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Aboriginal history

Posted: 26 Sep 2018, 03:52
by Airspeed
If you're interested, you'll need 12 1/2 minutes to hear this from the aboriginals' point of view.
https://tedxsydney.com/talk/a-real-hist ... ce-pascoe/

Re: Aboriginal history

Posted: 26 Sep 2018, 08:30
by FlyTexas
Thanks for sharing this, Mike. :) I must admit I've always thought of the Aborigine people as hunters/gatherers...folks just hanging out living off the land. After watching this video obviously the Aborigine people are much more than what I thought them to be. Definitely an eye-opening video.

Brian

Re: Aboriginal history

Posted: 26 Sep 2018, 20:31
by emfrat
Cheers, Brian. The English colonisers got it completely wrong. Read about the whole sorry mess here:

https://books.google.com.au/books/about ... edir_esc=y

MikeW

Re: Aboriginal history

Posted: 27 Sep 2018, 00:32
by FlyTexas
emfrat wrote:
26 Sep 2018, 20:31
Cheers, Brian. The English colonisers got it completely wrong. Read about the whole sorry mess here:

https://books.google.com.au/books/about ... edir_esc=y

MikeW
My education here in the states didn't help things either. The history of Australia, from what I was told, was...undiscovered continent...penal colony with a local population and bizarre animals...bang, modern Australia. I really enjoyed hearing about the history of the Aborigines. Any population who can export their leftover food is obviously doing something right. :thumbsup:

Brian