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  2. Timeline of Aboriginal history of Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Aboriginal labour in the state was recorded as 1,640 men and 706 women, nearly 7% of the total white population of the time, estimated at 30,013 people. June 1881 The first judicial court held on Brockman's station. Four Aboriginal men were tried and sentenced to be transported to Rottnest Island. Aboriginal resistance in the north grew in ...

  3. Chenchu people - Wikipedia

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    They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life been based on hunting and gathering. The Chenchus speak the Chenchu language, a member of the Dravidian language family. In general, the Chenchu relationship to non-tribal people has been largely symbiotic.

  4. History of Indigenous Australians - Wikipedia

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    Aboriginal Australians along the coast and rivers were also expert fishermen. Some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people relied on the dingo as a companion animal, using it to assist with hunting and for warmth on cold nights. Aboriginal women's implements, including a coolamon lined with paperbark and a digging stick. This woven basket ...

  5. Timeline of First Nations history - Wikipedia

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    The 1996 Report by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People described four stages in Canadian history that overlap and occur at different times in different regions: 1) Pre-contact – Different Worlds – Contact; 2) Early Colonies (1500–1763); 3) Displacement and Assimilation (1764–1969); and 4) Renewal to Constitutional Entrenchment (2018).

  6. Yarram, Victoria - Wikipedia

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    The term 'Yarram Yarram' is thought to be an Aboriginal phrase meaning 'plenty of water,' [2] however it is not known which language group the name is taken from. Although, the Turkic residents originating from Inbaşı (/ean:baˈsh:ea/) of Yarram's township had officially considered the term to be coming from their origins as of 1861, when its first post office was opened on 1 February 1861.

  7. Aboriginal history of Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Over 330 Aboriginal sacred sites were also removed from the register. Closure commenced for some communities, with power, water and phone lines being cut. An Aboriginal refugee camp was established by the Swan River Noongar Community for Aboriginal people who had become homeless as a result of state government policies.

  8. Genocide of Indigenous Australians - Wikipedia

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    [11] [12] By 1901 the Aboriginal population had fallen to just over 90,000 people, mainly due to disease, frontier violence and the disruption of traditional society. [8] In the 20th century many Aboriginal people were confined to reserves, missions and institutions, and government regulations controlled most aspects of their lives.

  9. Australian Aboriginal culture - Wikipedia

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    Aboriginal ceremonies have been a part of Aboriginal culture since the beginning, and still play a vital part in society. [23] They are held often, for many different reasons, all of which are based on the spiritual beliefs and cultural practices of the community. [ 24 ]