How Aboriginal Australians Made Australia

Didgeridoos, boomerangs, and an ancient hunter-gatherer lifestyle. These tend to be the first thing to come to mind when we imagine Indigenous Australians. Only with the arrival of Europeans was agriculture introduced. But new research and old documents may reveal the secrets of native Australian agriculture. So were the Aboriginals hunter-gatherers, did they take part in a secret whale-human alliance and did they managed “the largest estate on Earth”. Well, Let’s Find Out!
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[@sun.healinggoddexx]

I'm aborignal Australian & I am beyond grateful for this information, makes me feel proud.

[@Ella-gg5fi]

Your culture is so fascinating! You should be proud. I wished we learnt more about it in school.

[@lanalytch]

As you have every right to ❤❤❤

[@Shadey485]

Ditto!

[@davieskunda6748]

Congratulations 🎉

[@sunshineimperials1600]

You have beautiful curly hair.

[@mostly.]

I'm Australian and they don't even give this stuff a passing mention in history class but hey great video 👍🏻

[@CogitoEdu]

Nice to hear an Australian perspective. Hopefully, more and more stuff about this will come out in the future and we can all learn more :D Thanks for watching.

[@unholydemigod4147]

@@CogitoEdu All we really get at school is a little bit of Dreamtime stuff and dot painting, then it's all about how the colonisation. Australian history at school is so fucking boring.

[@CogitoEdu]

That's unfortunate. At least the internet is here to offer you what school couldn't :D

[@deborah-maytorrens6278]

Yes "uninspired Squirt Gun". This is why it is up to us as "We the People" to bring these facts to our Nation so our tourists, visitors and guests can all be in-knowledge of the true history of our Nation and the Original Peoples thereof.

[@aaronpaglinawan8088]

I always wonder how australian immigrants were taught about history. xD

[@staciehill8659]

I'm aboriginal and I knew some of this because of my grandma, idk why we don't learn about it in school we only know about dream time. Thanks bala

[@julianshepherd2038]

The government would be teaching that they had stolen what they have.

[@xx_julia_xx-_-9658]

I am tho

[@kazpaapzak8637]

In VCE outdoor ed we learn about this. I don’t think we should blame the government for not teaching this, the lack of knowledge in this area is only a racist scar from European ‘colonisation’.

[@abstractmuffin7129]

i had some pretty good elders around where i was that came to our schools who told us stuff like the abouriginal season's and dance's but it was alway's optional and never assigned to history/geography sadly

[@leonardojodeteperra1767]

Aw woopty fuckin doo

[@gothicusmaximus5697]

you forgot the bit where the aboriginal fire use early on made australia a desert in the first place.

[@iammrbeat]

The parallels to American Indians is actually a bit surprising to me. They also dramatically altered the landscape.

[@ThisisBarris]

Yeah I remember reading that the introduction of smallpox by Europeans could have lead to a small ice age as trees grew back in the Americas, but I haven't verified the veracity of that claim.

[@Giaayokaats]

Mr. Beat, can you please do a video on Indigenous agriculture in North America? I feel like it's a woefully neglected subject

[@Roblox2025]

Are you referring to the native Americans in the United States remember there were under 2 million native Americans in the us before Europeans came

[@CogitoEdu]

There were upwards of 50 million rather than 2 million.

[@Giaayokaats]

@@CogitoEdu That's a (lowball) number for the Americas in their entirety. Roblox2025 That's an outdated number from a time when the Americas were only thought to have had 10-20 million people. It is widely recognized today as being woefully low. The numbers I've seen for the territories that now constitute the United States of America tend to fall in the 8-12 million range, while most estimate today put the range for the Americas as a whole in the 80-100 million range.

[@iammrbeat]

I mean, who ISN'T glistening with moth fat these days?

[@CogitoEdu]

Moth Fat! Coming to a store near you. Unleash your glisten.

[@apersonlikeanyother6895]

Mr. Beat best comment!

[@campbellmanderson943]

Sugar gliders I think.

[@MatthewSmith-sz1yq]

Can confirm, to great surprise, that moth fat is a resource that has not yet been exploited, as it does not seem to be for sale anywhere on the internet.

[@jamesmiddleson1849]

@@MatthewSmith-sz1yq the internet only know what we put on it. Maybe u can get it somewhere!

