... is prone to risks of re-infection." Richard Von Weiszaecker, former President of the Federal Republic of Germany Very few people use the word genocide when discussing the strife the Australian indigenous people endured. Almost all historians of the Aboriginal experience, black and white, avoid it. Typically, they write about pacifying, killing, cleansing, excluding, exterminating, starving, poisoning, shooting, beheading, ... of the oppressed group was eliminated, as well as the intent behind the killings. The statistical genocide of the Aborigines in the early colonial period is stagge...

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... North America, but around the world, are disappearing into extinction because they are mistreated minorities in their own land. Through a look at the history of native peoples, the loss of their culture, the loss of their natural resources, their poor economic situations, and solutions to these problems, ... moved to the settlements and live in poverty to this day, while some have managed to live a traditional life in the Australian interior. Africa has a complex history, and only necessities will be explained. It is the continent believed to be the origin of modern man. For millions of ....

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... (he) essentially has complete control over the indigenous people- (Hong, 2003) as I thought that was a lot of people to have complete control of! (Noting the absence of the capital "I- denoting Australian Indigenous people.) The final phrase interested me also: "Although definitely worth watching, does not require the big screen. Save yourself some money and rent it instead- (Hong, 2003) That was ... some money and rent it instead so the cast and the crew know that their efforts in producing a film about racism and some of the most important historical events in Australian history aren't...

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... and who not to. For example, Cornell University professor Steven T. Katz had this to say about the disease: Very probably the greatest demographic disaster in history the depopulation of the New World, for all its death and terror, was largely an unintended tragedy, a tragedy that occurred despite the sincere and ... as real life puppets by befriending them and having them do what the French wanted, kept them innocent throughout the early stages of this countries history. While the French told the Indians what to do, it was really the Indians killing other Indians or the English killing...

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... . Introduction United States law has used the doctrine of "discovery" to justify the takeover of Indian people and territory. In the same way Australian law has used the concept of "terra nullius," the legal myth that Australia had no previous owners. Today it is easy to see that ... could be established. Indian-Colonial Relations There are many myths about this early period. The reality was not peaceful negotiations leading to treaties. The history was much more brutal, with extensive warfare and the extermination of whole tribes. Treaties were often signed after warfare, when terms coul...

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