Self Rule for Canada, Australia, New Zealand

Canada Indigenous France Britain (Indigenous = original inhabitants)  Durham Report (1839)  Learned from mistake made with American colonies  Called for French speaking and English speaking Canada to be reunited  Gave Canada some self government

Canada  Commonwealth – political community for the common good (Queen Elizabeth II is the current queen)

Australia  Similar to America, the indigenous population suffered from European arrival  Aborigines – Australian indigenous people  Over 250 distinct languages  Prefer to be called Kooris  British later encouraged settlement  Offered land  1851 Gold Rush

Australia  Sydney – Australia’s largest city

Great Barrier Reef Reef and an island Coral Coral and Undersea life Diver and coral Australia

The changing colors of Uluru (Ayers Rock) Trekking up Ayers Rock The Great Australian Outback

Australia Unique Animals

New Zealand  Claimed for Britain in 1769  Indigenous people = Maori  Less spread out  Agricultural based people  Also suffered from European influence  First nation to give suffrage to women  Among first to guarantee pensions and minimum wages

New Zealand Traditional Tattooing

New Zealand Rugby All Blacks & the Haka

New Zealand