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This 4 page paper looks at this unique culture and explores its history, religion, marital customs and how the people get along in society. A great deal of facts and specific data are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Asia and Australia were connected by land ("Australian Aboriginal," 2004). It was not until British settlers would arrive in 1788 that things would change for them; the British treated Aborigines
like primitive savages who had no claims to the land they lived on and like the American Indians, thousands of Aborigines had been massacred when white people pushed out across
the continent (McCarthy, 2000). It is interesting to compare the U.S. and Australia. Today, while there is certainly prejudice against minorities, Indians live on reservations within U.S. borders and are
entities unto themselves. They are tax exempt and enjoy a certain freedom. Unlike the U.S., Australia never did negotiate a treaty with the Aborigines (2000). Until 1967, they had not
even been included on the national census and it was only in 1992 that the doctrine of terra nullius was overturned in court (2000). Finally, the Aborigines were able to
claim land rights as traditional owners (2000). Yet, the cruel history had to have an impact on the people in general. Additionally, in recent years, there have been horrific tales
regarding the treatment of these people by the mainstream. Yet, while they are treated poorly, they have assimilated to some degree. The Aborigines work but they have higher unemployment
rates than others who live on the continent ("Employment," 2004). Officials put that rate at approximately 17% but some believe that it is higher (2004). There is also a
tendency for the indigenous people to rely on the public sector for their employment and it has been estimated that as many as 70% of the jobs held by indigenous
people are reliant on the public sector, at least to an extent (2004). The creation of wealth, as well as market growth, tends to be concentrated in the private sector
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