The Burnum Burnum Declaration England, 26th January, 1988
I, Burnum Burnum, being a nobleman of ancient Australia do hereby take posession of England on behalf of the Aboriginal people. In claiming this colonial outpost, we wish no harm to you natives, but assure you that we are here to bring you good manners, refinement and an opportunity to make a Koompartoo - ‘a fresh start’. Henceforth, an Aboriginal face shall appear on your coins and stamps to signify our sovreignty over this domain. For the more advanced, bring the complex language of the Pitjantjajara; we will teach you how to have a spiritual relationship with the Earth and show you how to get bush tucker.
We do not intend to souvenir, pickle and preserve the heads of your 2000 of your people, nor to publicly display the skeletal remains of your Royal Highness, as was done to our Queen Truganninni for 80 years. Neither do we intend to poison your water holes, lace your flour with strychnine or introduce you to highly toxic drugs. Based on our 50,000 year heritage, we acknowledge the need to preserve the Caucasian race as of interest to antiquity, although we may be inclined to conduct experiments by measuring the size of your skulls for levels of intelligence. We pledge not to sterilise your women, nor to separate your children from their families. We give an absolute undertaking that you shall not be placed onto the mentality of government handouts for the next five generations but you will enjoy the full benefits of Aboriginal equality. At the end of two hundred years, we will make a treaty to validate occupation by peaceful means and not by conquest.
Finally, we solemnly promise not to make a quarry of England and export your valuable minerals back to the old country Australia, and we vow never to destroy three-quarters of your trees, but to encourage Earth Repair Action to unite people, communities, religions and nations in a common, productive, peaceful purpose.
“It feels special. I’m like– I get to be here with everybodyyyyy.” - Nicole [cinnamon roll] Beharie at the Monsters And Men Premiere | Sundance Film Festival 2018
DRESS: Vintage c.1970s BARRETTE: Vintage c.1990s SHOES: River Island PURSE: Skinny Dip London _____________________________________________________________________
SO for the end of 2015-2016 I’ve periodically been cycling in & out of obsessing over late 60s/early 70s fashion! Every now & then I go on vintage sprees and want only authentic instead of repo (not to knock it at all though). This dress seems late 70s since it’s got that 80s Edwardian feel to it. And when I saw these boots I flipped like 7 tables because they look like James Bond meets mahou shoujo & I am here for it, ya’ll. Of course my all time favorite, a novelty bag courtesy of Skinnydip London & a vintage barrette! I have no particular attachment to the year 1997, but the font was cool and it was sparkly & adorable!!
