How Did The European Settlement Affect The Aboriginal Population In Canberra
During the time of European settlement between 1750 and 1918, there were a number of effects on the Aboriginal people living in Canberra. The major effect was the decline of the Aboriginal population within the area. This decline was mainly due to the introduction of diseases such as smallpox and measles and the incline of the Aboriginal peoples hunting experiences resulting in less food. I believe that the European settlement caused the Aboriginal population within Canberra to significantly decrease and see this as the main effect of Aboriginal people within Canberra and surrounding the Canberra region.
Before European Settlement begun, the area which is now known as Australian Capital Territory belonged to the Indigenous/Ngunnawal Australians …show more content…
On special occasions thousands of people or more came together to make use of all the different possessions and resources they had collected. Art was painted inside rock shelters as a part of the Aboriginal culture and traditions. This was also their main form or communication and how the Indigenous/Ngunnawal people shared their stories. In Canberra today, you can still find some of the rock paintings that had been painted thousands of years ago such as those found at Birrigai Rock at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve (ACT Government, 2014). These rock drawings established the timeline that the Indigenous people have been living within this area and it is estimated that it has been for over 20,000 years. Of course the hunter-gatherer lifestyle was the Aboriginal peoples only source of food. The introduction of Europeans radically changed the Aboriginal peoples way of life. Europeans introduced flocks of sheep and cattle herds which began the decline of Aboriginal skills needed to find their own source of food. This also in my opinion led to the Aboriginal people becoming more reliant on Europeans to assist them in their living. (These also led to the introduction alcohol and
Before European Settlement begun, the area which is now known as Australian Capital Territory belonged to the Indigenous/Ngunnawal Australians …show more content…
On special occasions thousands of people or more came together to make use of all the different possessions and resources they had collected. Art was painted inside rock shelters as a part of the Aboriginal culture and traditions. This was also their main form or communication and how the Indigenous/Ngunnawal people shared their stories. In Canberra today, you can still find some of the rock paintings that had been painted thousands of years ago such as those found at Birrigai Rock at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve (ACT Government, 2014). These rock drawings established the timeline that the Indigenous people have been living within this area and it is estimated that it has been for over 20,000 years. Of course the hunter-gatherer lifestyle was the Aboriginal peoples only source of food. The introduction of Europeans radically changed the Aboriginal peoples way of life. Europeans introduced flocks of sheep and cattle herds which began the decline of Aboriginal skills needed to find their own source of food. This also in my opinion led to the Aboriginal people becoming more reliant on Europeans to assist them in their living. (These also led to the introduction alcohol and