Cypher@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 year agoHundreds of Aboriginal children likely buried in unmarked graves at three WA missionswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: globalnews
arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-linkHundreds of Aboriginal children likely buried in unmarked graves at three WA missionswww.theguardian.comCypher@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: globalnews
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minus-squarenavi@lemmy.tespia.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoI saw WA and my dumb ass thought Washington State (USA). Swap “aboriginal” for “native American” and it still may hold true. Lots of fucked up forced assimilation centers.
minus-squareNath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoWe (Western Australians) get it - same thing happens to us often when Washington State is mentioned.
minus-squareQuokka@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s how I feel about the years from 1820-1914.
I saw WA and my dumb ass thought Washington State (USA).
Swap “aboriginal” for “native American” and it still may hold true. Lots of fucked up forced assimilation centers.
We (Western Australians) get it - same thing happens to us often when Washington State is mentioned.
That’s how I feel about the years from 1820-1914.