G’day mate! What-da- ya know? AUSTRALIA

 First inhabited b/t 42,000 and 48,000 years ago  People migrated from Southeast Asia possibly over land bridges or small water ways.  Aboriginals video (indigenous people)-native to the landvideo  Hunter- gatherers  Dreamtime- story of creation of the earth HISTORY Aboriginal in front of Ayers Rock- culturally linked to Dreamtime Didgeridoo- musical instrument

 Found in 1606 by Dutch  Became a British penal colony (prison) in 1788  Effects on Australia  Disease killed a large portion of Aboriginals  Stolen Generation  Gold rush and mining  Non-native species (ex: rabbits)  Gained independence on Jan. 1, 1901  Still linked to the UK politically- recognizes the queen  Part of the British Commonwealth COLONIZATION Port Arthur, Tasmania- penal colony

 Removal of Aboriginal children from their families by the government and missionaries b/t (some places until the 70s)  Reasons vary…  Child protection  Population would “die out”  Fear of interracial marriage and mixed races (“breed out the color”)  video video STOLEN GENERATION

 Impacts:  Assimilated as low paid laborers and servants  Not allowed to continue Aboriginal traditions or culture  Less likely to gain secondary education  3x likely to have acquired a police record  2x as likely to use drugs  Unemployment, crime, and alcoholism are higher in Aboriginal communities today  Life expectancy- 17 years shorter than other Australians  Not granted citizenship until 1967  Some believe this was an attempted genocide  Aborigines would die out STOLEN GENERATION

 Land Rights Act of gave Aboriginal people the right to claim land in the Northern Territory  government formally apologizes for the Stolen Generation STOLEN GENERATION Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologizing for the Stolen Generation

 Political  Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy- Queen Elizabeth II  13 th largest military expenditure  Economy  Highly developed  13 th largest economy  5 th highest per capita income  Exporting commodities (not manufacturing)- gold, iron-ore, energy, agricultural products  Service jobs- tourism, education, financial  ranching TODAY

PICTURES! Sydney

Perth

Great Ocean Road Victoria Australia

Outback