Preamble

Preamble

Australia’s population consists of Indigenous Australians. For starters the aboriginals were first to embrace Australia’s great land, their intense culture was denied in white society (they are not even treated fairly within the Australian community). Indigenous Australians are also responsible of increasing the identity of Australia. Therefore it is necessary that the indigenous people of Australia are included in the preamble of Australia.

The indigenous culture is said to be one of the oldest cultures known in the world, it is said to be over 40 000 years old. ‘Dreaming’ Is ones beliefs and spirituality. People pay tribute to their beliefs by panting various different artworks to express what they think, they also write stories to express things. There are many different dreamtime stories, To name 1 the ‘creation story’ by Aunt Beryl Carmichael which was a story that explained the creation of the world..

The aboriginal people are extremely close to their land, here are a few quotes spoken by the indigenous people themselves.

‘ We don’t own the land, the land owns us’

’ The land is my mother, my mother is the land’

‘The land is the starting point where it all began, It is like picking up a piece of dirt saying this is where I started and this is where i will go’

‘ The land is our food, Our culture, our spirit and identity’

‘We don’t have boundaries like fences, as farmers do. We have spiritual connections.

 the aboriginal children were driven more than 1000 miles away from their homes, the aboriginal children where taken to camps where there were nuns, chiefs and secretary’s working, they teach the aboriginals to adapt to their own daily life

They believe that the ancestors have made everything, Ants, Emus, Crows, Snakes, Possums, Kangaroos, lizards, Food, Water, Plants etc.

This is quoted from an aboriginal person named Paul Ah Chee Ngala-Manager.

[ Information gotten from http://aboriginalart.com.au/culture/dreamtime2.html]

Between the years of 1910 to 1970 100 000 aboriginal children were forced to be taken away from their families by police or welfare officers. Most of the children were at the age of 5, there was rarely any chances to fight against the police for right to keep your child, to be aboriginal was enough. This generation was called the “Stolen Generation”.

The officers literally carried them and forced them into their vehicl, they force them to change religion, language, personality, accent, life style and family in other words, make them forget their culture and turn them into people of the ‘white’ community.

Most of the aboriginal children were raised in churches or a state institution, some were even fostered or adopted by white parents. The children were sexually abused and were treated poorly. There was very little water or food. Education wasn’t seen as essential for them because the expectations of the indigenous children were very low, The white people only expected them become things like farmers or housekeepers.

The aboriginal children were taken away from their families as the government thought he had to take them away from their parents, especially the children who are brought up with an European father and an aboriginal mother. The main reason they took them was because they wanted to put them into a European society and eventually wipe out the aboriginals .

Just recently the Australian government said sorry for the children stolen in the “Stolen Generation” time, yet the Aboriginals still don’t think the word “sorry” is their Saviour to a better life.

The Australian Government is now trying to fix the school crisis and house crisis which the Aboriginals are facing. For some Aboriginals life is hard and they are just hoping for a better life.

It is amazing to see that the aboriginal culture is still alive today after going through all of those cruel years. Obviously it is not as active as it was many years ago but it is still here within the hearts of all the indigenous people who chose not to be conformed to the white society.

Another reason why the indigenous people should be included in the preamble is because there are many individuals that have made such a significant difference to this great country. For example , here are a few indigenous Australians who have made a difference by increasing the identity of Australia.

In conclusion Indigenous Australians being included in the preamble is a must because they are the founders of this great land and it is owed to them to be united with the non-indigenous people as one nation.  

Some famous aboriginals like Michael Long who is a famous aboriginal footballer.

Lionel Rose is the first ever indigenous aboriginal australian world champion at boxing.

Albert namatjira is considered to be the best ever known aboriginal painter

Cathy Freeman is famous for her 2000 olympic games 400 metre sprint triumph.