I didn’t think I’d see this happen. I’m so glad it has, a rare day in our country’s history and long overdue. I am also sorry
That today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history.
We reflect on their past mistreatment.
We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who […]
Entries Tagged as 'aboriginal'
a day for sorry
February 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Tags: aboriginal · australia
benang
September 6th, 2007 · No Comments
Benang is a Nyoongar word for ‘tomorrow’ and it is also the title of a book by Kim Scott, which (jointly) won the Miles Franklin Award in 2000. I haven’t finished reading it yet but so far it’s a very dreamlike and disturbing sort of book. I went to a talk by the author last night […]
Tags: aboriginal · benang · indigenous literacy day · kim scott · nyoongar
