Most Australians celebrate Australia Day as the day Australia was founded. In contrast, Aboriginal people mourn their history and call it ‘Invasion Day or Survival Day. To many Aboriginal Australians there is little to celebrate and it is as commemoration of a deep loss. Loss of their sovereign rights to their land, loss of family, loss of the right to practice their culture. Australia Day is 26 January, a date whose only significance is to mark the coming to Australia of the white people in 1788. It’s not a date that is particularly pleasing for Aboriginal people. The latter name reflects that all Aboriginal nations are sovereign and should be united in the continuous fight for their rights. So there for, Happy Survival Day. ❤ #Aboriginalpride
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:01:25 +0000
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