Historical Analysis of Settler Colonialism in Indigenous Australia

This report examines the concept of settler colonialism and its historical impact on Indigenous Australians. It begins by defining settler colonialism and then analyzes how it manifested in Australia, specifically referencing the arrival of British settlers at Botany Bay in 1788 and the subsequent establishment of colonial governance. The report details key events such as the introduction of colonial governments, parliamentary acts, and the establishment of new settler colonies, highlighting the displacement and societal impacts on Indigenous communities. The report concludes by underscoring the historical significance of settler colonialism in shaping the current landscape of Australia and its effect on the indigenous population. The report includes references to books and journals that support the analysis.

Introducing Indigenous
Australia

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
What is settler colonialism? Using specific examples discuss how settler colonialism operate
in so called Australia?..................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Indigenous is one of the most common word in the world which simply means group of
people believe in first people and first nation, indigenous group follow an culture and tradition
that is different from common tradition and culture of the world impacting their lifestyle and
habit of living in western world. This report will discuss Settler Colonialism and how these
operation impact Australia and its key people (Hugill, 2017). Settler colonialism is process in
which indigenous group are replaced or remove to settle a colony of society, this is process of
removing indigenous group to use the land for better purpose and to fuel better societal
development in the nation.
MAIN BODY
What is settler colonialism? Using specific examples discuss how settler colonialism operate in
so called Australia?
Settler colonialism is process of replacing group of people to use their land for societal
development which means society might replace or remove group including indigenous group to
include better society. The process of settler colonialism includes human right violence because
mass killing of group, genocide and other major crime occur in the process, settler colonialism is
one of the worst nightmare for many groups in the world (Cavanagh and Veracini, 2017). Many
scholars argue that colonialism does not mean elimination of group but this is process of adding
settler or new group of people in the subjected area. Almost every nation has face issue of settler
colonialism in which society have consider genocide of indigenous group to settle new set of
society for betterment, Australia is one of the best example in which settler colonialism occur
due to mass demand of society. Example of such case are:
The settler coloniser: Australia
The first vessel of settler colonialism occurs in January 1788 where British settlers landed
at Botany bay on east coast of Australia, this is being first movement of settler in the country.
British settler fist convicts but later demand the land from indigenous group of Australia but later
they immigrant the land and settle their first society in the year 1789. Later with continuous
development and settlement of settler in the Australian, the British government introduce
colonial government allowing them to introduce new rule and regulation in the process (Slater,

2018). Later in the year 1892 the first act of parliament is being introduce by the government to
manage settler colonialism in the country.
At last, in the year 1850 the government introduced new Australian Colonies
Government Act allowing them to introduce new settler colony on the land of indigenous
Victoria. Later split of New South Wale occur impacted the cultural society of indigenous group
in the Australia, the whole process of colonizing Australia was conveyed with the help of settler
colonialism movement in the process.
CONCLUSION
This report has discussed indigenous group and its importance in the Australia area, this
report has focused on movement of settler colonialism which impacted the indigenous group of
the society. Later this report has discussed basic concept of settler colonialism in the Australia
and how settler have developed colony for the better society.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Cavanagh, E. and Veracini, L. eds., 2017. The Routledge handbook of the history of settler
colonialism. New York: Routledge.
Hugill, D., 2017. What is a settler‐colonial city?. Geography Compass, 11(5), p.e12315.
Slater, L., 2018. Anxieties of belonging in settler colonialism: Australia, race and place.
Routledge.
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