Some of the sites related to interactive maps, Gallipoli and genocide.
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A fight over the word ‘genocide’ is no way to end the aboriginal crisis – The Globe and Mail
“Imagine if the Turkish Prime Minister issued this statement: “The Canadian aboriginal people experienced terrible suffering and loss of life. Our parliament has adopted a motion that acknowledges the native Canadian genocide and condemns this act as a crime against humanity. My party and I supported this resolution, and continue to recognize it today. We must never forget the lessons of history.””
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“But World War I historians, such as Peter Stanley who worked for many years at the War Memorial, say 2015 should be an occasion that allows both countries to be bigger than their national self interest.
“I would expect that it would be covered in proportion by an Australian institution that is explaining to us the First World War as a whole,” he said.
“I think the Turks are expecting that the friendship we forged through Gallipoli, which is genuine, is enough to paper over our knowledge of the Armenian genocide but the fact of the matter is it isn’t.
“Australians want to know the truth about the First World War and the truth about the Great War is that a million-and-half Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Empire.”
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Beds Are Burning – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“”Beds Are Burning” is a political song about giving native Australian lands back to the Pintupi, who were among the very last people to come in from the desert. These ‘last contact’ people began moving from the Gibson Desert to settlements and missions in the 1930s. More were forcibly moved during the 1950s and 1960s to the Papunya settlement. In 1981 they left to return to their own country and established the Kintore community which is nestled in the picturesque Kintore Ranges, surrounded by Mulga and Spinifex country. It is a community with a population of about 400. Kintore and the town of Yuendumu are mentioned by name in the lyrics, as are vehicles produced by Holden.[3]”
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What effect did English colonization have on the Aborigines? – Curiosity
This sort of sounds like genocide: “The Aborigines in Australia suffered an experience during this European colonization that was similar to that of the indigenous populations of the Americas. Aborigines were driven from their lands or killed by unfamiliar diseases. And because Aborigines were nomadic hunter-gatherers, they faced a serious risk of starvation, because colonization prevented them from roaming freely over their lands in search of food. Many of those who survived were forced into slavery, and entire tribes died out completely. Aborigines numbered in the hundreds of thousands when Australia was discovered, but their numbers dropped dramatically soon after colonization. Because of this disruption, much of Aboriginal culture and history has been lost.
Troubles continued thereafter for the remaining Aborigines. In Australia, “The Stolen Generation” refers to almost 100,000 children of Aborigines who were removed from their parents’ custody between the years 1910 and 1970. “ -
Turkey rejects more for Gallipoli 100th | The Australian
“TURKEY has rejected an Australian request to increase the number of Australians and New Zealanders visiting Gallipoli for the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landings.”
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Turkey’s webpage for Gallipoli
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3D introduction to Gallipoli that includes a Google Earth file; created by Australians for whom this was a nation defining battle
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“Nearly a century later, Australians, New Zealanders, and Turks all regard the conflict at Gallipoli as a central event in their modern history. Like Gettysburg, Gallipoli is shared sacred ground that unites former enemies and marks a pivotal moment in their past. “Those countries all date their existence to that battle,” says Australian National University historian Bill Gammage.”
The battle seems to have lots of similarities to Gettysburg including advanced weapons against outdated strategies and more deaths due to illness than battle.