Press Call from Aboriginal Tent Embassy 11:00 am Laying down the Ancient Law of this Land Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, Arabunna Elder and ceremonial keeper of the Sacred Fire for Peace and Justice, along with other Elders at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, will take back the emu and kangaroo sacred totems of the Dreaming from Old Parliament House now. Kangaroo and emu are sacred animals of our ancient Dreaming, stolen like our land, decimated like our culture, and killed along with Aboriginal people. Currently Sacred Dreaming Totems of kangaroo and emu are used by the Commonwealth Government in their coat of arms without our permission. Emu and Kangaroo are being used unlawfully as tools of oppression on Parliament House, the Law Courts and on police uniforms, etc. The Commonwealth government has no authority in this land. Aboriginal People have more than 40,000 years jurisdiction. We are the real Law of this land. Today the Commonwealth government will be directed to remove the kangaroo and the emu in the coat of arms from Old Parliament House and later from the Law Courts. The Australian Federal Police will be directed to remove our Sacred Totems from the badges on their uniforms. The Sacred Totems of the Dreaming will then be brought home to the Fire at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy for a ceremony with all the clans and families, because these animals have been disconnected and misused by the oppressor. By bringing the emu and kangaroo back we are relieving the oppressor of the curse that is on them for stealing our Sacred Dreaming Totems. They can have the lion and the unicorn instead. The Smoking Ceremony will be performed for creation. We are calling up ancestral spirits, including the moon, sun and stars. This is a universal ceremony and we ask for the ceremony to be respected. All respectful people are welcome to attend. It is asked that you bring a gift of wood for the fire. -- ***************************** Join the peoples' movement: The Australian Reconciliation Party http://www.green.net.au/arp/ ***************************** -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
