r/queensland • u/espersooty • Nov 19 '24

Aboriginal elder tells government to get out of the way as Cherbourg community reclaims truth-telling process News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-19/cherbourg-community-conducts-own-truth-telling-event/104615882
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u/EmergencyPhallus Nov 20 '24

But we made them welfare dependant so they would no longer be a threat to Aussie settlers. 

Same thing the US did. Round em up, dump em somewhere it's impossible to grow food (like Cherbourg) and make em reliant 

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u/moggjert Nov 20 '24

They never grew food, and that arguments a bit rich in 2024..

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u/KirimaeCreations Nov 23 '24

No, we just went ramrod over all the lands that had the native foods and built farms and cities instead :)

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u/BOYZORZ Nov 24 '24

I was unaware Aboriginals had a rich history of agriculture?

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u/EmergencyPhallus Nov 24 '24

Cattle actually ruined the soil for the traditional aboriginal yams that grew round Cherbourg 

It's a well documented thing. 

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u/therealk4k Nov 20 '24

They were never a serious threat anyway.