Truganini was born on Bruny Island in 1812, 9 years after the British settlement, she was part of the Nuenonne people. By the time Truganini had learnt how to find food, Nuenonne had become a dangerous place. She had witnessed violence, rape and brutalities inflicted on her people.
In the 1820s the Black War was beginning, it was a time of violence between the British colonists and Aboriginal Australians in Tasmania. In 1829 the Black War was such a big problem that something has to be done.
Augustus Robinson a government-backed conciliator was set out to capture all independently living Tasmanian Aborigines and convince them to move to an island close by. He convinced the Aborigines to do this by promising them that they would be provided with blankets, food, houses and their customs would be respected. Robinson also promised they could return to their homelands occasionally. This did not occur, all of the Aborigines were betrayed and not treated respectfully. …show more content…
The British colonists had such a material impact on Tasmanian’s Aborigines that very single one of them passed away, Truganini is remembered as the “endling", the last member of the Nuenonne people before they became extinct.
Truganini’s whole life was impacted by colonisation, when she was very young she witnessed awful things such as violence with all of her people . She was then forced out of her home, alongside all of the Aborigines in Tasmania, to an isolate island where they would slowly die. All of this was impacted by
In the 1820s the Black War was beginning, it was a time of violence between the British colonists and Aboriginal Australians in Tasmania. In 1829 the Black War was such a big problem that something has to be done.
Augustus Robinson a government-backed conciliator was set out to capture all independently living Tasmanian Aborigines and convince them to move to an island close by. He convinced the Aborigines to do this by promising them that they would be provided with blankets, food, houses and their customs would be respected. Robinson also promised they could return to their homelands occasionally. This did not occur, all of the Aborigines were betrayed and not treated respectfully. …show more content…
The British colonists had such a material impact on Tasmanian’s Aborigines that very single one of them passed away, Truganini is remembered as the “endling", the last member of the Nuenonne people before they became extinct.
Truganini’s whole life was impacted by colonisation, when she was very young she witnessed awful things such as violence with all of her people . She was then forced out of her home, alongside all of the Aborigines in Tasmania, to an isolate island where they would slowly die. All of this was impacted by