Aborigines
- They are the original people of Australia are known as aborigines.
- They started arriving in Australia over 40,000 years ago.
- They came from New Guinea when it was connected to Australia by a land-bridge.
- In the late eighteenth century, there were between 350 and 750 native communities in Australia.
- Another significant indigenous group, the Torres Strait Islanders, live in the north.
- Unlike aborigines, they are not called ‘aborigine’ as they’re believed to have come from somewhere else and belong to a different race.
Australia – Winds of Change Class-11 History Notes
The Winds of Change is a phrase that says about the change of different social, political, and economic conditions in Australia. The phrase also describes the events that indicate the end of the White Australia Policy in the mid-20th century. The change resulted in the displacement and marginalization of Indigenous peoples of Australia and led to the European settlements, violent conflicts, dispossession of land, forced assimilation, and the impact of disease. These all played a significant role in shaping the history of Indigenous displacement in Australia.
In this article, we are going to discuss the Winds of Change in Australia in detail.
Table of Content
- Australia – Displacement and Winds of Change
- Australia- Winds of Change
- Aborigines
- The Settlers
- Factors Of Winds of Change In Australia