Peter Cain, ACT's shadow attorney general, has issued a heartfelt apology for a 2002 student workbook he authored titled 'History of Australia'. The workbook downplays the atrocities of colonization and portrays British settlers as benevolent figures who aided Aboriginal people. Cain acknowledges that his understanding of First Nations history and culture has significantly evolved since then.
ACT Liberal Peter Cain says his understanding of First Nations history and culture has developed considerably since writing his 2002 book History of AustraliaACT Liberal Peter Cain says his understanding of First Nations history and culture has developed considerably since writing his 2002 book History of AustraliaOne exercise in History of Australia, a student workbook and teaching manual, asks pupils to discuss how Aboriginal people were ‘blessed’ by the British coming Peter Cain , the ACT’s...
“But the governors tried to protect the Aborigines and encouraged Christians to tell them about the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Christians also tried to help the Aboriginals by caring for them and teaching them English so they could be part of the growing settlement,” he wrote. “The Origin of the Species influenced some during the nineteenth century to see Aboriginal peoples as inferior and not worth the full rights of other human beings.
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is no doubt greatly appreciated by the many Aboriginal Christians in this land today. Even those Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals who do not consider themselves Christian receive the benefits of a society that still operates in many spheres upon Christian presuppositions and order.”Cain also described God as the “creator of Australia” and said he made plans for the various tribes and nations “in the hope that they might find the truth about God”.
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