| Before
the Europeans came to Australia in 1788 it is now estimated
there were approximately over 600 groups of Aborigines. These
groups all had their own distinct dialects and individual cultural
identities.. European settlement had profound effects on every
Aboriginal group in Australia. Many people believe that had
they been permitted to remain as they were, these groups would
have had status equivalent to individual countries with separate
languages such as those that make up Europe. However their progress
was terminated by the British attempt to incorporate Australia
into the British Empire. |
To the
majority, 1788 marks the beginning of Modern Australian History,
however, to many Aborigines it marked the beginning of the
European invasion. The Aborigines were expected to integrate
into the European ways swiftly and unquestioningly. With the
Europeans came diseases to which they had no immunity and
as a result many Aborigines died. Aborigines also encountered
social attitudes they could not understand. They were also
introduced to fire arms, alcohol, cigarettes and other devices
that bought premature death.
Adnyamathanha
specific history
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