Strugle of Indigenous Australians
The Struggle of Indigenous Australians in the History of Australia I. ... The Indigenous Australian people have inhabited the continent of Australia for at least 50,000 years, possibly up to 20,000 years (Broome 14). ... The Indigenous people had an organized and civilized society that was based around good morals rather than superficial values. ... Indigenous people were contracting diseases from European goods, like the glass and metal given as gifts, that were passed on to neighboring tribes even before they personally contacted the white man. ... Between the killings, disease, and starvation, the population of Indigenous Australians plummeted. ... During Assimilation, Indigenous Australians suffered great disadvantages in the European society. ... In the 1960s the revival of the Indigenous culture began with the commencement of protests. It was the time of assimilation; the white men were trying to make the indigenous people adopt the white lifestyle and completely abandon their culture. Indigenous Australians were considered outcasts in the society that they were thrown into. ... This sparked a rise in the Indigenous people as these actions marked the beginning of integration and equality of Aborigines in the white community.