Manly BlogWhen pastoralists named Indigenous people.
"Massacre sites lie unmarked near waterholes, while elders live out their days with strange names in the most remote corners of Australia."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-03/first-nations-people-given-names-like-bing-crosby-and-stalin/103140862
#Slavery #Slave #Plantations #PastoralIndustry #IndenturedLabour #FirstNations #naming
"Massacre sites lie unmarked near waterholes, while elders live out their days with strange names in the most remote corners of Australia."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-03/first-nations-people-given-names-like-bing-crosby-and-stalin/103140862
#Slavery #Slave #Plantations #PastoralIndustry #IndenturedLabour #FirstNations #naming
First Nations people were given names like Bing Crosby, Stalin and Hitler by white pastoralists in the Australian outback
Across northern Australia, some Aboriginal people have grown up bearing the names of Hollywood stars and fascist dictators. It's a link back to a dark chapter in history.