Dear Joe,

It seems that all I can expect from you is
consistent nay saying regarding Aboriginal
people.

You're not interested in the challenges involved in
finding massacres in archaeological records or
even it appears in the evidence found of frontier
battles and unearthed in Queensland that back the
oral histories of elders.

Then there's nothing further to say.

Mr O,

I appreciate your advice.

However if you would read the link I cited
which details Professor Bryce Barker, an
archaeological anthropologist from the University
of Southern Queensland - who's one of the leaders
of a research project investigating and shedding
light on Australia's violent frontier history
you would realise the research that anthropologists
at universities are under taking.

It involves much more than "journalism".
And projects such as these are being done all over the
country.

See you on another discussion.

Cheers.

Foxy,

I know what is involved.

I was just pointing out that it is a very complex area of investigation with all sorts of sociopolitical implications for the present and requires a diverse range of research skills that go beyond archaeology.

The way you and LOUDmouth were discussing it made we think that you considered it to be on the same level as journalism and I got the impression that you were suggesting (heavens forbid) that LOUDmouth do archaeological research. I wouldn't trust LOUDmouth to do an archaeological survey of the local tip let alone a sensitive historical site.

Misopinionated,

No, you don't have a clue. Stick to Bananas in Pyjamas.

Joe

Foxy,
I know several people who have had dealings with one of the indigenous people on your list.
I personally have never spoken with that person but have been in the same room a couple of times. Now, those people who had dealings with that person unanimously commented on the rather arrogant conduct of this person.
You would possibly change your mind regarding the suitability of this person as part of reconciliation were you to meet !

Individual,

How dare a black person be arrogant?
Is that what you're implying?

Well, I think that it may surprise you to
know that skin colour does not define a
person's personality. Other factors come
into play.

Anyway - it was Josephus who brought up the
names not me. I simply followed through in
answer to the questions he raised recarding
those people and their stance on Reconciliation
and whether their Aboriginality meant anything
to them.