Early European accounts provide insights into Aboriginal Australian social organization, revealing complex systems of land tenure, leadership, and group structure. A crucial starting point is the definition of “tribe.” As Lorimer Fison and A.W. Howitt cautioned, this term is deeply misleading. It could describe an entire distinct community, like the Larakia, or a smaller division […]
According to the observations of Richard Sadleir, the aborigines have no single color. He stated that “Some are as black as negroes; others copper-coloured like Malays.” He also noted that “When native children are born, they are nearly as white as Europeans.” So, based on this account, their appearance varied greatly.
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