Didn't the White Australians ever think of the future of my people? We were destoyed quickly.. They knew what they were doing to my people But the continued thier punishment on us. I am White australian And Murri. and I wish that i could have learnt my language and been brought up around my family but i wasn't. It is a loss to me and millions of other murri fullas around australia. Sorry Day? You think that would just fix everything? No it doesn't. It my show sympathy for my people from the Australians but to be honest I don't see why it should have happened in the first place. I know there is no way we can change the past but i would like to see some government help ibn finding out who we really are and maybe help to try and recover the lost languages of many aboriginal people. I know i am not the only young person out there that feels this way. Many of as a yearning to know who we are and where we from. And losts of things forgotten we want it back !

gundubuldany

People in general don't think about others before themselves. This goes for white, black yellow or any other colour. If the Dutch had of colonized Australia or the Japanese had of got here in the 1940's it is likely Aboriginals would be much much worse of. In New Zealand the Maories destroyed and even cannibalised some of the earlier inhabitants.

The only way to find out who you are is to read the bible. You were made in God's image and like every other person have lost dignity and identity because sins of others as well as your own sin. You will only ever find your true identity when you find peace with your Maker Jesus Christ. You will find in your culture some good things and some very abhorrent things. I hope you find the good and reject the evil and find your destiny in life.

Most people would agree, terrible things have happened in the past. Fortunately, the laws were changed in about 1967. It used to be that an apology was going to fix all the problems, but it didnt really work. Money was also going to fix all the problems, but there is little difference between communities that get heaps of mining royalties and those that dont. Its very romantic to believe that things would be greatly different if the English never colonised the place, and the people would be happily going about their thing. They were about 20 000 years away from inventing the wheel, and had no idea about agriculture or machinery. A very complex issue, step 1 is to not sit around all day whinging about white people and how unfair it all is.

gundubuldany
Ignore runner and his seriously deluded rantings. it was people like him that caused many of the atrocities that happened in what should rightly be called the Aboriginal holocaust of Australia.
I have just finished watching The first Australians on SBS and the thing those white bastards did made me so mad.
I have always admired the restraint shown by our indigenous peoples. If the sort of evil meted out to the first Australians had happened to my ancestors I would be out for blood and retribution on every white person in this country.
All Australians should be taught the ways of the real owners of this land as a matter of course. Aboriginal culture is in many ways so much more superior than our insane culture of greed and exploitation and neverending growth. They managed this land and survived on it for 60 000 years or more. We will be lucky to make 500 years at the rate we are going.

Hi gundubuldany.

I agree that Aboriginal people have been appallingly treated in Australia since 1788, and that injustice and racism persist today. However, my advice to you is to get yourself some post-secondary education, either at a TAFE or a university.

There are many resources available to Indigenous students at those places that can assist, not only in your studies, but also in tracing your heritage.

As mikk said, ignore the ranting of the godbotherers and the thinly disguised racism of those who will admonish you to stop whingeing and assimilate. They are most of the problem, not any part of the solution.

Oh yeah, I forgot... Only Noel Pearson can make any comments on the subject without being called a racist. I might add, out in the communities, folks dont always agree with his thoughts. If you have a look at what burseries and scholarships are available for aboriginal people at uni, and the guaranteed job at the end (affirmative action, doesent matter if you are any good or not), and other incentives on offer... They are certainly trying to encourage participation.
I'd be happy to be wrong on the matter, but is there a vibrant/contented/meaningful/pleasant aboriginal comunity anywhere? Its not racist to point out the same societal problems seem equally apparent in all the communities, but more likely to deliver a positive outcome than the current feel-good exercise.