history - australia 1750 - 1914

Acknowledgement of country

• done at major events

• Can be performed by anyone

• county/nation:refers to the waters, lands and skies - connect through ancestral lands

Consequences of contact

massacres

• Many massacres were committed during the wars between the colonists and First Nations peoples. They were widespread across Australia thousands of First Nations men, women and children were killed as:

  • a tactic used by the colonial government, police officers ad ordinary Australians to retaliate against First Nations resistance efforts

  • A violent response to First Nations peoples defending their homes and families

• Usually a planned rather than a spontaneous event

• Attackers and victims often know each other

• One sided event and are usually carried out by a group

• Usually carried out in secret

What is the origin of a source?

The origin of a source is when and where it was created, who created it and why it was created

Frontier Wars

• capital offence: A crime so serious that a death penalty is considered appropriate

• Frontier settlements: A term used to describe newly created Europeans farm areas on Aboriginal country. Frontier means border or edge

• Frontier wars: The organised conflict that occurred between First Nations peoples defending their country and Europeans who wanted to use land for their purposes

• Intergenerational Trauma: The ongoing physical, mental and emotional effects of past violences and trauma

• Missions and Reserves: Places created by the british where surviving Aboriginal people were required to live.

The Eumerella wars

• they were fought in the 1840s and involved the Gunditijmara people of Western Victoria resisting European colonists

• The conflict began due to settlers encroaching on Gunditijmara lands and competing for resources

• Settlers retaliating with increased violence

• The Gunditijmara used their knowledge of the volcanic andscape for strategic advantage

• The arrival of the native people significantly weakened the Gunditijmara resistance

• The Gunditijmara people suffered heavy losses and the surviving people were moved to the Condah Mission Station