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I can see the point though: it's hard to do history about oral traditions, doubly so for oral traditions where most of the people in the tradition have been dis
by pasabagi 5y ago
I can see the point though: it's hard to do history about oral traditions, doubly so for oral traditions where most of the people in the tradition have been displaced or killed.
Also, politicians tend to see history as a sort of 'national identity' education, and I don't think the dominant political trends in Australia are ready to face this part of the Australian national story, which is cowardly, but it's a very common form of cowardice.
- ehnto 5y agoSpot on, and something that can go unsaid is that even unity is a bitter pill to swallow for the indigenous. There is no saving face for politicians so it remains the elephant in the room. I will say I am glad we are trying though. There is a lot being done, and inclusion of the indigenous history in our cities is a great step. Many things here have been renamed with their old indigenous names, which really drives home the point that it wasn't just barren land prior to settlement.