It has been encouraging to be involved in discussions with WBBL players about Indigenous Australia and the BLM movement recently
I was in year 8 when my education about Indigenous Australia really began. My best friend at the time was Indigenous and taking flak from a few of our classmates about the stolen generation and the government policies that underpinned it. “I don’t know what people are complaining about,” they said. “The government was just trying to give those kids a good education.”
The insensitivity of those comments struck me hard, but not nearly as much as the passion, clarity, dignity and strength with which my mate responded. “They were literally tearing children away from loving families,” she said, the conviction in her voice clear. “How can you not see the problem with that?”
Written by Megan Schutt
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/nov/12/cricket-has-an-important-role-to-play-in-shining-a-light-on-racism-in-society under the title “Cricket has an important role to play in shining a light on racism in society | Megan Schutt”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
