All Cherokee people were kicked off their land.
Both experienced ethnic cleansing.
Banned supporting member John Green from entering the land.
When kicked off their land they were not allowed to take anything from their home.
Both governing bodies refused higher Governments orders to let them be able to live on the land
Governments promised to meet Coranderrk member drying son to put him in a hospital but did not show up.
Forced to track 850-miles in winter and ¼ of the population died.
Both adopted Christianity/white ways
Brought in white labour to work out their successful crops plantation, then did pay the aboriginals
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The Cherokee did more to adapt to white culture perhaps more than any other Native American group, creating a constitution modelled off the American constitution and adopting American culture in dress, religion and economic activity.
• Through out the 1870-80s, the Coranderrk residents sent deputations to the Victorian colonial government and protest marches protesting their lack of rights and the threated closure of reserve.
2. What was the ultimate outcome for them both?
• The Cherokee people had the trail of tears, where ¼ of the population died. The Cherokee soon re-established themselves in their new home with communities, schools, newspaper and businesses.
• Ultimately the thriving farm collapsed and the majority of the population were kicked off the land, with any of the Aboriginals with any white ancestry and who were under the age of 35, kicked off the land.
3. What is the legacy of both groups of people today?
• There are many people with Cherokee ancestry throughout the world, but the total number of citizens of federally-recognised Cherokee tribes is approximately 350,000.
• The Coranderrk grew from a population of 300, to know a thriving population of 30,000 most living in the central