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kiunlo · 3 months
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every time i look into the comments section of any fucking post that talks about indigenous people and our land it's always whitefella who are like "okay but how exactly do you think 'giving the land back' is going to work". you are TELLING ON YOURSELF if the first thing that you think when you think of landback is of indigenous people taking the land back by force and forcing everyone to move out of the country and killing people if they don't comply. idk how to tell you this but indigenous people are not violent colonisers whose first thoughts are of murder, rape and genocide when it comes to having our land being given back to us. the idea that land cannot be given back to indigenous people because that would cause white people to be without a home is a very white colonialist thing to thing, and it is the very mindset and arguments that white people make in order to ensure that indigenous land is NEVER given back to us. if you cannot even think of A SINGLE OTHER WAY that indigenous people can be given back our land that doesn't hurt other people in the process: you have some reflecting to do. not only do you have no imagination, you also are so deep within the white colonialist mindset that peaceful options are completely out of your sight, unable to be thought of and unable to be understood. you have been flashbanged by your own whiteness.
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konmari-dogs · 6 months
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Upcoming Australian referendum on 14 October 2023
True division
I too am appalled by the public discourse leading to the Voice (John Hewson, "Missed Voice messages", August 12-18), but fear the biggest , message is being lost. The most common | complaint I hear, as a campaigner for the "Yes" vote, is the Voice is "divisive". I'll tell you what will be divisive. If the nation wakes after a "No" vote and it sinks in that we, the settlers who have been here at most 10 generations, have said to Australia's First Nations, who have had connection here for 2600 generations, that:
"No", we won't hear you, we don't want to listen to your advice on how to better your lives;
"No", we won't even see you, you will not be recognised in the constitution; "No", we reject your longstanding efforts for constitutional recognition and we decline your open-hearted invitation to "walk with us.. for a better future".
"No", we don't want that, for you or us. Now that will be divisive. Not all "No" voters would intend to deliver such a brutal, ugly message to First Nations people, but all "No" voters must realise that this will be the actual meaning and impact of their vote.
- Gillian Upton, Balaclava, Vic
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jareckiworld · 1 year
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Ryan Presley — Consultation (watercolour, gouache and gold leaf on panel, 2014)
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boletesinbikinis · 1 year
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With Australia Day fast approaching, I'd like y'all to know I have not/will not/do not celebrate Australia day. At all.
I stand with the Aboriginal people of Australia, past and present.
The 26th of Janurary is not a date to celebrate our country's "greatness."
It is invasion day. Plain and simple.
If you don't agree, or plan to celebrate:
Unfollow me. Block me. Don't interact with me.
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hollie47 · 3 months
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Evie Cooper is very quickly becoming a new blorbo. I love the character and how much range she has. It's not every day there's a queer first nations woman on a show that bears the NCIS title made in Australia. As a queer first nations person of Australia Tuuli Narkle is the first person I've come across who I can look at and feel a sort of connection with.
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thecreaturecodex · 1 year
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Tiddalik
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Image © Paizo Publishing, accessed at Archives of Nethys here
[The three themes I'm working with in April are PF2e conversions, wrapping up the World Tour of Oceania, and starting on commissions. This is all three! Commissioned by @vonbaghager. Tiddalik the Greedy Frog is one of the Australian Aboriginal monsters with the highest profile among Westerners, being the subject of children's books, children's plays and an episode of the PBS show Super Why! (sort of a superhero-themed Reading Rainbow analogue). Notably, this behavior is at least thematically consistent with real frogs. The water-storing frog estivates underground during the dry season in a mucus cocoon filled with water, sort of like a lungfish. ]
Tiddalik CR 7 NE Magical Beast This creature is a frog the size of a wagon, its body grossly swollen. You can hear the faint sloshing of water inside it as it moves and speaks.
Tiddaliks are monstrous frogs native to desert climes that survive the long period between rains by absorbing water like a living sponge. Unfortunately, they are peevish and cruel, and move from place to place absorbing as much water as they can, even if they don’t need it, simply for the joy of depriving others. In the desert, tiddaliks are seen as physical embodiments of selfishness and greed, and many tales and legends have sprung up around them. Some of them are even true—the idea that a tiddalik can be tricked into expelling its water with a hearty belly laugh is one of them. Unfortunately, tiddaliks are most easily amused by suffering.
A tiddalik rarely starts fights on their own—although they are carnivorous, they prefer to eat things that can’t fight back, sniping small game with blasts of pressurized water. These jets are also used as a defensive weapon until enemies get close enough that the tiddalik can grab them in its jaws and crush them. Few tiddaliks will bother to chase down fleeing enemies, but likewise they are often too stubborn to flee or surrender themselves.
