William Dampier, A New Voyage Around the World (1697)
• Ben Collins, "How explorer and pirate William Dampier's comments on Aboriginal people in 1697 set the tone for future sentiment", ABC News (4 November 2018)
• Ben Collins, "How explorer and pirate William Dampier's comments on Aboriginal people in 1697 set the tone for future sentiment", ABC News (4 November 2018)
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The inhabitants of this country are the miserabilist people in the world.
— Indigenous Australians
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The inhabitants of this country are the miserabilist people in the world." in the context of "William Dampier, A New Voyage Around the World (1697)
• Ben Collins, "How explorer and pirate William Dampier's comments on Aboriginal people in 1697 set the tone for future sentiment", ABC News (4 November 2018)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are members of groups that existed in Australia and the surrounding islands prior to European colonisation. The term is therefore somewhat broad in scope, including such ethnically diverse groups as Tiwi people, Noongar people, and Torres Strait Islanders, and does not generally imply a close relationship or common origin of all included groups.
About Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are members of groups that existed in Australia and the surrounding islands prior to European colonisation. The term is therefore somewhat broad in scope, including such ethnically diverse groups as Tiwi people, Noongar people, and Torres Strait Islanders, and does not generally imply a close relationship or common origin of all included groups.
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