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Gday mate! What-da- ya know? AUSTRALIA Slide 2 First inhabited b/t 42,000 and 48,000 years ago People migrated from Southeast Asia possibly over land bridges or small water ways. Aboriginals video (indigenous people)-native to the landvideo Hunter- gatherers Dreamtime- story of creation of the earth HISTORY Aboriginal in front of Ayers Rock- culturally linked to Dreamtime Didgeridoo- musical instrument Slide 3 Found in 1606 by Dutch Became a British penal colony (prison) in 1788 Effects on Australia Disease killed a large portion of Aboriginals Stolen Generation Gold rush and mining Non-native species (ex: rabbits) Gained independence on Jan. 1, 1901 Still linked to the UK politically- recognizes the queen Part of the British Commonwealth COLONIZATION Port Arthur, Tasmania- penal colony Slide 4 Removal of Aboriginal children from their families by the government and missionaries b/t 1869-1969 (some places until the 70s) Reasons vary Child protection Population would die out Fear of interracial marriage and mixed races (breed out the color) video video STOLEN GENERATION Slide 5 Impacts: Assimilated as low paid laborers and servants Not allowed to continue Aboriginal traditions or culture Less likely to gain secondary education 3x likely to have acquired a police record 2x as likely to use drugs Unemployment, crime, and alcoholism are higher in Aboriginal communities today Life expectancy- 17 years shorter than other Australians Not granted citizenship until 1967 Some believe this was an attempted genocide Aborigines would die out STOLEN GENERATION Slide 6 Land Rights Act of 1976- gave Aboriginal people the right to claim land in the Northern Territory 2008- government formally apologizes for the Stolen Generation STOLEN GENERATION Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologizing for the Stolen Generation Slide 7 Political Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy- Queen Elizabeth II 13 th largest military expenditure Economy Highly developed 13 th largest economy 5 th highest per capita income Exporting commodities (not manufacturing)- gold, iron-ore, energy, agricultural products Service jobs- tourism, education, financial ranching TODAY Slide 8 PICTURES! Sydney Slide 9 Perth Slide 10 Great Ocean Road Victoria Australia Slide 11 Outback Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15