Frontier violence
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FRONTIER VIOLENCE
By Aisha, Anna & Vanessa
A deadly encounter
S. Calvert, Mitchell Library Collection
Early violence
Weapons Aboriginals attacked people travelling into remote
areas Squatters attacked aboriginals directly (massacres,
poisoning, discourse, through publications in newspapers)
Aboriginal’s violence was initially directed at specific people but later changed to more generalized attacks towards white people
Resistance after white settlers crossed the blue mountains
Land, Law & Discourse
Aboriginal Perspective Aboriginal culture of sharing Their land was taken
(resources: food, animals, habitat)
Land, Law & Discourse
English Perspective Aboriginals attacks created
fear Entrenched feelings of
superiority, racism, frustration, group mentality
Lack of protection from the government (resentment)
How discourse shaped relations Aboriginals dehumanization Law protecting aboriginals Feelings of being abused by
the system (injustice) Concept of private property
(justification)
Attack on a settler’s hutBonwick, James, 1817-1906
Nature and extent of violence
Different forms of violence Brief summary of the Myall Creek Massacre Map Trial
Conclusions
Encounter of two cultures Reshaping of both cultures Change