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Who me … an Aborigine? : Comments

By Stephen Hagan, published 8/12/2005

Stephen Hagan asks what makes someone an Indigenous Australian.

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Stephen,
I am not Indigenous if, by that, you mean descended from the original inhabitants. However I love and feel country whenever I travel. Uluru moves me for reasons I cannot understand, the Kimberley makes me feel incredibly lucky and the waves of sand dunes that go on forever make me feel insignificant. But most of all I feel a part of every bit of it. I am aware that it was another peoples home before my ancestors came and I am mindful of that.
I am not Indigenous but it is my home. I am lucky, indeed.
Posted by Craig Blanch, Friday, 6 January 2006 7:55:55 AM
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woodyblues, wake up you arrogant ignorant ignoramous! We the Aboriginal Nation did not ask any other nation to enter into this land you invaded it which has been recognised by the international courts of the world.
Our culture is alive and doing well, our languages are still being spoken, we are intermarrying back into our own culture, and if you were to get off your re4ar end occaissionally you will find there are many communities in this land that have been just found around 50yrs ago, it was 217yrs ago cook landed here for the first time, 1880 was when the first fleet arrived, or maybe you werent taught the true history and are one of these ignorant believers that we have all been assimilated.
Good grief wake up Australia we are still here each and everyone of us who are descendent of the original are alive and will live forever and a day.
Go to a library and open up a book on Australias History of the old lies and then go see Rabbit proof Fence at the movies, then open your eyes and read the real history through the eyes of us who have lived the life.
I am 55yrs old and am one of the stolen generation, taken from an Aboriginal mission aged two.
It was 1967 we became recognised as people of this land and counted in the census, we have not disintergrated into thin air or assimilated into a culture we do not recognise as ours we are here forever and always.
My children are Aborigines, My grandchildren are Aborigines, My Great Greatgrandchildren will be Aborigines as this is where we were born where we originated from and where we belong.
Posted by warri warru, Sunday, 8 January 2006 11:04:05 AM
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