Inspired by Bruce Pascoe’s book Dark Emu, this initiative principally seeks to honor, repair and reinstate the intellectual and cultural heritage of the Yuin Nation through the creation and cultivation of a bushfoods garden and Djiringanj language program. Read our review and critique and you decide! It is the contention of our website, Dark Emu Exposed, that Bruce Pascoe’s book, Dark Emu, is being vigorously promoted by the ABC without any intellectual critique. But Dark Emu records the firsthand account of David Lindsay on his 1883 survey of Arnhem Land, where he says he “came on the site of a large native encampment, quite a quarter of a mile across. Recent articles ABDA 2020 winners announced Local news Magabala announces fellowship for mid …
Our children’s mental well-being, and our society’s cohesiveness between Aboriginal people and other Australians, is far too important to be left to teachers trying to indoctrinate our schools with this false re-writing of our Australian history. He suggests that letters and journal entries attributed to the first explorers from 1770 onwards prove this.
Really?Innocent transcription errors or wilful attempts to slant the narrative? Bolt has twice scoffed at the idea of animal yards being found by these explorers. But despite acknowledging my own ignorance in terms of education – despite knowing what I don’t know – Dark Emu is full of such examples. This, too, is recorded faithfully in Dark Emu. The intrepid explorers who discovered this great virgin land and their introduction of development and civilisation to the ‘simple’ (and this word was used in all its meanings) hunter-gatherer native people who inhabited the country but were easily swept aside in the name of the great white human endeavour.
Dark Emu has gone into reprint over 28 times since it was first acquired by Magabala Books in 2014, and a younger readers edition was released earlier this year. Tags: adaptation Bruce Pascoe Dark Emu magabala screen adaptation Screen Australia. This is scientifically-recorded information based on the handwritten and illustrated records of early white colonialists, pastoralists and settlers, and by modern forensic investigations using state of the art technology and carbon-dating techniques. Now that I am an adult – and with the benefit of the writings and teachings of both indigenous elders and scholars and non-indigenous academics – I am aware of just how misguided and wrong that history was; thankfully, today’s young people hopefully receive a version of the past that is much more nuanced and accurate. Despite serious questions being asked of “Aboriginal historian” Bruce Pascoe and the veracity of his books, he continues to be lauded by ABC personalities. To our knowledge, there has not been one occasion where an ABC interviewer has robustly questioned Mr Pascoe on the claims he has made in his book.
Despite the many misgiving concerning Pascoe’s research and findings, Dark Emu shows every sign of being regarded as the most authoritative text in its field. And these are not facts obtained only through the oral history of Aboriginal people.
It is not the Australian community who are insisting that Mr Pascoe prove his Aboriginal ancestry – it is in fact, Mr Pascoe who is insisting that the Australian community accept his Aboriginal ancestry, so the burden of proof falls to the initiator, Mr Pascoe, to clear up any concerns regarding his alleged ancestry.We Salute Aboriginal Man, Indigenous Professor Bruce Pascoe for his Achievements, Awards and Grants which Highlight the Path to Success for Indigenous Writers.Permanently occupied stone houses and buildings on an island off the WA coast? Many parents think Young Dark Emu is far too racist, violent and just plain wrong about our Australian History. Those giving accolades to Pascoe seem oblivious to the many instances, particularly on the website Dark Emu Exposed, where readers have highlighted stark inconsistencies regarding what appears in his claims and what is outlined in the respective primary source. When I grew up at school in the 70’s and early 80’s, we were taught the history of Australia with gospel-like ardour.