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  • Australia’s aboriginal people have faced extreme historical persecution. So much so,

  • that in 1998 Australia implemented an annual, “National Sorry Day.” This holiday serves

  • as a form of recompense, and it raises awareness of indigenous populations. So who are Australia’s

  • aboriginal people?

  • Well, Australia is home to many different indigenous populations. They include the Wiradjuri

  • in New South Wales, and the Noongar in Western Australia. Aboriginal populations are often

  • grouped together and referred to asAborigines”, however some consider the term pejorative.

  • Instead, legally, the native populations of Australia are referred to asAboriginals

  • and Torres Strait Islanders”. Some also prefer regional terms, likeKooriin

  • New South Wales, orMurriin Queensland.

  • Recently, a genetic study found that native Australian peoples may have left Africa up

  • to 75,000 years ago, “likely representing one of the oldest continuous populations outside

  • Africa.” For centuries, they thrived in Australia, usually in nomadic societies. Some

  • developed distinct tools like the boomerang, used for hunting, and the didgeridoo, a musical

  • instrument which is still popular today. Their extensive legends and oral traditions are

  • sometimes referred to asDreaming”, and help explain their way of life and the world

  • around them.

  • By the time Europeans first established a colony in Australia in 1788, native populations

  • were thought to number around 300,000, and there may have been an estimated 300 different

  • aboriginal languages spoken. However, with the subsequent colonization of Australia,

  • new diseases, violence spurred by racism, and oppressive land-use policies devastated

  • many of the traditional societies. Currently, aboriginal people account for just 3% of the

  • Australian population. Only about 75 aboriginal languages still remain, and many are in danger

  • of dying out completely.

  • Up until several decades ago, Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, faced extreme

  • racism, and government encroachment on their territories. Many were not given Australian

  • citizenship, nor federal suffrage until the mid 20th century. Also, during that time,

  • the Australian government supported forcibly taking aboriginal children away from their

  • parents. The reason for such policies varied, but many claimed it was forchild protection

  • andresocialization”. The children taken away from their homes were eventually known

  • as theStolen Generation”, and were often raised to be domestic servants and laborers.

  • The government has since formally apologized for their part in creating theStolen Generation”,

  • andNational Sorry Dayis specifically in honor of them.

  • Although in modern times, there has been a huge change in the government’s attitudes

  • towards aboriginal people, high rates of unemployment, poverty, crime, and health problems for the

  • populations persist. Aboriginal representation in the Australian government also remains

  • low. And even today, land disputes between indigenous groups and the government are ongoing.

  • For a different perspective on the country of Australia, make sure you check out our

  • video on how powerful a player it is on the world stage. There’s a link to that video in the description. Thanks

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誰是澳洲的原住民? (Who Are Australia's Aboriginal People?)

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