Understanding Welcome to Country
Ok, so let’s explain this once and for all. Welcome to Country is an important aspect of First Peoples and Australian culture that annoys quite a few people. Typically we’re talking about people who...
Category: Culture
A Hijacked Past & The Importance of Maintaining Cultural Identity
“A nation that forgets its past has no future.” – Winston Churchill For all people, no matter where on Earth we call home, having a clear sense of cultural identity is important. Whether an...
Where to Next?
What began as a city-wide protest in the US city of Minneapolis, when a white police officer murdered George Floyd, an unarmed African American man, has now fanned out around the world and become...
Black Lives Matter: America, George Floyd, and the Aboriginal Australian experience.
Australia like the rest of the world, is currently looking on in horror, as the United States of America tears itself apart. Peaceful protests in relation to the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed...
Indigenous All-Stars & “white pride”
The following article by John T. Patten is the second in a series examining some of the most commonly stated and ridiculously racist beliefs held by many Australians. “The NRL Aboriginal All-Stars is a...
Bushfires and hearing First Peoples’
Every once in a while It’s a good idea to pause and take stock. Now would be a very good time for doing this. We’re living in an amazing and alarming time, during an...
“Aboriginal people never even invented the wheel.”
The following article by John T. Patten is the first in a series examining some of the most commonly stated and ridiculously racist beliefs held by many Australians. Let’s start the series by examining something seemingly quite simple...
Spears: Form & Function
Prior to invasion, the spear was the principle weapon used in Australia by Aboriginal people for hunting and combat purposes. In its simplest form a traditionally produced spear is a weapon consisting of a...
Native Title is NOT Land Rights
The way in which a Koori person identifies with our culture, Country and history is complex. Each of us are the sum of over 65,000 years of unbroken history, family bonds and cultural practices,...
The Dingo: A native dog?
The Dingo (Canis dingo) is an animal which is shrouded in legend and many falsehoods. As a companion and hunting partner of Australia’s First Peoples, who are mythologised and misunderstood on an even greater...
