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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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argue that all of Australia was
their land before the white settlers came, and due to the white population
spreading throughout the years, most of Aboriginal land is now only in the
hot, arid, harsh, and basically useless (for anything much) areas of
Australia, such as the outback.
Much like the problem with the American Indian, there is an alcohol
problem in many Aboriginal communities. Some have declared themselves "dry"
areas in an effort to help combat this.
To enter much of Aboriginal Land you need a permit. Some tribes and
areas will allow visitors with permits, others will not, except under
certain conditions. There are many Aboroginals living on Native Land that
will speak virtually no English. At the same time, there are those that
have chosen to enter white society fully, and you'll see them wearing suits,
and doing business in town. Many others seem to live on the fringes of
either society. A common sight in cities like Alice Springs or Katherine is
seeing Aboriginals sitting around off to the sides (usually in small
groups), just watching the day go by, seemingly not sure what to do.
I'm not sure what the statistics are on interracial marriages, but only
once did I notice a white/black couple together -- a young married couple
sitting next to me on the plane. This seemed a microcosm of what I observed
in Australian society in general -- that whites and Aboriginals who haven't
entered mainstream white society, tended to stay apart from each other,
meeting only to do business or watch the day go by, with each group then
going its separate ways.
Again, these observations were colored a lot by the fact that most of the
Aboriginal people I saw living in these areas of Australia are those living
on Native Lands, while most of those that have chosen to integrate into
white society would be found in ...

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