[@MrAlexkyra]

My experience as an Australian here. I remember reading an encyclopedia from the 1970s about Australia. It barely mentions the Aboriginals, mentioning them as a 'stone age people' who lived in Australia before the British arrived and then ignoring them. In high school history classes we only hear about Aboriginals in the context of colonization and modern times. In primary school we learned some things about Aborignal mythology (the Dreamtime) and art (dot painting). But their history before 1788 is a huge blindspot in our education system, and I guess this is how you still get people imagining Aboriginals as a 'stone age people' who acheived nothing before the British arrived. We definitely never learned anything about Aboriginal agriculture.

[@matthewmalpeli]

That was a very convenient description based entirely on the British need to declare this land Terra Nulius so their sheep farmers could take advantage of the high market price for wool. The stupidity of short term profit knows no limit, does it?

[@alexdunphy3716]

They were stone age people tho, whether or not you think they should be admired or not

[@MrAlexkyra]

@@alexdunphy3716 'stone age people' comes without a lot of prejudiced notions about whether certain people are more 'primitive' or 'advanced'. It's a very narrow minded way of looking at things. And in any case, my point was more that the phrase 'stone age people' was all that the encyclopedia had to say for the Aboriginals before moving on and pretending they don't exist. Even today we have politicians claiming Australia was a 'wilderness' before the British arrived, an argument very similar to that used to justify the invasion, dispossession and genocide of Aboriginals in the past. As this video, and the work of historians show, this was completely false. Aboriginals managed and cultivated their land in a deliberate way, albeit very different from people on other continents.

[@MrAlexkyra]

@@alexdunphy3716 additionaly, describing a people as 'stone age' can be technically correct but still very narrow minded and prejudicial. For example you could say that the Aztecs and Maya were stone age people, since their weapons technology consisted od wood, stone and obsidian. But this would overlook their other great achievements in monument construction, mathematics, astronomy and hydrology (Aztecs). They certainly weren't equivalent to hunter gatherers. Calling Aboriginals stone age may reflect their technology, but might lead one to dismiss their agriculture, land and ecosystem management

[@MrAlexkyra]

@@scottleft3672 Terra Nullius had nothing to do with the Cold War. The British colonized all of Australia by the early 19th century, claiming all the land regardless of the fact it was already owned by the numerous Aboriginal nations. The British tested nuclear weapons in Aboriginal land in South Australia (Maralinga) but this wasn't the origin of Terra Nullius.

[@StefanMilo]

Videos like this are super important to counter the narrative of "primitive" indigenous peoples. Really great vid!

[@CogitoEdu]

I believe the same thing. There is still so much untouched information about indigenous cultures and a lot of it is facinating.

[@Giaayokaats]

The amazing thing is that the evidence of the cultural sophistication of Indigenous peoples isn't too hard to come by in the primary record. Unfortunately, the secondary record tends to be tainted by the frontier myth...

[@shanekonarson]

Depends on how we define “ primitive “ ? If we look at today’s world . Primitivism is a good thing . It’s sustainable at it gets , in Ever aspect of human life ., aboriginal people were still semi nomadic. Which leaves any damage done time to repair and replenish. In comparison to so called “ western farming methods “ which actually originated in the Middle East . Staying in one place isn’t sustainable . A sustainable hunter gatherer/ semi agrarian culture such as The aboriginal one was good for their health also , because the process of natural selection still worked effectively, IE if times were lean , birth rates would be low . Little to no famines like farming cultures . No need for armies to protect grain stores etc , no need for kings queens and no over population due to agrarian society being labor intensive.

[@nevillelamberti]

@@shanekonarson I would suggest that you stop trying to sound learned. You have just shown what low intellect you have by the drivvel that you have written.

[@juanguzman9031]

@@warwicklewis8735 you do know Europeans barely lived to forty at that time too right? And at that time Europe suffered more because they were still dependent on one crop, it wasn't until after they took crops from the Americas they were able to feed everyone. I don't know If you are just talking about the aborigines but Aztecs had plumbing before Europeans so it is not a myth.

[@KnowingBetter]

I can't help but snicker at the map at 3:31... do you think he knew what he drew? He knew.

[@CogitoEdu]

He definitely knew!

[@charlottesky4253]

It’s a map of all the tribes and clans. He didn’t draw it.

[@icry2u]

@@charlottesky4253 I think they mean Tyndale's grain belt map.

