Indigenous Australians
During the 1880s, new Native Protection Acts caused widespread displacement and suffering to Aboriginal peoples. Many Indigenous people's lives were extremely affected by dispossession, Western diseases and systematic attacks.
In the 1880s, laws were enacted giving Aboriginal Protectors the power to make decisions governing all aspects of Aboriginal peoples' lives, including imposing curfews and forcing Indigenous Australians to live and work on specially designated government reserves and missions.
