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Australia Day represents "Invasion Day" for the indigenous people of Australia. For them, it represents the day white man invaded their peaceful way of life and set about to destroy their culture, albeit unwittingly at first. For the Aborigines "Australia Day" means the loss of their connection to the land, their spirituality and everything that was important to them.
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Australia day its good to Aboriginal people?
Many Aboriginal people in Australia see Australia day as the day when their lives were turned upside down by the invasion of the English and the introduction of European diseased that decimated their tribes and family's.
Why don't Aboriginal people celebrate Australia day?
Europeans killed many indigenous Australians or stole their land. They were discriminated against.
What is the main features of the Aboriginal Day of Mourning?
The main features of the aboriginal day of mourning was there stolen generation. they saw Australia day as a day of the Europeans taking over there lands and stealing there lifestyle
What is Sorry Day?
Sorry Day in Australia is a day where we say sorry to all the aboriginal people for stealing their land and destroying their way of life. It is to remember the Lost Generation, the people who were forcibly taken from their families and forced to assimilate into Australian culture.
What does naidoc mean?
It means National Aboriginal Indiginous Day Of Celebration.
What was it like for the aboriginal people on the day the Europeans Arrived?
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Was Australia day a significant event for both aboriginals and white people?
I'm an Aussie and for me Australia is always a significant day. My family love this day - it's our National Day. But the truth is it generates split feelings amongst different groups of people. Caucasian Aussies are very patriotic and love Australia Day and driving around people have Aussie flags on their cars and also people head out for parties and barbecues with family and friends. There are usually fireworks and celebrations. Aboriginal Australians that I know are not that happy on Australia Day because it is the same date that the settlement and 'invasion of their land' started. That's what I've been told anyway. I am not Aboriginal and cannot speak for them as a group. I can say that I have a lot of respect for their sadness, because I can understand that when we have our National Day it is on the actual day that the first fleet of settlers landed in Sydney and put up the British flag here, and that marked huge changes for them as a people and culture.
How did the white Australia policy affect aboriginal australians or Tasmania aborigines?
It Kept Australia a basicaly European Christian culture until the present day.
Why would people disagree with Australia day?
yes. every Australian does. On the contrary: the concept of Australia Day grates on many indigenous people of Australia. 26 January 1788 marked the beginning of mass dispossession of lands and tearing apart of families suffered by the Aborigines as a result of European settlement. So, no - not every Australian agrees with Australia Day.
Why do Australians have an Australia day?
That's the date the First Fleet landed in Port Jackson, in what is now Sydney. It celebrates the day Australia (then called New South Wales) was officially occupied by the British, although many people now use the date to commemorate the destruction of the Aboriginal population at colonial hands.
What does Australia day mean to the aboriginals?
Australia Day represents "Invasion Day" for the indigenous people of Australia. For them, it represents the day white man invaded their peaceful way of life and set about to destroy their culture, albeit unwittingly at first. For the Aborigines "Australia Day" means the loss of their connection to the land, their spirituality and everything that was important to them.
When was National Aboriginal Day created?
National Aboriginal Day was created in 1996.
