tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109602128338116116.post8678968192487713321..comments2022-12-13T07:52:22.703-08:00Comments on A Book and Some Gobbledygook: I'm Ambivalent About Columbus DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109602128338116116.post-6139286685957295262014-01-05T19:29:59.408-08:002014-01-05T19:29:59.408-08:00Hi Jane, Sorry for the delay in this response. I a...Hi Jane, Sorry for the delay in this response. I am very interested to learn about the British invasioin of Australia and the impact on the Aboriginal culture. Thanks for bringing that to my attention! Happy New Year!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928396364771160538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109602128338116116.post-71065099896884398512013-11-28T20:53:05.779-08:002013-11-28T20:53:05.779-08:00This is very interesting to me because here in Aus...This is very interesting to me because here in Australia when I was in school we were taught about British colonisation and the way in which this occurred was glossed over. We now talk about the British invasion and know something about the horrendous slaughter of the original indigenous inhabitants. I still have a lot to learn about Aboriginal culture and history but it is important for children to learn that our histories need to be seen from all perspectives and just not those with access to writing the history books. Thanks for sharing :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679867130882473581noreply@blogger.com