Australian Aboriginals mourn white settlement

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Aborigines say they will not be celebrating the bi-centenary of European settlement in Australia. Instead, they will mourn two centuries of contempt by the balanda (white man).

Roy Mirika, leader of the Arnhem Land people, says little has changed since his people were forced off their land and herded into European settlements. Today, he and other leaders still complain of being regarded as second-class citizens with no control over the development of their land.