HST 343 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: European Australians, Arthur Phillip, Pemulwuy
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3. 3% of the population of australia consist of the aboriginal community. Population growth due to growth in birth rates and increase in identifying as aboriginal: not only about population but also about culture. 1969, ti(cid:374)er ga(cid:448)e spee(cid:272)h (cid:272)alled (cid:862) ile(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863) a(cid:271)out the la(cid:272)k of histori(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)ersatio(cid:374) surrounding the aboriginal culture. Acknowledging that there are different histories and different perspectives. View from ship and view from shore. History books written from perspective of colonizers leaving out the outlook of the aboriginal perspective. View from shore gives the aboriginal community a voice and perspective when being taught to students. 1788 25th of january, convicts and soldiers are shipped 8 months from england to. British people release small pox to try to wipe out the aboriginal people. Governor author phillip kidnapped the aboriginal people to be translators and help the other aboriginal communities understand the actions of governor phillip. Bennelong runs away from phillip and rejoins his community.
