Aboriginal Australian genocide, onlineĀ map of massacres

The full interactive map can be viewed atĀ mstar.link/AusMassacres. tab maps

Australia: ā€˜No pride in genocide’ – 50,000 marched in Melbourne for ā€˜Invasion Day’, commemorating the colonisation of Australia by the British and the subsequent loss ofĀ the continent’s indigenous culture.

ByĀ Ben Chacko Ā  Ā  Ā  AN ONLINE map detailing theĀ genocide of Aboriginal AustraliansĀ by white settlers has been launched.

The tool, developed by researchers at the University ofĀ Newcastle, New South Wales, records more than 150 massacres, specifying the sites where killings took place, how many people were murdered, what weapons were used to kill them and who was responsible.Image result for amazing proud australian aboriginal kids

ProfessorĀ Lyndall Ryan, who developed the resource, said: ā€œMost massacres took place in secret and were designed not to be discovered, so finding evidence of them is a major challenge.ā€ Continue reading “Aboriginal Australian genocide, onlineĀ map of massacres”