Around a thousand march in Invasion Day rally in Canberra, protesting at Parliament House

Around a thousand people have attended an Invasion Day rally in Canberra, marching in protest to Parliament House. James Vyver reports.

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00:00Around 1,000 protesters have marched from the Aboriginal Tent Embassy to here at Parliament

00:07House.

00:08Indigenous leaders giving the megaphones to First Nations children to lead chants.

00:12Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land, no pride in genocide, no pride in genocide.

00:21Pleased to change the date of Australia Day and for better social outcomes for Indigenous

00:25Australians, ringing out with the backdrop of federal parliaments.

00:29The broad feeling of inequality and injustice was palpable among those attending the rally

00:33and across generations.

00:35The rally started at the Tent Embassy where those attending were invited to take part

00:39in a smoking ceremony.

00:41Indigenous leaders spoke of Australia being a racist country where disadvantage is woven

00:45into the fabric of society before leading the march to Parliament House.

00:49So they operate up there as if we're not here.

00:55As if we're not sovereign.

00:57As if this isn't our land, but this is our land.

01:01We know that and we continue to show up generation after generation after generation and we will

01:06continue to show up generation after generation.

01:12While there has been a police presence here at the protest, it has remained completely

01:16peaceful.