7NEWS Australia published this video item, entitled “Thousands march in Invasion Day rally in Adelaide’s Victoria Square | 7NEWS” – below is their description.
A celebration of pride and patriotism is one that also digs up memories of a painful past for Indigenous Australians.
Thousands have marched in the city saying for them, Australia Day represents Invasion Day; a moment the lives of their ancestors and generations to come changed forever.
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In This Story: Indigenous Australians
The term Indigenous Australians refers to Aboriginal Australians as well as Torres Strait Islanders, and the term should only be used when both groups are included in the topic being addressed, or by self-identification by a person as Indigenous.
Torres Strait Islanders are ethnically and culturally distinct, despite extensive cultural exchange with some of the Aboriginal groups, and the Torres Strait Islands are mostly part of Queensland but have a separate governmental status.
In the 2016 Australian Census, Indigenous Australians comprised 3.3% of Australia’s population, with 91% of these identifying as Aboriginal only, 5% Torres Strait Islander, and 4% both.