Hello! This will be a ramble post so sorry advance.

I’ve been sitting on this for quite some time now. I’m TSI, I have no ties or knowledge as my dad left and he didn’t know much either as his dad left too. I know the saying coffee is still blak no matter how much milk you add to it. I have a lot of features just my skin tone is on the lighter side.

My thing that I’m caught up on is my pregnant with my first, and his dad is white and how many generations can you go before you can no longer identify. I’m so proud of being TSI woman, I’ve done a lot of work in community and acknowledged in my community as blak. I obviously want to raise my son (and future children) to be proud of being TSI, I want them to be able to feel the salt water running thru there veins and never be ashamed of who they are based on the colour of their skin. As coloured stone said “the colour of your skin is your pride and joy.”

I guess writing all of this, it’s become clear that it’s not even a question anymore. But any advice and or comments are appreciated

Hey, I'm a year 12 student from Sydney completing the Aboriginal Studies course for my HSC. I am a non Indigenous student who has taken part in the course because I want to further develop my knowledge of the first Nations people of the country I was born in.

The year 12 Aboriginal studies course requires me to carry out a research project where I engage and gain knowledge from Aboriginal people and communities. My research question is  "how and why does GOING ON COUNTRY contribute to Aboriginal Peoples’ sense of identity and enhance overall wellbeing in society"

As a non Indigenous student I don't have any Aboriginal family members to gain this knowledge for this project so I ask anyone of any age or location in Australia who is Aboriginal to answer my Survey, as long as you are comfortable with answering.

results from this survey will be shown as statistics in a short video documentary that I will submit for my HSC, HOWEVER participants identity will say ANONYMOUS

https://forms.gle/Qk7nzQiBZAUGCiAw8

So sorry if this is a stupid question but I can't find the answer through the internet.

I'm wondering if acknowledgement of Country is done in kinders and schools where the vast majority of students are Indigenous, similarly to the kinders with children that are non-Indigenous.

Is it done at all? Completely different? I'm studying teaching and reflecting on how I'd approach a welcome to country with a classroom of indigenous kids.

Does the purpose or intention change? What do we want non-Indigenous children to learn from it vs Indigenous children.

Feels like I shouldn't make comparisons between the students because it's inherently influencing their sense of identity to be more racially focused but I also don't want to skip over something so important.

Thanks!

Hi fellow Redditors, I hope this is ok to post on here. I'm learning about issues faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in my university unit. What do you find is the most pertinent or pressing issue of health inequity as an Indigenous person? I'd love to hear your input. Note * this is not a survey or a formal study - I'm interested in hearing individual perspectives to gain more of an insight into one's worldview and experiences.

Thanks in advance, any answers are very much appreciated.

Cheers!

Curious if someone might be knowledgeable on Captain Cook's motivations for claiming the eastern coast of Australia for the British Empire in 1770? His orders were to take possession of the continent “with consent of the natives” or if he ”found the country uninhabited”. We know both are not true as he wrote extensively in his dairies on the occasions when he and his party interacted or saw Indigenous people. It’s not clear to me why he ignored the orders given to him, particularly as his assessment of the land was less than flattering anyway - he wrote that the land did not seem favourable or useful to the British. Was it simply because he did not recognise the Indigenous people as “inhabiting” the land as we might do today? Are there any written accounts or resources that clarifies his decision making?

So i've been seeing more and more people saying aboriginal is offensive and they should use first nation? since when was aboriginal offensive?, I have not met one aboriginal that has said aboriginal is offensive, I didn't know we "Should" call ourselves a new term, Honestly a person who says aboriginal is a offensive term probably haven't met one in person as I identify as aboriginal my family identify as aboriginal and my friends do too, So pls tell me what the hell happen?

I am writing a story about a young woman in search of her origin. She is early thirties and from the Brisbane area. Her mob is from north of there.

Would she herself use the term "Aboriginal" "First Nation" or "Indigenous" when talking about her heritage? What would others, who are NOT indigenous describe her heritage respectfully?

Thank you so much for your input :)

I'm Australian based so when I think of Australia, I envision the Indigenous people, their history and culture. I'm of Polynesian background but when I see people that aren't of my background getting our tribal tattoos, I don't think much of it. As long as they love and appreciate it, a win is a win.

I understand my people's history and their history is COMPLETELY different. The reason why I'm asking is because I'm creating this design for my gym and I wanted to incorporate the Indigenous culture in it. At this current moment I'm doing research about their art, etc. Can't really put a sausage sizzle or the iconic Bunnings hat on, that's weird... But yeah! Is it wrong for me to create something that I'm not? I'm getting permission soon but is it bad?