Massacre Recollection in Far North Queensland, Australia. Aboriginal Elders recount specific instances of frontier violence. The late Kenny Jimmy from Kowanyama, as well as Jack Muriata (Girramay), David Lawrence (Girramay) and Bessie Jerry, and Jirrbal Elder, Willie Masina. Also Dr Ernie Grant (Girramay) and Willie Brim (Buluwanydji), recounts indigenous people being shot and the use of poisoning as they were in the way of the invaders economic viability. It's way past the time to acknowledged this shameful part of our history and the truth about the frontier, and later (not covered here) the after affects of Missions and Government Reserves where education was to Grade 4. www.cairnshistory.c...
8 сен 2024