SYDNEY – Aborigines invoked an ancient curse on Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday by “pointing the bone” at the conservative politician to protest against his decision to scrap a top aboriginal body.
Howard axed the peak Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) last week, saying the experiment in an elected black body to administer aboriginal affairs had failed. Aborigines believe that to point a kangaroo bone at someone is to bring that person ill fortune, and the black magic is strong enough to cause death.- Nampa-ReutersAborigines believe that to point a kangaroo bone at someone is to bring that person ill fortune, and the black magic is strong enough to cause death.- Nampa-Reuters
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