Dark Emu controversy took heavy toll on author Bruce Pascoe by [[Myles Wearring]]
Bruce Pascoe has a valuable take on the Austrialian version of what comes close to some of America/Canada's issues with the idea of "pretendian", though in his case it's slight amounts of Indigenous heritage. (see the video interview on ABC).
Our First Nations people came together in 2017 to look for a path forward in shaping their place in Australian society. They issued the Uluru Statement from the Heart, an invitation to the Australian people to enshrine their Voice in our Constitution and to establish a Makarrata Commission for treaties between First Nations peoples and the Government of Australia, and the truth telling about our history.