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@abbiecornish : This is our history. We share this. #LestWeForget #Australia • #Repost @shareenaclanton ・・・ Lest We Forget the contribution of our Indigenous men and women as we commemorate this Anzac Day and demystify the mythology surrounding Anzac Day and Black Australia. . “The Frontier Wars were ultimately fought for the possession of land and the exercise of sovereignty. One reason Australians find it difficult to acknowledge the war is because it goes to the very heart of the foundations of Australian sovereignty and ownership of this great land. Conveniently, in an effort to avoid those fundamental questions, the traditional historical narrative has played down the scale and extent of frontier warfare, at times denying that it took place altogether. Australia’s culture of forgetfulness has its roots in about the 1920’s or 1930’s, when writers on Australian history began arguing that this country was peacefully settled without the experience of war within its own borders. [...] The tendency to forget the Frontier War stands in direct contradiction with the culture of remembrance for Australia’s military history. Our warriors do not receive the same respect accorded to service people who die in overseas wars. We are all, to some extent, aware of how the Frontier Wars affected our various communities, but I’d like to take this opportunity to encourage readers to uncover further and pay respect their respective histories. The local stories of every community are worthy of recognition. Our people fought with valor and bravery in the face of an insurmountable enemy. The way we recognize and remember our heroes, and those lost in battle, deserves reconsideration. Our resistance fighters were the first Australian patriots, willing to die for our country. How will you remember them?” . -Jidah Clark (Djabwurrung) April 25, 2018 Imagery via @coffinbirth