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... The white settlers saw aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups as barbaric and primitive natives. In spite of the fact that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups had systems of customs and law, the British neither recognised Aboriginal Customary Law nor acknowledged that the indigenous groups had a concept of lad ownership. ... Application of this doctrine had serious consequences for aboriginal groups as it meant that the traditional Aboriginal concept of land ownership ceased to exist in the eyes of ‘English Law’, which automatically applied to Australia under the Doctrine of Reception. ...
During the Assimilation period, government policies were aimed at absorbing indigenous Australians into white society to the point where they would lose their aboriginal identity. ...
Although Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders represented only 1. ... These figures indicate that a disproportionate number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders found themselves held in police custody. ...
Legislation that discriminated on the basis of race, and government policies that restricted the freedom and basic rights and Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, remained in place until the early 1970s. ...
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission were established by the Commonwealth government in 1989 to deal with issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. ... The establishment of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in 1989 provided further impetus for indigenous political power.
Approximate Word count = 1040
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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