Sacred Sites

Sacred Sites by Aunty Munya Andrews

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Aboriginal sacred sites are a contentious political issue in Australia, largely because of the cultural clashes that involve mining and other land development projects. Our people have been wrongly accused of fabricating stories about sacred sites to halt these initiatives,…
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What’s with Wrong Skin?

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If you haven’t heard about The Age’s cold case investigation ‘Wrong Skin’ in the past two weeks, you will. Led by reporter Richard Baker, it was launched with much ado two weeks ago. Julie Buck’s friends never believed the young…
$50 man

The $50 Man

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(Australia’s Leonardo Da Vinci was an Aboriginal genius) By: Munya Andrews November 2016 When asked to identify who he is, most Australians are stumped. Few can name him and fewer still know what he is famous for or indeed why…
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Respectful terminology

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Aboriginal: Latin for ‘original’, the term is used to refer to any Indigenous person around the world but in Australia it is used solely to refer to the Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland only and not to the Torres…
who's your daddy

Who’s Your Daddy?

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(The meaning of family in an Australian Aboriginal context) While the trendy slang expression ‘Who’s your daddy?’ takes the form of a rhetorical question, it is commonly used as a boastful claim to assert dominance over the listener. ‘Who’s your…