When Captain Cook arrived in Australia he declared the island 'terra nullius' which means a land uninhabited, however Australian Aborigines had inhabited the land for many thousands of years. The two sides clashed and Aboriginal Australians fought for many years against the European occupation of their land.
Pemulwuy, Aboriginal warrior
Click on this picture to learn who Pemulwuy was.
1) Find 5 facts about this man.
2) What do you think about the activities he was involved in?
3) What story does this picture tell you?
1) Find 5 facts about this man.
2) What do you think about the activities he was involved in?
3) What story does this picture tell you?
Aboriginal people had a very different culture to early European settlers.
Look closely at this picture.
What does it say about the relationship between Aboriginal people and the early Europeans?
What does it say about the relationship between Aboriginal people and the early Europeans?
