Comment on Ancient Historians v. Modern Historians
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 10 hours agoWhile the aboriginals underwent and still endure settler colonialism it hasn’t been as long or quite as thorough as the Roman occupation and then christianization that the celts went through. Australia is also so much bigger than the UK, so it would be hard to complete a very effective act of genocide against spiritual or tribal leaders as they did to the druids.
Even so some Celtic oral traditions were still going on strong up till the 19th century, often being little changed over thousands of years.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 4 hours ago
Hey just a language note, Aboriginal is not a noun, we don’t say “aboriginals”. We say “Aboriginal people”.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 3 hours ago
Ahh, my bad. I am remembering from old American text books from my college days that utilized Aboriginals and Aborigine, both of which i am discovering are incorrect, outdated, and offensive.
My college days were a long time ago and I don’t get many opportunities to speak about aboriginal people, so I’m not surprised I’m behind the times. Thanks for the update!
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 hours ago
No worries, mate. Progress comes from teaching one person one thing at a time!