Did Aboriginal people have democracy before the white settlement?

1. What was Aboriginal life like before European settlement?
2. When was democracy introduced in Australia?
3. How were Aboriginals treated before the referendum?
4. What aspects of Aboriginal life culture did Aboriginal people have before 1778?
5. How did the aboriginals live before Colonisation?
6. What was the Aboriginal population before European settlement?
7. What was Australia before democracy?
8. Was Australia always democratic?
9. Who introduced democracy?
10. When did Aboriginal become Australian citizens?
11. When did Aboriginal get the right to vote in Australia?
12. What rights did the Aboriginal community have not have before the 1967 referendum?
13. What did the Australian landscape look like prior to 1788?
14. What was Australia called before 1788?
15. What did Australia look like before Colonisation?

What was Aboriginal life like before European settlement?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lived in all parts of Australia before European settlement in 1788, in very different environments. We know that they learned how to use the environment wherever they were – in jungle, or desert, or river valleys, on coasts, or grasslands, or swamps.

When was democracy introduced in Australia?

Finally in 1962 Australia became a 'modern' democracy with the passage of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962 which enfranchised Australia's Indigenous peoples.

How were Aboriginals treated before the referendum?

Prior to the Referendum, making laws for Indigenous people was the responsibility of the states, and laws varied greatly from state to state. For example, Indigenous Australians could own property in New South Wales and South Australia but not in other states.

What aspects of Aboriginal life culture did Aboriginal people have before 1778?

They were resourceful and extremely adaptive to be able to live in such an inhospitable and frozen landscape. These Aboriginal people practised not only rich social and economic lifestyles, they also had complex spiritual beliefs and performed ceremonies of song, dance and story.

How did the aboriginals live before Colonisation?

Lifestyle Before Colonisation

They lived in small communities and survived by hunting and gathering. ... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities only used the land for things that they needed - shelter, water, food, weapons. They never overused it or damaged it.

What was the Aboriginal population before European settlement?

At the time of first European contact, it is generally estimated that the pre-1788 population was 314,000, while recent archaeological finds suggest that a population of 500,000 to 750,000 could have been sustained, with some ecologists estimating that a population of up to a million or even two million people was ...

What was Australia before democracy?

Many would say that the defining moment for Australian democracy was federation in 1901. Before 1901, Australia consisted of 6 British colonies which were partly self-governing but under the law-making power of the British Parliament.

Was Australia always democratic?

Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system under its Constitution, one of the world's oldest, since Federation in 1901. Australia is the world's sixth oldest continuous democracy and largely operates as a two-party system in which voting is compulsory.

Who introduced democracy?

Under Cleisthenes, what is generally held as the first example of a type of democracy in 508–507 BC was established in Athens. Cleisthenes is referred to as "the father of Athenian democracy".

When did Aboriginal become Australian citizens?

It was on this day, only in 1967, that indigenous people were formally recognised as Australian citizens. ON 27 MAY 1967, 90.77 per cent of Australians voted 'yes' in a constitutional referendum to improve indigenous rights and award citizenship to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.

When did Aboriginal get the right to vote in Australia?

Indigenous Australians were granted the universal right to vote in federal elections in 1962 under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962.

What rights did the Aboriginal community have not have before the 1967 referendum?

It did not give Indigenous Australians the right to vote

Although it is a common misconception, the 1967 referendum did not give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples the right to vote. This right had already been legislated for Commonwealth elections in 1962.

What did the Australian landscape look like prior to 1788?

Aboriginal fire regimes consciously and deliberately shaped grass, trees and scrub into patterns. Fire was used to burn the land using small 'cool' fires in small patches (mosaics) within the landscape⁸. This ensured only small areas were burnt at once, leaving more established vegetation for animals to use.

What was Australia called before 1788?

Australia, once known as New South Wales, was originally planned as a penal colony. In October 1786, the British government appointed Arthur Phillip captain of the HMS Sirius, and commissioned him to establish an agricultural work camp there for British convicts.

What did Australia look like before Colonisation?

In The Biggest Estate, Gammage supports his thesis with exhaustive and compelling research from primary sources to prove that prior to British colonisation in 1788, Australia was an “unnatural” landscape, carefully and systematically managed by its traditional owners to ensure that “life was comfortable, people had ...