Australia Day - Ground Zero for the battle for Systemic Identity.

Every year as an Aboriginal person I dread this day. Every year I stay home and hide away from it.

I would love to see a shared solution to end this battle for both of the peoples (systems) who love this nation (albeit in quite different ways).

When First People stand up against this day of modern Australianess, they are seen by the majority of questioning the very essence of what the new system law holders have decided is the typical Australian identity (how bloody unAustralian). It is a day where "if you aren't for us, you are against us" should be the catch phrase.

When in fact the First Peoples are fighting for what they believe is the most justest of causes - making Australia healthy, happy and strong. First Peoples are actually battling hard for their Ancient, Mutual and efficient System to be valued, included and restored for the betterment of Australia (all of Australia). First People are doing what they absolutely know is best for this country, just as resolutely as Colonial Heritage Australians are. This is why this battle between these two systems will never end or go away. We are both fighting in parallel for the same survival cause. Both unwaveringly convinced our systems are best for Australia.

I see how this National celebration has symbolically become the day where the two systemic identities of this country stamp their foot and say "My system is absolutely best for this place".

The First People who believe the current British based system is wrong for Australia and most Colonial Heritage people that do not even recognise that First People have/had a system (certainly not one that is equal to theirs) in the first place.

Systemic identity is your subconscious thinking system that drives the decisions of how you live everyday. There are two Systemic Identities in Australia ( the world). One is "Universe or Collective First" ( E.G. First People Indigenous) and the other is "Individual First". It is how you interpret if something is right or wrong. It is how you automatically or instinctively interpret how everything should be done. Ultimately, it is the moral framework you prioritise your decisions, motivations and actions upon.

A Colonial Heritage Australian's systemic identity is decided by an individual's 250 year ancestry. It is human centric. I was born here, my family have lived here for several generations. I pay my taxes, work and compete hard and love my country and my mates. As an individual it is my right (entitlement) to choose how I spend my free time and money. I support the British system that was brought here and believe it made Australia better. This is enough to earn you the identity as an Australian. Also you should be fair skinned and speak Aussie English (slang).

Aboriginal systemic identity could not be more different. In no way can being Aboriginal, be assigned by an individual self or just bloodlines. Aboriginal identity has to be earnt and maintained. Even if I can prove my bloodlines go back over 2000 generations on paper or by DNA. It is not for me to say I am Aboriginal. Only my extended Aboriginal (Universal) family can say that. Aboriginality prerequisites for earning your Aboriginal identity are the following-

• first and foremost I must put my entire extended family (several thousand living things) and our traditional lands they have always cared for and lived on, first before my own needs.

• Second I must stay constantly connected our families homelands and be there when my extended family need me.
• Third I have to if possible attend or contribute to most or many of my extended family celebrations (including funerals of said living things)
• Fourth I must showcase how hard I am working culturally for the betterment of my people and country every day according to Creation Lore.
• Fifth you must care for and support your local Elders to hand down traditional knowledge of your culture (as the Elders have earnt the right to be respected knowledge holders)

If Australians shared the systemic control of this country, I know my First Peoples would share the Ancient identity, Knowledge, teachings and Lore of this place with them in return. This is a Good trade.

The only thing stopping this co-parenting arrangement of Australia happening is Colonial Australians lack of trust and confidence in their own system to stand up to critique and change (and probs of course also letting go of absolute control)

What's so concerning to me is that I know, Aboriginal people will never stop fighting the absolute control of this Colonial First System. As we believe it is not best for the wellbeing of all living things on our lands. I know they wont stop, because the stakes in this war is our everything.

This battle is one that will go on and on and on ......

We have to find a way to end this tension and discord. It is bad for Australia.

It will take both systems to get to know and accept each others systemic differences. To be open minded enough to learn from each others systems and share these amazing moral and knowledge frameworks to create an Australia that will finally be the best it could be, where everyone is on the same page.

Nola