John Coe - Invasion Day speech at the Aboriginal Embassy: 2009

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

One powerful,beautiful truth.Thank you this speech is inspiring to say the least.

[@Eopyk]

Very touchy video :) Long live the native Australians ! :)

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

Nannyomi45 it is a pleasure to see you again on the battlefield of YT.....I am so proud yr standing with us.when I see you around it reconfirms to me that along with you, thejuicemedia and many others that there is alot of lovely,broadmind and empathic souls out there. That is the Australia that I embrace....not the likes of those that wish they were a majority,and are in reality a minority.keep up the good fight my sister in arms.LOL

[@Sylinic]

Beautifully said, Sir.

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

you know this video should be shown in all Australian schools...and to all Indigenous people. at Health clinics, womens and mens groups and all youth groups. Every one should see, listen and comprehend this speech!

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

wonderful speech Uncle.*****

[@IBERJEN]

Very powerful speech.....I disagree with some of his assumptions but well spoken and passionate.

[@357HFC]

Iam White Australian. 26 January was the day NSW was settled. We need a day to celebrate Australia today. Embrace Aboriginal heritage as well as us immigrants (boat people) Sh 1T I love this country and its people.

[@TheRoostercogburns]

damn right mate glad to see someone has a good head on their shoulders

[@Sciencenaturelove]

I hope I see it in my life time, and with as little damage as possible.

[@Toleich]

Beautiful.

[@VVIPrincess]

I will celebrate my auzzie day! No one should take that away from us! I am not racist just the love to celebrate my country! Indigenous people can get way more support then me as a caucasian as a struggling individual with employment and education. Where are my resources and support for health, education and living circumstances like indigenous people? I LOVE AUSTRALIA DAY AND WILL CELEBRATE IT WHETHER IT IS A NATIONAL RECOGNISED HOLIDAY OR NOT!

[@selvmordspilot]

proper respect

[@topgunexcel]

1, Demand your own leaders 2, Create your own government 3, Under no circumstances trade native title for any compromise Take it all back, it's yours

[@androclestipster]

Very Good speech. Thanks to my friend tanyaasbigbrowneyes for the share.

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

we didnt have a choice when our children were taken...we didnt have a choice when our culture is being denied...we dont have a choice when it comes to being treated as second class citizens..I mean the list goes on and on and on! Listen to this mans speech....listen with yr heart.

[@riderlibertas2580]

We can't undo what's been done. What is needed is to accept the facts and learn from our mistakes. Americans now now need to realize they can no more force their democracy on other peoples in war than they could their culture by conquering. It's time to get over our superiority complex and leave other countries alone.

[@Arashmickey]

One day the idea that governments, laws and their armed enforcement can positively affect the behaviour of people and resolve disputes in society, will be received with the same incredulity and ridicule that medieval tortures and witch burning can purge an individual from sin and cleanse society.

[@riderlibertas2580]

Australia is in a constant state of occupation as is all of North America. The occupiers will never see it that way but it doesn't change the facts. These continents were taken by force from those who already inhabited them. The indigenous people suffered greatly as a result.

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

I agree with you sister.....

[@goori2]

Good one.

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

we are not like evry one else...we are the FIRST Peoples of this land! we will not submit/roll over....what do you offer or bring to the table so that we may come together....false promises, keep taking our land...we are not subjects of yr Queen...

[@bobp4368]

As a uk national i apologise for Australia aboriginal genocide and ongoing racism.

[@topgunexcel]

Whoa Nelly!!! You can rein in the stallion of putting words in my mouth. The saying - To walk a mile in their shoes - does come come to mind. You might want to check out who has used the racial discrimination laws more often since their inclusion in to "common law"

[@riderlibertas2580]

I'm not saying anything should be done about it. I was simply stating facts because many here don't seem to want to admit the truth of what happened.

[@FalseFlagAmerican]

Pity about the music. This important opinion stands on its own merit without the need for distracting music.

[@silverbeatful]

amen

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

well what you like and what is a fact are complete opposites.....this was our country first....why cant we have our own Embassy...every other country has an embassy representing themselves and thier country...

[@mordinvan]

I will also say I had no hand in creating any of them, and will not be talked to as though I had. Virtually nowhere on earth has escaped conquest, and in North America, the tribes where conquering and waging war on each other for thousands of years before the Europeans showed up, and the only difference is, Europe was better able to do it. Yes the indigenous people have suffered, and yes they continue to suffer, but none of that is my fault, and at least some of it is theirs.

