"Sorry" Will Never be Enough
Introduction The writer acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of Australian land. Respect is paid to the Elders, past and present. With this respect in mind, some of the prime differences between a Western worldview and an Indigenous Australian worldview, particularly in the context of religion, will be examined. Similarities will also be discussed. Next, why these differences would have contributed to the frustration experienced by the First Nations people will be touched upon. Finally, the resulting implications rendered on the freedom and control of the Indigenous Australians’ homeland will be analysed, the negative repercussions of which are still affecting generations of today. It will be argued Australia should be relinquished back to an Indigenous supreme sovereignty. Religion now plays a less significant role in society, yet at the time of European colonisation of Australia, religion seemingly differen