[@charlottesky4253]

icry2u my bad all I saw was the tribal map. I know that map because I’m aboriginal and my family is Wailwan, Kamilaroi. Much love x

[@aussieatheist960]

Bit of a dick move huh!

[@SPITFIREH]

I'm aboriginal and highly APPRECIATE and RESPECT this video for being created as it is information like this that helps to protect and prolong the cultures survival within this day and age. Everything is precise in this video and you have done a tremendous job to represent just how in tune with the land our ancestors were and still are. Thanks bruz [-o-]

[@jenwalsh4195]

Its a great little video! I watched it because this is how I mostly learn about aboriginal history and culture. My family are wongaibon people but I have no connection with a culture I admire and wish I was a part of. My grandfather was stolen along with his 2 sisters. I didnt learn of this untill after his passing, when great aunty Esme found us. We have no connection to our roots. And it's saddening that I'm not the only one missing out. Keep the culture alive and share as much as you can! My kids learn what they can from school because I cant teach them. We need more indigenous education and community involvement to make sure no more knowledge is lost!

[@jamesspacer7994]

How many % aboriginal are you? You look white to me.

[@kumarvikramaditya9636]

@@jamesspacer7994 how much percent human are you. You sound like a racist bot.

[@kiraalksne4180]

@@jamesspacer7994 plenty of people that pass as ''white''. You look ignorant

[@joepetto9488]

You arent aboriginal, your aboriginal "ancestry" is likely from some bush girl abducted by a power Celtic bushranger warrior, you're 95% European and your parents were smart enough (european trait) to realize they could get some serious gibs if they pretend to be aboriginals.

[@hiddenhist]

Interesting presentation. Aboriginals are definitely among the most ignored groups in history! I was passingly aware of some agricultural practices, but no where near to this extent! Might aboriginals have been the oldest agriculturalists on the planet?

[@ComaToast1]

Thank you for acknowledging

[@nevillelamberti]

No. If that was true then the aboriginal population would have been significantly larger than it was when Europeans brought modern agricultural technology to the region. I suppose that you also believe the one about the whales or do you suck all of the drivvel in ?

[@TT.STAY.]

Neville Lamberti it is true. Don’t you know they were massacred by the Europeans. Their population were reduced.

[@andrewlove3686]

@@TT.STAY. the only place these people(Australoid race) still exist is where europeans found them before asian mongoloids did.

[@timomastosalo]

My guess is more like people have maintained the nature since the beginning. It's just that with long existence in the same environment made people to become experts to coexist the preserving way - all the more, when the environment was somewhat fragile. In a lush environment, the demands for maintenance were not that great.

[@god15625]

"They knew all along what these structures were, but had never been asked". Literally every interactions between natives & colonists.

[@orkadian4173]

And a false rhetoric by certain current activists trying to re-write history!

[@Ttegegg]

@@orkadian4173 by who?

[@orkadian4173]

@@Ttegegg I do not reply to people who can't use their own name!

[@aurelian2668]

@@orkadian4173 Orkadian is your real name? What a weird name.

[@orkadian4173]

@@aurelian2668Aurelian isn't your real name? How unusual..

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Very interesting, I learned a lot, did not know 85-90% of this. Loved the animations. This video, the Hatshepsut and the chocolate video are my 3 favorites you have made :)

[@CogitoEdu]

Yeah before I started the research for this I was unaware of all this cool info. Happy to hear they're your favourites, especially the chocolate one. That one was my favourite to make :D

[@bamchikawahwah86]

Im Australian and have great respect for aboriginal culture and i can say this video is quite sensationalized and interpreted with a bias. He said "They were seen cutting the stalks in large open fields" that does not prove agriculture. Aboriginals were certainly nomadic and hunter gatherers. They would forage in large quantities when that particular food was in season.

[@jemedsall2367]

@@bamchikawahwah86 Go read the sources mate. Dark Emu, Greatest Estate on Earth are both linked in the description. You don't know what you're talking about.

