Australia Day: A Rabbit Proof Mentality? A Fence or a Bridge?
I felt inspired to write this blog as I was shown Rabbit Proof Fence yesterday as part of an educational curriculum to sensitise students to cultural differences. It is part of learning how to educate early childhood.
I have seen Rabbit Proof Fence before and was struck by the bravery and strong family… Continue reading
Mabo’s Justice Comes on the Winds of Landmark Change
Eddie Koiki Mabo proves that anyone can stand for justice and win. He represents the principle of equality and truth. I loved watching ABC television documentary on Eddie Mabo, the Murray Islander who won a native title claim over Murray Island from the Australian Government.
I am amazed at the blindness… Continue reading
Reconciling Fairness in Cultural Dispossession
This poem was written after I wrote a paper and presented it in Bangkok. I was on the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program. Each participant was asked to write a paper on their own country. When I researched aboriginal issues I found there was so much I didn’t realise. Such is the veil of… Continue reading
Indigenous Australian Story of The Sapphires Inspiring Troops in Vietnam
http://if.com.au/2012/05/21/article/FYNNBQKYXQ.html
The Sapphires Trailer
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The Sapphires is set in the heady days of the late ’60s when four young, talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission, are discovered by an unlikely talent scout.
Plucked from obscurity and branded as Australia’s answer to The Supremes, The Sapphires grasp the chance of a… Continue reading
Indigenous Artists are Supreme from Sapphires to Cannes
Today was an interesting day and I would say definitely fate. I forgot I was to go to the film called the Sapphires tonight. I went for a long walk and through interesting circumstances arrived home around 5pm. Then checked my emails which I never do at this time and found an… Continue reading
Eddie Mabo: Crown or Native Land?
This is a tribute to Eddie Mabo.
It seems to me that terra nullius extinguished the rights of native people because they didn’t have an idea of ownership as they were not considered civilised. Their connection to the land was so deep they saw the land as themselves, their cultural dreaming was inspired… Continue reading