[@billyhamlan]

Many cultures are dissapearing everyday from the earth so I agree with you. The aboriginals of Canada are now just barely making progress...but its still just a small piece of the cake...Until all barriers are removed and a chance has been given to everyone fairly, then our own stereotypes will continue.

[@riderlibertas2580]

There is a big difference between tribal conflicts and occupation and no blame can be laid on an indigenous people for their inability to adapt to our corrupt culture. Then, or now after many generations of subjugation. I didn't point any fingers in my initial post, is there some reason you took it so personally?

[@thatrsdude]

I just browsed past this video, and just thought I'd comment about America having a black president doesn't hold the same weight as an aboriginal prime minister. African Americans are just as much immigrants as European Americans, if there was a Native American president it would be a different story.

[@Twigmannn]

What alternative do you suggest to democracy then

[@Twigmannn]

Do you honestly think that you, as an aboriginal person have any more right to live in this country than me, a white person. I was born here. This land is my home as much as it is yours. I don't identify with anywhere else. I haven't attempted to destroy any Aboriginals.My point is: Just because your people have been here for thousands of years doesn't mean that the current generation can say "this land is ours you have stolen it." As far as I'm concerned I haven't stolen a thing.

[@aussienationalist4246]

Thats why we must make our own government and be seperate from the white Australians

[@crofteswow8838]

True

[@Arashmickey]

Thank you, sir. To be honest the idea came from to Stefan Molyneux. His views and claims aside, he comes up with these beautiful analogies and funny metaphors. Not quite like Rap News, though ;)

[@DEATHBYP13]

so deep

[@silverbeatful]

phillus69: Just 1 question for you: If "there is now way australia is in anyway racist towards the aborigines" (quoting you) why did the Howard Government have to suspend the Racial Discrimination Act in order to carry out the Intervention?

[@kuroshashu]

In an ideal Australia, the probability of the Prime Minister being Aboriginal ought to be equal to the probability of any given individual being aboriginal: ~1.5% As Aboriginal people are still over-represented amongst the poor and under-educated, the probability of an Aboriginal PM is still too low, but to say that there should be an Aboriginal Prime Minister seems as silly as saying that we should have an African PM. Let statistical probability be the only effect of race on politics.

[@topgunexcel]

I'm not of the opinion of finding blame, It's more recognition of the traditional land owners, & with every generation & political government not giving the recognition It looks more like stupidity than ignorance. At least 1/3 of the political representation should be reserved for the native vote & this would just be below fair. Give the landlords a turn at running their own property, they couldn't trash It anymore than the previous tenants

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

Before the aboriginals even got there, there were the pygmy Inhabitants who were literally hunted down genocide style by the Indonesian aboriginals. So it is not even there land it was the pygmies. That being said, every country in the world has swapped owners hundreds of times. The fact that the aboriginals claim they own the land now is not because they do, no they don't own it. It's just a money grab and guilt trip.

[@redsword1659]

absolute errant garbage

[@dallitt]

the whole "invasion day" thing's a pretty new meme aimed at drawing attention to problems in the aboriginal community.. australia day commemorates the arrival of a few english ships on the east coast that aimed to set up the first colony - not to wage war on the natives.. holiday itself has become more about celebrating the good things about the country as a whole, just like any county's national day..

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

It may be a big surprise to you 6pusher..ALOT of us have had jobs and been working for years! You wouldnt have any grounds to get compensation or an apology...it happened to yr grandmother. I have an older daughter who is also Polish, and thank our Creator she doesnt have a chip on her shoulders like you!

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

Sure it was cowardly, horrendous, cruel and disgraceful... But why is that I have to pay for a crime another commited? During the war my grandmother lost her house to Nazi soldiers.. Do I contact the german government and ask for reperations? Because my grandmother suffered mean I deserve something? Talking about my town only, they have literally hundreds of Aboriginal only job agencys, lawyers and health services that I have to pay out the ass for. Yet they remain jobless.

[@dallitt]

yes, that's the one.. english penal colony.. eleven english ships.. I had a couple direct relatives on those boats too - a priest & a botanist.

[@mordinvan]

The entire planet falls into that category, with the exception of some of the pacific Islands. You can not have any reasonable expectation that all lands ever taken in all conquests will be returned. You also need to see that often, in North America, the First Nations are in no way enhancing their own quality of life. Many tribes have fallen into the idea of being handed their subsistence, and actively discourage their people from improving their lots.