[@bamchikawahwah86]

@@jemedsall2367 yeah mate they're just more assumptions based off the evidence we have. Just because they burnt off the land doesn't make them farmers. The evidence is nowhere near strong enough. More likely they were systematic hunter gatherers, going with the seasons while living off the land. For 60000 years. I'm not surprised some areas "appeared" to be "farmed"... it's not exactly agriculture like we know it

[@bamchikawahwah86]

@Jim lastname no it means they were nomadic hunters and gatherers

[@w0t_m818]

I'm Australian and thank you for making this video man. I am not Indigenous myself but so many old and young people know next to nothing of indigenous cultures, their history and our history with them. When I was growing up we had a Labor government in power, Labor has always tried to teach the history of Indigenous people's in public schools as a mandatory part of the curriculum, so I learnt about them. Shortly after I left school, however, a Liberal government came in (they're actually a conservative party despite the name) and they removed the subject from the curriculum entirely, mainly because their party were/still continue to be the architects of the vast majority of atrocities committed against Indigenous Australians, and our history of institutionalised racism vis a vis the White Australia Policy and the Stolen generation, etc. To this day our Indigenous communities in Australia have never recovered from these atrocities and white Australians beliefs are still heavily shaped by the societal conditioning that they were subjected to throughout the time these policies were being implemented, and they still hold on to their beliefs of Indigenous Australians being drunken layabouts, even my own parents do, and unfortunately many of those older people have passed those beliefs onto their children, many of whom don't know better because we are no longer educated about their history and our "interaction" with them. I hope more young Australians watch this video and realise that indigenous Australians were far more sophisticated than they had ever realised. A proud culture that has barely survived numerous attempts at genocide, whether by outright massacre, genetic replacement or cultural destruction. We put the original custodians of this land into the situation they're currently in, we need to take responsibility and actually allow indigenous Australians a platform to actually tell us what would help them. THAT is one thing any country with a downtrodden native population should do to help, just listen to them. Edit: if you want evidence of how shamelessly and unabashedly racist some of my fellow Aussies are then read the replies.

[@callumcox6421]

Too right man, great comment bro. I'm from Ireland but my cousin is a police officer in Darwin and I've never met a more openly racist man in my life. He despises aborigines and isn't quiet about how he feels.... And i doubt his views are rare at all for Australian police. He goes on and on about how aborigines are lowly drunks who scrounge from the government and breach the peace, but even if they are there should be some government programme to help these poor folks who have been pushed into a life of alcoholism and drug addiction by past generations of Europeans... Educate don't discriminate..

[@reverentlygrim2666]

@@callumcox6421 That is wrong on so many levels. kudos to you man.

[@4kdefinition70]

Callum Cox they have dozens of programs and aids to help them succeed, yet they squalor, this doesn’t mean their history is tainted, just certain individuals taint their present. I grew up in the region and I met the good and bad of the aboriginal people, I guarantee their isn’t nearly enough good ones for my liking. They have other history that would make you shudder

[@Ryan-qx4wh]

@@4kdefinition70 I can already tell you're a weak closet racist grub

[@RictusHolloweye]

@@4kdefinition70 - The results are not pretty, but they basically come from trying to apply European solutions to aborigine situations. I know, I know, "White guilt!". But if more research and more thinking were put into the situation maybe we don't have to throw money at aborigines and, instead, find a solution that actually works.

[@djitidjiti6703]

I'm an Australian history major and knew exactly where you sourced all of this from as I watched it. I'm impressed - most KZbinrs pull their videos from their arses. You got an instant sub from me.

[@theantitheocrat6232]

Do tell. Where from?

[@arthurdent6828]

​@@theantitheocrat6232Are you in Australia? Try the state library where ever you are and read the journals of all the early explorers. That's the source. Journals that were published over 150 years ago.

[@tonetickler1340]

there a lot of assertions here in this video but precious little Scientific evidence offered

[@user-jk8ur7sj3t]

He has a list of references

[@johnathanmagliari8461]

He listed a whole bunch of references, quotes from early settlers, research studies, and added both new and old pictures of those stone structures and altered landscape. I am sorry to say that it appears as though your bias outlook is making blind to scientific findings and facts.

[@richardjidee5761]

A huge rewrite of history,I was expecting the magical serpent to appear

[@ryan-ci9sl3mt3j]

It is wrong to say Aboriginals "made" Australia. They made Yuggera, Biripi, Woiworung etc. It's like saying the United States was made by Native Americans.

[@rohanindra6401]

Labels change the land mass stays the same

[@Locho17]

“How aboriginals made Australia.” Short answer: They didn’t 💀

[@davidwaterfall4091]

Your right, people are just trying to rewrite history.

