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A reflection on Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week 2026

It’s Sorry Day and Reconciliation week  and I’m reminded again that language matters. White people tell me this constantly.Use the right language.Tone it down.Be careful how you say it.Be professional.Be strategic.Be calm.Be nice. Because language matters. And yet I keep watching white people use language as a weapon against Aboriginal

A reflection on Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week 2026

It’s Sorry Day and Reconciliation week  and I’m reminded again that language matters. White people tell me this constantly.Use the right language.Tone it down.Be careful how you say it.Be professional.Be strategic.Be calm.Be nice. Because language matters. And yet I keep watching white people use language as a weapon against Aboriginal