When newly elected indigenous Australian parliamentarian Lidia Thorpe took her oath to office last month, she raised her fist above her head in protest and labelled Queen Elizabeth II a 'colonising queen'.
In New Zealand, indigenous Maori account for about 17% of the country's 5 million people. They are well represented in parliament, Maori has been made an official language and the history of British colonisation is taught in public schools.
"No one taking that role, king or queen, princess or prince, is unaware of the damage of colonisation to us as indigenous peoples," she said. In Canada, polls suggest about half of all people believe the country should end ties to the monarchy with the death of Queen Elizabeth. Indigenous people account for less than 5% of Canada's population of about 38 million and they suffer from higher levels of poverty, unemployment and a lower life expectancy than other Canadians.MESSAGE FOR THE KING
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