other across the street and generally causing some fear in the general population. Perhaps the Fremantle Councillors hoped that their action would calm the hurt that is manifest frequently amongst the local indigenous population.
It's a tough issue.
Currently there is a Royal Commission (RC) inquiry into the detention of young persons, mainly Aboriginal, in the Northern Territory. The RC was brought on by our Prime Minister after TV footage of what must be seen as inhumane treatment of young inmates was shown on our screens across the nation.
It's a tough issue.
There is lots of positive evidence of Aboriginals who have "made it". They are lawyers, doctors, diesel mechanics, national park rangers, senators and the list goes on. Despite this there are more Aboriginals proportionately than other groups locked up in our jails.
It's a tough issue.
Come on Prime Minister Turnbull link up with the Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten and keep moving forward to eliminate the hurt, the sickness the domestic violence that plagues many indigenous Australians. Part of the mending should be a federal government TV campaign that educates the general population about the past and asks for understanding and actions by individuals.
May the Force be with our First Australians.
GD
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