Say sorry.

Dear people of Australia,

After the treatment of the Aboriginols, we believe that it is time you said sorry for what occured, that only really ceased a few years ago. We realise that at the time of your arival in the land, the Aboriginols must have seemed like aleans to you. And we realise that when you saw the Aboriginols ways, you might have thought that they needed help. They didn't have the same technology as you, or the same anything really. But they had a culture of their own, just like you had your culture. What my people do not understand, is why you don't understand that. Does the fact that you wear clothes and have guns make your culture better? I wonder if it ever occured to you, when you people first arrived in Australia, that perhaps the Aboriginols were happy with their ways and culture. Sure, they didn't have grand cities like you did back in England, but the fact they were living and prospering in that harsh land is enough to compensate for that. You didn't have to try and teach them your way was The way. You and the Aboriginols could have lived together in harmony without needing to have any conflict. But, I suppose thats all behind us now, so what we need you to do is simply say sorry, for what you did. Be warned, this is harder than it sounds. You have to mean it. You have to show some empathy, and admit what you have done, and admit that it was not a good thing to do. You have to realise that you almost destroyed a whole culture, and believe it or not, thats not a good thing. Once you have done that, you need to keep doing it and show that you are all equal in your day to day life. Things like, not treating Aboriginols like dirt, and not having Aboriginol slaves, and letting Aboriginols do whatever you do, weather it be managing a bank, being a supermarket cashier or being Prime Minister. So in a nutshell, this is just one groups plea to ask you to say sorry.

Mollys Character in Rabbit Proof Fence

In the movie, Rabbit Proof Fence, three Aboriginal girls get stolen and sent to a camp for Aboriginal children to become British. Molly, the oldest of the three reveals her character a lot in the beginning of the film, when they first get captured and plan to escape. She is stubborn, optimistic and compassionate. After they were brought to the camp, the three Aboriginals saw what happened to a girl who tried to escape. Molly refused to change her mind about escaping, even when her sister and cousin begged her to stay for fear of receiving the same treatment. But Molly would not listen, and insisted that they would make it. This represents her stubbornness, and her refusal to believe that they might not make it. This also shows her optimism. Molly believes that they can escape and make it back home. She supports her companions, and tells them that they will make it out. She has a good attitude, and does not let the situation they are in stop her from helping and supporting her younger relatives. You need to be pretty compassionate to do all these things, and that is exactly what Molly is. She cares for her younger sister and cousin, and keeps there spirits high, when she herself must feel terrible. These are some of the traits that make a good hero, and Molly seems to definately be the hero in this situation. To be able to not think about what might happen if you fail, but continue as normal, and keep fighting without worrying to much about yourself and more about others. The only flaw is her stubornness, which may represent a problem in the future. Other than this though, Molly is good hero material.

Ethnocentrics

When the British first set sail for Australia, they didn't know what they were going to find, and they were very ethnocentric about their culture. They instinctively thought that what ever they find would be inferior to them, and that would cause a lot of conflict. What they found didn't surprise them. They saw the different culture of the Aboriginals and because it was so different, treated it with disrespect. What the British saw was a few tribes, with uncivilised savages running about the place. They just didn't understand the different culture. As the British started investigating into the Aboriginals, and exploring more of Australia, they started to feel more and more superior to them, who, to the British, were nothing more than animals. The Aborigines began to feel like their land was being overrun and not treated with respect and because of the culture differences between the British and Aborigines, the British didn't know about the connection the natives had with the land. The ethnocentricity of the British led them to not bother about learning about the Aboriginal culture, and so they just plowed through the land. The Aborigines did not take kindly to this at all. War and rebellions broke out many times between the British and Aborigines, but the British always were victorious. Because of the ignorance the British had and their ethnosentricity, the British ignored the Aboriginals culture and ways of living and went deeper and deeper into the land, killing it when the Aborigines culture had so much to do with living in harmony with the land. This was the main cause for the conflicts that brought about the slaughter of so many people when the British came to Australia.