I was hit hard.. Did not leave my room for 2 days. No I did not get sick, I got hormonal. Hormonal can affect me but this time I was hit hard.
The day I arrived in Alice Springs I was so excited to explore and see all that it had to offer. The next 2 days I went and explored the small town to find that I felt this heaviness. I did not understand what was happening. Why do I feel so heavy why is this anger and pain so heavy?
I checked it up to hormones and yes it was partially
Then as if I was totally blind by my desire of adventure, my eyes locked with a local Aboriginal and all this pain flooded in to my heart. I stated to see them and this cloud of darkness that surrounded all of them. It was so sad to feel and I did not know if I was making it all up due to my hormonalness.
Maybe it was just me…..
I do know they have been mistreated horribly in this country. Between 1910 and the 1970s* many First Nations children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of various government policies. These children were placed or adopted by white families or foster homes, where neglect and abuse was the norm. This horrible practice of ripping children from their families by order of the government was to allow for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to “die out” by natural elimination or were possibly assimilated into the white community.
I share this with so much passion in my heart, so much horror because I felt it when I saw them not to mention that currently as I write this Australia is voting on whether or not in 2023 the Aboriginals deserve to be represented in the constitution of this country. Giving them a position in the government an actual voice to advocate for them.
PEOPLE it is 2023 how is it possible!!
How is it that a country who was created by the British banishing people to a far away country, erasing them from their families, harshly judged, some jailed for simply stealing a loaf of bread. Would be so unkind to those who are the original inhabitants of this country. I am appalled and heart broken.
I am thrilled to be back in Sydney tonight. The cold weather doesn't bother me as much. The food tastes better, enjoying the big city surrounded by thousands of international people and cuisines.
My heart and tummy lay at ease tonight full of Nepalese Momos that were so delicious, I would not have shared with any of you.
If you want to read more about the rights of Aboriginals and Strait Islander People
https://australianstogether.org.au/discover-and-learn/our-history/stolen-generations/
Your post was powerful. You did a great job expressing the emotions of your journey in Alice Springs. Thanks for sharing and shedding light on the issue of injustice.