What is your perspective on 'SORRY DAY? a,b or c?

Question

To Indigenous Australians, 'Sorry Day' gives us a chance to raise awareness to the wider-community about Australias' untold brutal history towards the Indigenous people. This also raises awareness to the fact that people in their late 20's and 30's are still, till this day looking for their families due to them being taken away under past 'Assimilation' policies which were widely accepted by Australians. We have not been able to carry on our culture due to past policies preventing us from having traditional names, speaking or practicing our culture. Many of us would like to return to these however, due to regulations on land, farming, mining and construction, all our natural foods, sacred sites, and traditional knowledge will soon be lost.

Please indicate whether you choose a), b), or c). I am organising a graph.

a). I wasn't even born when this all this happened. Why should I say 'Sorry'?

b). Where do I sign up?

c). I'd join in if I knew it would make a change.

Respect!

Answer 1

I am a Native woman. From American not Australia. I understand the need for government apologies. I know the healing that can be done from acknowledging the past. I definately believe we should take steps in this direction.

Having said that I would not call it "sorry day". I would call it Aboriginal Pride day or Aboriginal Education day or something empowering. Indigenous people do not need pity. Yes, an apology would be nice and well deserved. What we need is a cultural education day!

But, to answer your question I'd go with A.

Answer 2

I'll take "C"
I wouldn't participate in something like that if it only made me feel good. I'd want it to be more than just a "touchy, feelly" holiday.

I'm a native american and I don't expect anyone to say sorry to me.