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2 Present day 3 Some prominent Tasmanian Aborigines 4 Books 5 Related Topics 6 External links |
Tasmanian Aborigines were commonly thought to be extinct, due to the deliberate actions of white settlers who came to Australia from the United Kingdom.
While all agree that a tragedy has occurred, the fate, state and mandate of Tasmanian Aborigines has been particularly controversial in recent years.
The extinction is disputed by descendants of the survivors and their supporters. Their descent has been disputed by Aborigines from the offshore Bass Strait Islands, and their supporters. The accepted process of the supposed extinction was questioned by the historian and author Keith Windschuttle, who in turn has been rebutted by many prominent historians. Interwoven are controversies about the nature of Aboriginal identity, Aboriginal self-determination, government funding, recent native title entitlements, and the Australian reconciliation movement.
It is to be expected that the history of Tasmanian Aborigines is an emotional subject. Colonisation included a severe penal settlement, patterns of violent conflict between Aboriginal groups and the newcomers, community disintegration, and ethnic cleansing.
There are many people currently working in the community, academia, levels of government, and NGOs, to strengthen Tasmanian Aboriginal culture and conditions.
History
Present day
Some prominent Tasmanian Aborigines
Books
Related Topics
External links