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In reply to the discussion: Australia set to recognise Aborigines as first people of continent [View all]Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)6. good to see some (slow) progress being made on the issue
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They hadn't before? Did they miss the memo on what "aboriginal" means? (nt)
Posteritatis
Jan 2012
#1
I know Australia has been trying to give due recognition/respect to the aboriginals for a long time,
Demit
Jan 2012
#2
You beat me to it, Demit. They've been there at least 40,000 years and I suppose
Ecumenist
Jan 2012
#4
I guess living in a country for 10,000 years isn't enough. I didn't realize the Ozzies
Monk06
Jan 2012
#3
Monk06, if you are an American, you might want to consider the phrase that combines
SwissTony
Jan 2012
#7
Wrong..Legal precedents granting Native American sovereignty go back to the 19th century
whathehell
Jan 2012
#46
It's a good example of how long it takes to reverse destructive and unfair legislation
lunatica
Jan 2012
#5
"Racist majority"? Not quite. A very vocal and influential minority can do the trick.
AverageJoe90
Jan 2012
#8
Apartment owners and landlords simply didn't rent to "Negroes or Mexicans" - Oz parallel.
SwissTony
Jan 2012
#17
Yeah, things did happen, and there were some who did perpetuate some of the B.S......
AverageJoe90
Jan 2012
#32
A few years ago I realized I was born in the second week of the Montgomery bus boycott
EFerrari
Jan 2012
#34