Books like Henry Reynolds' Forgotten War, Kate Grenville's Unsettled, and Stephen Gapps' Uprising, or television documentaries like Rachel Perkins' The Australian Wars cause some people to ask, 'Why weren't we told?' They mean, why weren't we told in school, public discourse, and elsewhere about these parts of Australia's Black and White history, particularly what has come to be called 'the Australian Wars'.
The question is probably asked less now than it was 20 or even ten years ago, but, for people still seeking answers, Defending Country's list of 17 Frequently Asked Questions covers the field comprehensively. The questions are below and readers can go to the link below then click on each question to discover our answer.
Link to the FAQ page to see the FAQs below:
What were the Australian Frontier Wars?
Why should the Australian Frontier Wars be properly recognised and commemorated at the Australian War Memorial?
What is meant by properly recognising and commemorating the Frontier Wars at the Memorial?
What mechanisms would ensure the Frontier Wars are properly recognised and commemorated at the Memorial?
Will having a Frontier Wars Gallery at the Memorial be sufficient to properly recognise and commemorate the Frontier Wars?
Will the redeveloped Memorial have enough space to properly recognise and commemorate the Frontier Wars?
Why should we move now to ensure that the Frontier Wars are properly recognised and commemorated at the Memorial?
Why should the Frontier Wars be properly recognised and commemorated at the Memorial rather than in some other institution?
What do First Nations people think about having the Frontier Wars properly recognised and commemorated at the Memorial?
What do non-Indigenous Australians think about having the Frontier Wars properly recognised and commemorated at the Memorial?
How will proper recognition and commemoration of the Frontier Wars at the Memorial affect Anzac Day and other commemorative days?
How is this not just trying to rewrite history?
How is it possible to change what the War Memorial stands for?
How can you call frontier violence ‘war’ when it wasn't declared and wasn’t fought by armies wearing uniforms?
How can Defending Country help unite Australia?
Why is comprehensive coverage of the Frontier Wars preferable to a stress on individuals and individual battle grounds?
Are the Frontier Wars blackfellers' business, whitefellers' business, or both?
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