A Vision of GENUINE Reconciliation: Part 1 - Anglo & Aboriginal History

The history of Anglo-indigenous relations begins with one fact generally accepted, and reinforced by the Mabo decision, that the continent and associated islands were annexed by Great Britain and the Australian nation was built over the next century on land that had been occupied by Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders since time immemorial. After that there is less consensus.

The dominant historical narrative, the one taught in schools and universities and by the media, assumes that British settlement frustrated indigenous achievement of national consciousness and self-rule. Expressed as an explicit claim, this view is certainly false, if British colonisation is set in historical context.

The video provides that context in an overview of colonial activities by European and Asian powers, and pre-contact histories of the British and Aboriginal peoples.

Written and spoken by Frank Salter.

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