[@silverbeatful]

1. ppl did speak up about gubbakiller's comment. 2. wtf? no compensation has been dished out. The apology is just a symbol (sorry for what; committing acts of genocide?) Wld Holocaust survivors be satisfied with just an apology from the Nazis? 3 hand-outs amount to nothing compared to the value of the wealth that STOLEN. The entire Australian continent! Yr relative cld get work here because she was White; she benefitted from a crime. The least you cld do is acknowledge this and b respectful.

[@Twigmannn]

Also sorry I didn't realize your comment was 2 years old

[@mordinvan]

"between tribal conflicts and occupation" No, there isn't. First nations attacked and massacred other tribes all the time. The only difference between them doing it, and the Europeans stepping in was large scale success rates. Also 'subjugation'? Free health care, free post secondary education funding, and they don't pay any taxes ever.....? You sure you're reading that right? Take it personally? Because I live in North America, and am thus by your words, and 'occupier'.

[@topgunexcel]

For you to open your eyes. There was a journalist once who would live the same life as the people he wrote about, maybe you should try a tour of your own country with only the money in your pocket, it might change your mind

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

link77au....do yr home work beefore you leave such stupid comments..."every other Indigenous culture on the planet" are still fighting for thier culture and beliefs and will never give up! there is plenty more to be said and done. The guilt is an emotion that you own...not us.

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

we are a seperate people get it through yr head....we would love to be treated equal..but the fact is we are not....the NT internention is a great example of that! The Celts are not wiped out ...loook on the net ask and Irishman.

[@topgunexcel]

Mabo has proved that your argument is flawed & to ask for recognition is not racism It's common sense.

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

Your Bubcha would be shaking her head knowing you are saying/practising the same hate and racism, that those who murdered her did.shame on you...you defile her memory!!!!!.

[@mordinvan]

Do all members of all tribes fall into this pattern? No, not by any stretch, but I happen to know enough individuals who abandon their reservations and families because they could see how corrupt the band leadership was, and how intent on maintaining the cycle of poverty they had become. I will not claim there are no social issues facing the first nations, but I will say some of them are of their own making.

[@pounamu1303]

Every other indigenous culture is still going through the same thing, if you aint guna help the cause then shut up and mind your own business cos you're probably living on stolen land yourself, no cultures are movin on until justice is served

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

I would serfice to say...when yr Bubcha first moved here she would have got a hand out...all immigrants did! llok it up Dept immigration.

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

and as far as yr comment regarding 1/4, 1/2...that is rediculous but then thats coming from a "white boy" and what he learnt in school..Not from Aboriginal history. It is not for you to say what that person is....it is for that individual to say who he is.....and I as well as alot of other blackfellas dont diss other races!

[@bentoholka]

how dare he compare australians to the nazi's. as soon as he said that he should have been arrested. and to say you are modern day slaves is a load of shit, slaves get made to do things for free they don't get all the benefits that aboriginals get in this day and age. watching this speech made me feel sick.

[@redsword1659]

but you are not Australian, you are a foreigner

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

and while yr greatgrandmother came over here and started a new life..good on her... I am sure she was in horror to come and see another people suffering what she had escaped from...she would put you in yr place if she heard the crap yr spruking!

[@hARVoThe96]

mmm thank you video game master

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

If they saw yr comments they wouldnt be yr freind much want to know you.We dont get free housing,or cheaper health care. You should show yr freinds what you have written here and then see if they are still yr freind! especially the part where you say we should wiped of the face of Our country.

[@hARVoThe96]

its not Australia day

[@RosettaH1]

Well i'd like to see you build a nation on rations n dog tags n to have permission slips to roam on our land.. remember we only went to school up until grade 4.. to learn how to look after your damn kids and clean your house..lol.. Give us a fukin break.. and understand us for once!

[@Gh0StSecurity]

can you make a parody where you put assasins creed against the illuminati? :P that would be fun

[@benvb85]

I hear a lot of emotion, few specifics.

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

what compensations (plural) name four claims that have been dished out! you cant...yr just being vague! racist is what yr being 6pusher..if I returned the favour then I would be practising REVERSE RACISM!

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

and it is spelt KALGOORLIE

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

LOL slicksullivan...that is a thought. lol

[@tanyasbigbrowneyes]

and have noooo character....

[@Sylinic]

Hahaha. :P