Condolences and condemnation: Indigenous people and people of colour react to the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Northern Territory senator Jacinta Price says Aboriginal Australians had ‘a special relationship’ with the Queen but other Indigenous Australians have said she was ‘the architect’ of colonialism. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The reaction to the death of the Queen among Indigenous people and people of colour, including those from Commonwealth nations, has been swift and, at times, unflinching.

For many the Queen was the personification of British colonisation and the damage it has wreaked in their countries – and they were not afraid to say so. Yet others expressed their condolences for the monarch who has long held “a special place” in their hearts.