Wayne Carey Says He Is Indigenous (or might be and might look into it one day)

[Coolangatta]

“I am Indigenous, all my best roots were black.”

 

[NetworkNerd]

The hidden surprise for me in that story was he spent some of his teenage years in Smithfield and survived. That place makes Broadmeadows feel like Toorak.

You don't stop there at a red light at night that's for sure

 

[Shane Heard]

Given the stolen generation and atrocities that occurred it really isn’t as straightforward as that and nor should it be. Being Aboriginal is not how you look but whether you identify as Aboriginal. Usually that means some form of genetic ancestry for sure, but if you don’t identify as a Cypriot then you’re not.

Look has nothing to do with it, for many reasons. I have a few Aboriginal friends who do not look what most would consider Aboriginal.

As for Carey, well that’s best left to Wayne.

True story ..I went and saw a psychic last year and she was adamant I had aboriginal heritage in my past.

this is knowing for fact my great grandparents came from Norway and Ireland/UK

I have no plans to get a DNA test

 

[Chief]

True story ..I went and saw a psychic last year and she was adamant I had aboriginal heritage in my past.

this is knowing for fact my great grandparents came from Norway and Ireland/UK

I have no plans to get a DNA test

You didn’t do a Sam Newman did you??

 

[Starburns_]

True story ..I went and saw a psychic last year and she was adamant I had aboriginal heritage in my past.

this is knowing for fact my great grandparents came from Norway and Ireland/UK

I have no plans to get a DNA test

Maybe Carey saw her too.

 

[Shane Heard]

You didn’t do a Sam Newman did you??

What did the old coot do?

 

[Shane Heard]

The hidden surprise for me in that story was he spent some of his teenage years in Smithfield and survived. That place makes Broadmeadows feel like Toorak.

You don't stop there at a red light at night that's for sure

google gave me this local pic

looks alright to me

 

[JackFlash]

In the 68th year of the serpent, around the 21st Century, near the beginning of the rule of the Red Emperor, i was born into the Draconian Empire!

 

[Kram]

What did the old coot do?

Blackface?

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

True story ..I went and saw a psychic last year and she was adamant I had aboriginal heritage in my past.

this is knowing for fact my great grandparents came from Norway and Ireland/UK

I have no plans to get a DNA test

No confidence in the psychic?

 

[Shane Heard]

In the 68th year of the serpent, around the 21st Century, near the beginning of the rule of the Red Emperor, i was born into the Draconian Empire!

So you’re Greek!

Cool.

 

[Shane Heard]

No confidence in the psychic?

she was incredibly spot on about a lot of things

but the aboriginal heritage is impossible

unless my entire family tree history is a lie

 

[Chief]

What did the old coot do?

Oh you kids….

 

[Shane Heard]

Oh you kids….

he saw a psychic?

 

[Chief]

he saw a psychic?

Hint: Vegemite was involved.

 

[Shane Heard]

Hint: Vegemite was involved.

the Caro sex doll incident?

 

[Chief]

the Caro sex doll incident?

Close!

 

[RUNVS]

Jesus, where to start with this post.

Based on your post I guess the half ethnic children of the stolen generation aren’t really indigenous either? You know, because they weren’t raised black? They don’t really count, right?

That is quite different as those children were stolen from their culture. What I am talking about is someone who is technically a tiny bit of something, but the tiny bit is so small that their family has over time completely replaced that culture with something else. Culture changes over time, especially if the family has no interest in maintaining it over the generations, or each generation becomes a bit less interested in maintaining it.

 

[Chuckie357]

U need to follow up the VB story...

Then report back in a month with findings

If the theme song plays whenever the fridge opens it’s clearly true

 

[Stabby McGee]

Yep. It is like how a lot of British people have Scandinavian ancestry due to the Vickings coming over and doing quite a lot of raping. All it takes is one ancestor to be of that nationality or culture for you to have that blood in you.

Geez do you even do history?

 

[radiojake]

We recently discovered that our grandmother's mother, whom my grandmother never met as she grew up in an orphanage, was indigenous - I bet it is way more common in Australia than most people realise

Unfortunately my grandmother was quite racist, and all of this came out after she had died

My brother and I have tried to do a bit of investigating to find more information but it's a bit difficult as this is all over 100 years ago now -

While I think it's important to try to find this history, find a connection to the land, and own my heritage, I don't think I could ever suddenly say 'I'm indigenous' - i think that is something that is a lived experience, not finding a new name on a family tree

 

[RUNVS]

Geez do you even do history?

Vikings did a lot of raiding on England.

 

[wilsonmatic]

Jesus, where to start with this post.

Based on your post I guess the half ethnic children of the stolen generation aren’t really indigenous either? You know, because they weren’t raised black? They don’t really count, right?

Your post reminds me of the crap I see on twitter frequently. A hypothetical you've dreamed up but really has nothing to do with anything.

 

[Power Raid]

Nup, ...... Polly.

a great choice but I'm backing another WA great............Stephen Michael

 

[JackFlash]

So you’re Greek!

Cool.

Scottish about 150 years ago, both sides. I just watch a lot of Dr Who....it's good for the imagination too...