A long con, gone on too long.

In 2001, a non-Aboriginal man invents a ‘Tribe‘ based on guesswork and plagiarism.

In 2002, a local amateur historian begins repeating those same claims.

It’s now 2024 and those perpetuating this fiction are millions of dollars richer; profiting from stolen and fictional Culture, heritage, even our Ancestors.

 It seems as if nothing will stop them, and nobody in any position of Authority cares enough to bother, or they prefer the knock-offs; either way it hurts.

Demonstrating outright disregard for truth, zero accountability, and a racialised disdain for genuine Aboriginal People, Culture and Places; it seems certain these people will not stop misrepresenting themselves as “traditional bloodline custodians.”

Sadly this is a rare instance where you can very accurately judge a book by its cover.

For our Elders.

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