Key Personalities
The first Governor of New South Wales in 1788
Arthur Phillip
The name given to the period when British settlers came into conflict with Aboriginal communities.
The Frontier Wars
Captain Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for the British government in this year
1770
The Latin term meaning 'land belonging to no-one'
Terra Nullius
The name given by indigenous people in Women of the Sun to the weapons used by the settlers
'Thunder Sticks'
I was captured by the British settlers and lived in government house
Bennelong
A 12 year armed resistance in WA led by a significant indigenous Bunubi man
Jandamarra's War
The first fleet arrived on the east coast of Australia in this year
1788
The estimated number of Aboriginal people living in Australia at the time of original settlement
250,000
Which disease was responsible for the deaths of many indigenous people afgter the arrival of the British settlers?
Smallpox
I led a 12 year resistance against colonisation in the Kimberley region of WA
Jandamarra
28 indigenous men, women and children were killed in this incident in NSW in 1838
Myall Creek Massacre
Bennelong was captured by British settlers in this year
1789
The word describing the effect of removing Aboriginal people from their land is... (clue starts with D)
Dispossession
The term used to describe sudden violent attacks carried out by Aboriginal groups against the settlers
guerrilla tactics
The three girls whose story is told in the film Rabbit Proof Fence are...
Molly, Gracie and Daisy
Australia becomes a Federated nation in which year?
1901
The Myall Creek Massacre occurred in this year
1838
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Aborginal people could be taken from their land and placed in government or church controlled..... (2 things)
Reserves and Missions
Aboriginal people do not believe they OWN the land. What is the ONE word to describe their responsibility for future generations?
Custodianship
The title of the person who was in control of the lives of Aboriginal people in each state is..
The Protector of Aborigines
Whose head was sent to Britain and in what year?
Pemulwuy - 1802
Jandamarra's War took place in this decade
1890s
The Aboriginal people who greeted the First Fleet were from the ................. nation
Eora
The heart of indigenous culture is based on connection to ........
Country