A tiddalik is about ten feet in diameter. They weigh over twenty tons when waterlogged, and about one ton when empty.
Tiddalik  CR 7 XP 3,200 NE Huge magical beast (amphibious) Init +2; Senses low-light vision, Perception +13 Defense AC 19, touch 10, flat-footed 17 (-2 size, +2 Dex, +9 natural) hp 92 (8d10+54) Fort +12, Ref +8, Will +6 Weakness mirthful Offense Speed 10 ft., swim 10 ft. Melee bite +12 (1d10+9 plus grab) Ranged spit +8 (2d6+6 bludgeoning) Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Special Attacks disgorge, expel wave Statistics Str 23, Dex 15, Con 23, Int 6, Wis18, Cha 10 Base Atk +8; CMB +16 (+20 grapple); CMD 28 (32 vs. trip) Feats Nimble Moves, Power Attack, Skill Focus (Survival), Vital Strike Skills Acrobatics +7 (-1 when jumping), Climb +10,Perception +13, Survival +9, Swim +18; Racial Modifiers +4 Acrobatics when jumping, +4 Perception Languages Common SQ amphibious, drink abundance Ecology Environment warm deserts Organization solitary or pair Treasure incidental Special Abilities Disgorge (Ex) A tiddalik can release the water in its body willingly as a full round action, and the water is released automatically when the creature is slain. When the tiddalik releases water, it bursts in a 10 foot radius, dealing 8d6 points of bludgeoning damage to all creatures in the area (Ref DC 20 half). This water makes that 10 foot radius difficult terrain. The save DC is Constitution based. Drink Abundance (Ex) By spending 8 hours, a tiddalik can drink 5000 gallons of water. When it does so, it is considered to be waterlogged, which reduces its speed by 20 feet, but it can use its spit attack and disgorge and expel wave abilities. The statistics above assume that the tiddalik is waterlogged. Expel Wave (Ex) As a standard action, a tiddalik can shoot high pressure water in a 60 foot cone. All creatures in the area take 4d6 points of damage and are pushed back 10 feet. A successful DC 20 Reflex save halves the damage and negates the push effect. The save DC is Constitution based. A tiddalik can use this ability once every 1d4 rounds, but only when it is waterlogged. Mirthful (Ex) A tiddalik can be forced to use its disgorge ability with a Perform (comedy) check against a DC of 20 + the tiddalik’s Will save modifier. Spit (Ex) As a standard action, a tiddalik can spit out a jet of water. Treat this as a thrown weapon with a range increment of 30 feet. A creature struck takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage plus the tiddalik’s Strength bonus.
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palominojacoby · 1 year
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Badger Bates
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sweet-discordia · 4 months
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If anyone ever wants to talk about Greek Mythology and Paganism I would be so down to share my knowledge and learn from others!!! If anyone ever wants to talk about Greek Mythology and Paganism I would be so down to share my knowledge and learn from others!!! I also wanna get into the history of Abrahamic religion and how theyre related! ALSO ALSO If anyone wants to learn the very little I know about my own culture (First Nations Australian, Wiradjuri) or if theres any Wiradjuri people who wanna educate me further, I'd love to talk too!!! <3 I'm trying to reconnect and find my place in the world, as well as figure out my own belief systems.
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lewis-the-quack · 7 months
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I am both Aro/Ace, I am also a Australian Aboriginal.
These are not mine I found them on google when I searched “indigenous AroAce”
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colinwsmith · 27 days
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Hey Shepparton/Mooroopna folk, we are bringing The Sunshine Club to you tomorrow night!
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butternuggets-blog · 2 years
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INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN VIDEO GAME!!!
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kiunlo · 1 year
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every time i see A/B/* (a racial slur for aboriginal people) instead of the significantly less racist term omegaverse every single time i'm looking for fics or looking at fanart i lose 10 points off my own life.
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punk-antisystem · 2 years
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Hombre Aborigen usando un teléfono recién instalado por primera vez en Arnhem Land, Australia (alrededor del año 1975).
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contac · 2 years
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boletesinbikinis · 9 months
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In honour of NAIDOC week Netflix has released a selection of movies/TV shows to celebrate.
This morning my parter and I are watching:
We Are Still Here.
This film is incredible, powerful, though provoking, and tear jerking.
I highly recommend it.
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jassyvee · 1 year
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My painting Dreamtime story for 3 sisters Katoomba NSW
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