Black War

I recently read an article about the Black War. This was between the Australian aborigines, and the British who were trying to colonize them. It took place in the early years of the 19th century. The British captured many Aborigines and tried to "civilize" them by putting them into British schools and teaching them their ways of life. But, while they were trying to be "nice" they treated the Aborigines horribly if they didn't abide to their rules. There were only a handful of aborigines left, and they lost so much of their language, and culture because of these people wanting everyone else to be like them. The war was never officially called a war, or announced, but the conflict was clearly known among them. The Aborigines were relocated to a place called Flinders Island in order for them and their children to be brought up the "clean and right way".

Citation: "Black War". 11 February 2009. 16 March 2009.