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ANCIENT AUSTRALIANS: First Contacts

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders [Pre-Contact]

Life in the Colony

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The program looks at some of the detail of life in the Eora nation. People of the Eora nation lived in the areas where white settlement in Australia began. We see how there were many different Aboriginal nations in Australia. Each Aboriginal country knew where its borders were and there were strict rules about entering another country.

SOURCE: Our History series (2001) Clickview, broadcast on ABC1 on 19th July, 2010. Duration: 9:35 mins. Rated G.

Colonising Australia 1788-1901: The Impact on Indigenous Australians

When the British invaded the Australian continent in 1788, it ended a way of life that had existed for more than fifty thousand years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This video explores the profound impact of European settlement on Indigenous Australians, featuring commentary from academics from the Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples.

SOURCE: Clickview (2020); Rated: E; Duration: 9:24 mins; URL: https://clickv.ie/w/Y-ap