theoutsidersdirtyimagines: nativenews:“From the first fleet to the last raindrop, we will fi
theoutsidersdirtyimagines: nativenews: “From the first fleet to the last raindrop, we will fight.” All across Australia, Aboriginal peoples and allies march on Invasion Day, chanting “No Pride in Genocide”. Melbourne, Australia. In Australia the 26th of January is a public holiday in which most of the Australian Community celebrate Australia Day, however, Australia is and always will be a day of mourning for my people. The Aboriginal people; the first peoples of Australia. On the 26th of January 1788 the First Fleet arrived in Australia on what is now known as NSW. 26th of January is the very first day of a genocide that lasted 100’s and 100’s of years. Men, women and children were being brutally murdered, shot at with guns. Aboriginal men and women were sold into slavery. Children were being captured and sent to missions where they were forced to learn the western ways. To begin with there were over 500 Aboriginal dialects, stories were passed down from generation to generation to help birth Aboriginal children into strong assets of their tribe, everything had its purpose. And when white men came to this country they declared it “Terra Nullius” or “Nobodies Land” however someone did live on this land. This land was cherished by the Aboriginal and Torres Straite Islander peoples for hundreds of thousands of years. To this day more than half of the dialects and stories are gone, lost. These stories and these languages were stolen from our people. Our ancestors were stolen from this land far too soon. Our children were taken from us and forced into white families where they suffered extreme brutalities, raped and tortured. Up until 50 years ago Aboriginal people were still under the flora or fauna act, in more simpler words we were considered dogs. We weren’t considered humans. The worst part about all of this is, people think that the Stolen Generation officially ended. It did not. The Stolen Generation is still happening to this day. Children are still being taken away from their homes yet, it is called something different. Aboriginal men are being targeted by police. Police brutality is still a thing and people are still discriminating against us. 26th of January is a date I will never celebrate. It is a day of mourning. Please know what you are celebrating. -- source link