They survived colonization and that's not an idle brag <br />We honour the people and honour their flag <br />The red, black and yellow flag that takes pride of place <br />In the hearts and the minds of Australia's first race <br />Their ancestors had lived in Australia for how long none does know <br />Anthropologists guess six hundred centuries or so <br />The children of the children of Australia's Dreamtime <br />Their legends and stories inspire song and rhyme <br />They've survived occupation that is a proud boast <br />To Australia's first people we should drink a toast <br />The first human caretakers of this Southern Land <br />Their love of their Country one can understand <br />From colonization sorrow was their gain <br />But as Australia's first people they will always remain.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/australia-s-first-people/
