Sovereignty, Treaty, Recognition: Why is January 26 a difficult date for Indigenous Australians?
Watu washiriki katika maandamano ya "siku ya uvamizi" kwenye siku kuu ya Australia mjini Melbourne 26 January, 2018. Source: Getty
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Every 26 January Australia marks the beginning of British colonisation in 1788. Calling the beginning of British colonisation “Australia Day” is controversial. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, January 26 has been protested as a ‘Day of Mourning’ since 1938, and in recent times many have referred to the day as ‘Invasion Day’ or ‘Survival Day’.
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