[@owenb7911]

It's actually messed up how History education here in Australia didnt teach us about this and its always making Aboriginals as stone age people and the lost generation

[@someones5551]

That's because this is factually incorrect

[@laurensahanna5826]

@@someones5551 got any evidence?

[@medieeevil3697]

@Dan Quayles ITS SPELT POTATOE! I’d hate to be a virgin like you

[@onyabike4205]

they are stone age people, 40,000 years and all they invented was a stick.... reality doesnt care about your feelings sorry

[@medieeevil3697]

@@onyabike4205 faaaaarrrrk up

[@desifish2363]

As an Australian, you never learn stuff like this, I have a new found love for both your channel and the native culture if Australia

[@dawniebee946]

Amazing isn't it? I don't know how it ties in with the infant mortality rates & evidence of malnutrition. Something doesn't add up.

[@blackhawk8920]

@@dawniebee946 it is proto farming less reliable.

[@meditationmusicau]

We learn about the Vietnam war than our country.

[@jeromeisaacs4428]

They built an alliance with Killer Whales this is incredible to me

[@fluchtigziege3202]

you dont learn it cos it never happened.

[@blugaledoh2669]

Why was the population so low pre contact then?

[@deafwhales9832]

Hey! I’m so happy to see my culture being represented on KZbin!!! I’m from the Ngunnawal tribe and it’s pronounced none-a-wall Thank you!! 😊

[@charki40]

Ngatta (greetings) my kin. Im Gunditjmara (SW Vic) and yeah, he acknowledged he butchered the pronunciations of nations. He gave it a go...lol. Love the video too. Glad to see our history being told finally. Hope your well. Wurruk. (bye)

[@seanowens3153]

shame most of its misinformation.

[@jiekenny9975]

Love the video as I am a Aboriginal here I didn't even know about the fish traps lol thanks!

[@ComaToast1]

True my bra we got some deadly history that goes deeper then just this be proud.

[@moi7107]

@@ComaToast1 yes you guys are deadly chur

[@ComaToast1]

@@moi7107 so is the Maoris much respect to all my brother s and sisters, uncle and aunties

[@moi7107]

@@ComaToast1 chur my bro mad respect for my deadly brothers and sisters Kotahitanga/Unity

[@wingsofsuspensionlifts6814]

looks up Pemulwuy... guy was a beast.. I've heard stories aboriginals use to carry snakes/frogs and spiders around with them? is that true?

[@MrMrMuhummad]

This video has done a justice to my people’s history all my life I’ve been told of what my people used to do before the British Empire arrived and now seeing it Animated and on KZbin my favourite website had made my heart jump with Joy. Thank you mate my people are the Ngarigo one of the Alp tribes that was described as “Glistening” after they had their moth buffets 🥰 something my Grandmother never told me about the moth hunts

[@klenovyysirop12]

@The Purple Helicopter Moth Hunt?

[@SundariAtari]

@@klenovyysirop12 6:50 explains the moth hunt

[@nevillelamberti]

Pop another cap mate. Having a trippy day are you ?

[@klenovyysirop12]

@@nevillelamberti Do you think they hunt moths? Like the little bugs? With a bow and arrow?

[@user-ed9qu5im2y]

@@klenovyysirop12 someone literally linked you to the relevant part of the video -_-

[@StefanMilo]

1:25 the pain of all history youtubers.

[@CogitoEdu]

Why didn't more people get high quality portraits made of themselves. Honestly it's just rude and coincident to people like us :D

[@jha9235]

I love your snobby accents when quoting the colonizers. Brilliant.

[@joepetto9488]

Do you see european conquerors and adventurers as naturally greater than yourself or is that a complex or something?

[@kathrynrouse6549]

😁TRUE!

[@urmum3773]

Political comment alert

[@exacerbatedfellow1236]

Those snobs dominated inferior civilizations, but yeah some online commentator mocking it will show them.

[@Chopperdog]

This is true my tribal land has been growing back with traditional land management while the Aussie farmers land near us is a barren dust bowl 😂.

[@barrymcfuzz7102]

thats incredible hopefully the traditional methods will be accepted again so the land can grow healthy again

[@omarduncan4904]

@Ibroxeagle May i ask why he is an idiot?

[@autumnhomer9786]

TheBadassPatrol I’m glad these Ancient farming techniques have not been lost.

[@Chopperdog]

@@autumnhomer9786 if you want to learn more about accent farming look up Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe on KZbin he shares a lot of info about how Australia was before the English invasion.

