Showing posts with label Stolen Generation. Show all posts
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Monday, March 28, 2011

Rabbit - Proof Fence - A confession to the Aboriganese Culture

Dear Australians,
I have come to say that the natives of our country deserve our respect and loyalty. Without them, we would not have been here today. Australia would not be the country it is today as it would have had a different early background. The aboriginal Australians were the first to roam that piece of land and first to survive all the disasters that came in their way. The natives allowed us to live where we live today, and without them, we might still be fighting the British. When the British first came to Australia, they thought it was their own land, not knowing that there were already people living there. The natives were confused at first, but they were friendly among the British, to make friends with them. Over time, the British population over-ruled the natives and they started to take over their lives. The aborigines children were taken away from their own mother, and they were taught to be slaves. The British men would have sex with any aborigines female, to rule out the aboriginal culture in them. In the British's views, they were doing the right thing by taking the children away from their own parents and ruling out their own culture out of them. The Australians, on the other hand, were starting to grow a strong hatred feeling towards the British as they were being cruel. Both cultures have different beliefs and spiritual views, causing inability for them to be understood. After many generations of breeding half - castes, the British succeeded in destroying the aborigines culture. For this pain and sorrow they suffered, I believe that the natives deserve an apology from the current Australians, to show their respect for what they have done for the country. Also, the natives need to be thanked, to show that the modern generation are thankful for their deeds and sufferings they went through for the well - being of Australia.