When booing rang out as Uncle Ray Minniecon delivered the Acknowledgement of Country he knew he needed to remain composed.
“Part of your military training is just to go through any kind of conflict, or any kind of tension that’s there, and just do what you need to do,” he later told the ABC.
The jeers could be heard for more than a minute as Uncle Ray spoke at Saturday’s service in Sydney — with similar scenes playing out during the Welcome to Country in Melbourne and Perth.
For Uncle Ray it is sad but not surprising.
Uncle Ray says he knew…