[@Chopperdog]

@@barrymcfuzz7102 Most Australians are to ignorant to learn how to manage the land they have no connection with it they blame us for burning Australia but most of the county was a huge grain field look up Dark Emu on KZbin you will be shocked want we had going on here for thousands of years.

[@liamisawake5935]

Bruh why aren’t we learning this in school as an Australian I would love to learn more about the people before us

[@playboicartiismydad4842]

@Trousersnake Pliskin Facts hurt your feelings?

[@playboicartiismydad4842]

@Trousersnake Pliskin All the sources are in the description buddy this is the consensus of the academic community who has researched this thing if you want to keep denying reality feel free.

[@qwertqwert414]

Trousersnake Pliskin did you not watch the video, or read any of the academic articles or books which were sourced?

[@marcomaddox]

@Trousersnake Pliskin This is an affront to your racist view of the world.Sorry for ruining your fantasy.

[@richlisola1]

How should KZbin know? Write your government and educators

[@--Paws--]

Reminds me of the "legend" of how the Amazon Rainforest was actually a garden. The trees and plants were planted by an extinct tribe that once were regarded for building massive structures made of branches and sticks. The jungle that the Amazon has become was due to this garden being left unattended by those who planted it, like the ruins of a lost civilization.

[@--Paws--]

​@Jeremy Kirkpatrick It was briefly mentioned on show on either the History Channel or Discovery Channel, years ago. I have been searching for a copy of that video in KZbin but gave up. I have ended up going to videos that relate to indigenous tribes or mentions what I can only remember yet no one has so far. There might be some in depth lecture about it but have not encountered it.

[@LancesArmorStriking]

@@--Paws-- There's also a Joe Rohan podcast on it (of course)

[@Rafael_Mena_Ill]

There was civilization in the Amazons, and the massive structures were mounds, not made of "branches and sticks. The Ancient America's youtube channel just made a video on the subject a week ago, check that out instead of Joe Rogan or the History Channel.

[@malum9478]

@@LancesArmorStriking no thanks lol

[@LancesArmorStriking]

@@malum9478 Talk about judging a book by its cover

[@akasug4136]

Encouraging natural plants to continue growing to monoplise an area is not the same as farming. But hey spin it however you can.

[@tredwayjack5189]

What would you call it then, if not a type of farming

[@Theo-oh3jk]

I really hesitate about using the word "agriculture" or "farmers". Did they use extensive irrigation? Practice extensive monoculture? Run large surpluses? Extensively use domesticated animals? Then that's agriculture and they were farmers. It sounds, though, like they understood their ecology deeply and how to leverage it minimally. They used swidden burning techniques, had some favored cereals but grew many different plants, and didn't use domestic animals. They ran small surpluses. This sounds like a complex form of permacultural horticulture, which is still very impressive. They managed to have legit early-cities. I am curious about how big their populations actually managed to be consistently. But it does sound like they practiced horticulture, not agriculture, and were gardeners, not farmers. This may be pedantic/semantic, but the distinction is important and has large implications for how they organized their societies.

[@91bpatrick]

Their populations were estimated to be roughly one to two million people by colonials and they predominately lived in the south eastern corner where most people do today; and if you think about it - - that somewhat makes sense considering the hostility of the landscape, the little to no fattiness of meats from animals; the most fatty being kangaroo and crocodiles (that only live in the north). The fruits, vegetables, and grains were also not entirely filling. Have you ever eaten a lilli pilli? Our modern fruits are genetically modified which is why they appear the way they do but most fruits originally had enormous seeds and aboriginals did not genetically modify foods. This minimal amount nutrition explains why their people were at consistent war with one another, having over 250 tribes and languages and also different tribes "owning" different parts of the land meant resources were scarce and worth fighting for... where I live, for example, it is extremely arid and dry, then rains in Jan - March and is abundant in life; they would have only come here during that time, then retreated elsewhere. Also consider some certain species only grow after bushfires, too. This is why their peoples were nomadic and travelled for resources and traded with one another oftentimes but I guess like all nations on earth if a trade couldn't be settled then a fight was the last resort.

