Australia
The Europeans thought nothing of the Aboriginals when they arrived on Australia's shores. As a matter of fact they saw Australia as empty land. Note: When William Dampier arrived in 1688, he referred to the Aborigines as "the miserablest people in the world". Like many other Europeans, he misjudged the Aborigines, not recognising their unique skills.
It is generally accepted that the dingo arrived from Asia with the Aborigines when they first came to Australia.
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The first Europeans came to Australia and the Aborigines were living on reserves. Reserves are lands that were set aside for the use of registered Indians.
Prior to the Europeans arriving in Australia, the Macassans (an Indonesian people) traded with the Aborigines.
the aboriginals fought with the European settlers because they europeans were taking over their land.
Evidence suggests that Aborigines arrived in Australia approximately 40,000 years ago.
They were both. From the Aborigines' point of view, they were invaders, taking aboriginal lands and pillaging their hunting grounds. The definition of a 'settler' is one who settles an area, clearing the land and building residences and farms. For this reason, the Europeans that came to Australia were settlers.
Diseases brought with them.
Unknown. Aborigines are believed to have arrived in Australia before written history, so there are no records going back that far.
Australia. Australian Aborigines arrived 125,000 years ago while Maori arrived sometime before 1300.