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LIVE CHAT Tue 19th 7PM AEDT- Australia's First People

This Wednesday I will be having a live chat here on the forums to discuss Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and what we can as a whole society and in our RO to be inclusive and share in our great culture. 

 

I will be asking some questions to get the conversation running but if anyone has questions they would like to ask prior to the chat or if you can't make it please post here. 

 

This chat will run for around one hour, this will be the first of a few, so this chat will mostly be just getting started on talking about this stuff. 

 

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PLEASE COME! If you think you will be there please high five this post 

 

j95
j95Posted 08-12-2017 02:15 PM

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j95
j95Posted 20-12-2017 03:54 PM

anonymous: what is the proper name for didgeridoo? 

 

This varies between tribal groups but where I am from we call it a ilpirra

 
j95
j95Posted 19-12-2017 07:48 PM

Our last question before I started to answer some of the anonymous questions submitted....

 

In 2018 many events around Australia have had their date changed from January 26th to an alternative date and this has sparked debate among Australians, do you know why this is? What is your take on this? 

 
 
j95
j95Posted 19-12-2017 07:56 PM

Anonymous question: Why do we refer to people as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and not ATSI?

 

I personally don't mind being refered to this but some are not fond of it. Some people don't like this because Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are made up of many different nations with different traditions, languages so they feel ATSI is too much of a collective description to really honour their nation. It is ok to check with the person how they would like to be referred to, I'd much rather someone ask then be unsure. 

 
 
 
j95
j95Posted 19-12-2017 08:04 PM

Anonymous question:

Why do a lot of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people not want to have their name or photo mentioned after they pass away?
 
This not as widely practiced now as it used to be but many communities in the Northern Territory still follow this. It is said to disturb the spirits of the person. It started off as names but also turned to photos later on. I know that in my community some visitors with the same name as somebody who has passed away have to be referred to as their surname. 
 

 

 
 
 
 
j95
j95Posted 19-12-2017 08:06 PM

Well that brings us to end of our live chat, thank you very much for coming, I will still be here posting some answers to our anonymous questions. Our next chat will most likely be on nations and languages, and I will let you all know of a date closer. Thank you all for sharing what you know. Before we all go, did anyone learn anything new? 

 
 
 
 
 
N1ghtW1ng
N1ghtW1ngPosted 19-12-2017 08:15 PM
Thank you so much @j95 for running this fantastic chat. It was fantastic learning some new things about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture.
And an even bigger thank you for answers those questions. 🙂

I learned why some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people don't like having their names or photos after they've passed away.
 
 
 
 
 
Esperanza67
Esperanza67Posted 19-12-2017 08:13 PM
@j95 the reason behind why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people don’t want their name or photo mentioned after they pass away. Like I’ve seen on TV shows and ads and stuff a short statement at the beginning of them about how their content contains clips of people who have passed away and so I was interested to know why TV networks and producers would include that.
 
 
 
 
 
j95
j95Posted 19-12-2017 08:14 PM
Thanks for coming everyone!
 
 
 
 
 
safari93
safari93Posted 19-12-2017 08:11 PM

Thanks for organising this chat @j95! Hopefully I can make the next one!!

 
 
 
j95
j95Posted 19-12-2017 08:00 PM

Anonymous question: How long have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people been here for?

 

There is evidence to say that Indigenous people arrived here at least 55,000 years ago but many believe they could of been here up to 65,000 years ago 

 
 
safari93
safari93Posted 19-12-2017 07:56 PM

In 2018 many events around Australia have had their date changed from January 26th to an alternative date and this has sparked debate among Australians, do you know why this is? What is your take on this? 

 

I definitely am not against the date being changed, and I think that since the date reflects the beginning of a period of suffering and oppression against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, it really shouldn't be something that is celebrated.

I'm also really surprised at how much backlash has happened when councils have decided not to celebrate Australia day, and how angry people get, but I guess because of the way Australia day is celebrated it might feel like a point of pride is being taken away from you

 
 
N1ghtW1ng
N1ghtW1ngPosted 19-12-2017 07:52 PM
In 2018 many events around Australia have had their date changed from January 26th to an alternative date and this has sparked debate among Australians, do you know why this is? What is your take on this?
That's Australia Day right? I'm completely oblivious to everything, so I was unaware that they decided to change it but I did know a lot of people were arguing about it. To be totally honest, I don't care. The main issue I always had with Australia Day was that schools always start on that week, usually halfway through the week and get that day off so you have: Monday off, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday off(Aus Day) then Friday. Just so silly to me.
I understand that people want it changed because it was when settlers arrived... is that right? (I don't know my history) I feel like people overstate the important of it. To me, it's a "family day" or an excuse for family to have a gathering. Not some historically important day. But that's just me.
 
 
 
j95
j95Posted 19-12-2017 07:56 PM
In 2018 many events around Australia have had their date changed from January 26th to an alternative date and this has sparked debate among Australians, do you know why this is? What is your take on this?

I feel that Australia needs a day to call Australia Day and celebrate the country we live in but, it should definitely be on a different day as January 26th was the date the white settlers arrived in Australia and basically took over our land and well things kind of got worse and pretty awful from there... some people like to call it Invasion Day.
I feel that having Australia Day on this date is disrespectful and I am thankful for those organisations that have decided its also inappropriate and have made other arrangements.
 
 
roseisnotaplant
roseisnotaplantPosted 19-12-2017 07:50 PM
In 2018 many events around Australia have had their date changed from January 26th to an alternative date and this has sparked debate among Australians, do you know why this is? What is your take on this?

I agree that the date should be changed - I think it would show more progress towards reconciliation.
 
safari93
safari93Posted 09-12-2017 06:56 PM

This sounds amazing @j95, I'd be super keen! I usually get home around 7 on Wednesday nights so I might be a little late to the chat though

 
melz
melzPosted 09-12-2017 02:36 PM
This marks a wide grin on my face. I don't know enough about this, but starting an open discourse is always the way to go! 🙂
 
 
j95
j95Posted 19-12-2017 02:39 PM
is everyone from last week still coming?
 
 
DruidChild
DruidChildPosted 11-12-2017 04:11 PM

Really really keen to participate in this one! 🙂

 
 
 
Ben-RO
Ben-ROPosted 13-12-2017 05:07 PM

Hey everyone, we have to put a pause on this chat but we will get it going again ASAP! We'll tag you all with the new date as soon as we have locked it in.

 

Until then. i think it'd be cool if we started up another conversation so i made one here, so please pop on to this thread and spend some time helping everyone learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture. 

 

 

 
 
 
 
roseisnotaplant
roseisnotaplantPosted 13-12-2017 06:12 PM

No problem @Ben-RO @j95 ðŸ™‚

 
j95
j95Posted 08-12-2017 10:36 PM
@Bree-RO awesome!!
 
 
honky
honkyPosted 09-12-2017 09:00 AM

Hey @j95 this is awesome. I don't finish work till 7, but I will try and make it towards the end 🙂

 
j95
j95Posted 08-12-2017 10:18 PM
hey @Bree-RO after our chat last night do you reckon you'll pop on for this?

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