[@arthurdent6828]

Well they domesticated dingoes which helped to hunt. They grew grain in lake beds. Some areas did yield massive surplus as described by a number of explorers journals. The extensive fish/eel trap systems in a number of places where eel was smoked and traded across vast distances. There was no need to domesticate kangaroo which thrived in the pastures they created and burnt for the purpose of providing meat. I don't get why people doubt the systems they had simply because it doesn't resemble how Europeans did things. But anyway, that ticks a number of your boxes.

[@tullochgorum6323]

Bravo! A much needed counterblast to the myth that the native Australians were uncultured primitives - a narrative that was very convenient to the colonialists and is still used to salve our consciences for the unthinkable damage we caused to their society.

[@ACBmonkey]

Also to continue the oppression.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

except a major part of the reason why australia is so barren is due to native burning, yeah harming natives was wrong, but the natives weren't saints and we should not consider them saints

[@tullochgorum6323]

@@Cecilia-ky3uw They didn't make it "barren" - they managed the environment to make it more productive for human habitation. Like we do with our field systems. I don't see how that makes them sinners, as you claim.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@@tullochgorum6323 by burning down forests, they are one of the culprits of the deaths of much flora and fauna, and australia may have become a second united states had it not been so damn barren

[@tullochgorum6323]

@Berle Juice What world do you live in? You need to open your eyes to reality, my friend.

[@abygorsonabor7982]

answer: they didn't

[@HeidiSue60]

This video, and the one about Potatoes saving the world, made me feel so sad. When the conquerors come in and destroy cultures, they lose SO much. The world loses so much.

[@jjk087]

Like what? Sticks?

[@overbeb]

@@jjk087 More like sustainable agriculture and land management that doesn't deplete soil fertility.

[@brodiekeown4494]

yeah....who needs advanced society when you could have ground moth paste for dinner and a life expectancy no higher than 30.....

[@MrCmon113]

@Pyotr V ... he wrote on his computer sitting in a nice heated room.

[@patbingsoo5219]

@@MrCmon113 How does this imply that he needs advanced society? That argument is not well formed at all.

[@royhay5741]

What's wrong with being hunter-gatherers?

[@cupidstunt8136]

how come none of the explorers, or expeditions sent to investigate any region of Australia describe "farms" ?

[@laurensahanna5826]

Because of survivorship bias...

[@FranklyAussie]

Because it's a work of fiction.

[@The_Stoic_PhilosopherSH]

They were hunter gstherers

[@QPRTokyo]

All ancient groups of people knew their land well. I am surprised to see that so many people did not know about the information in this video.

[@mehere8038]

It was deliberately suppressed though & "terra nulla" was the official line

[@Elephantgamer-bq7gs]

I told this to my science teacher and he said the reason we don’t know this is becuase the British wanted to think that aboriginals were cavemen so that it would be ok to steal there stuf

[@Elephantgamer-bq7gs]

@Jamie there is a bit of a problem with figuring out where aboriginals were in terms of technology because there were so many different tribes. Some were better then others, also about the whole fighting over cigarettes thing is there evidence that they used to fight over food if there is please let me know because I’m very curious about it so I personally think it’s because after colonisation they got left on the streets, then like homeless people do they got themselves drugged up and started acting like homeless people, I think the solution to that is give them there own independent state that they get to take care of like in the old days

[@crystalwolcott4744]

@Jamie Explain this to me like I'm an American.

[@InterpolBulliedMe]

@Jamie you're a racist pos I hope you know that.

[@arthurdent6828]

​@@Elephantgamer-bq7gsAs with all humans there were a few asshole tribes and they did have their wars. But mostly they were fairly amicable.

[@jonathonjones7068]

We brought a European land management that wasn't in Europe or with a climate like the northern hemisphere. So obviously this didn't work. We also cleared massive amounts of forest on the east coast for grazing.

[@stsk1061]

What do you mean it didn't work? Today, Australia produces like 100 times the amount of food it did before.

[@alt4374]

@@stsk1061 Yeah and it's not sustainable. Now you're dependent on an agricultural system that can't continue indefinitely without completing destroying your home. Not very smart

[@alt4374]

@@stsk1061 Not only that, but how many species have had to go extinct, how heavily has biodiversity suffered, making Australia EVEN MORE vulnerable to the oncoming effects of climate change

[@stsk1061]

@@alt4374 Why is it not sustainable?

[@joepetto9488]

Australia is also much wealthier today than under the aboriginals.

[@williamhuybers7651]

G'day mate, I just wanted to say I love your work and this video was so interesting to learn about my home country and our rich history of our sacred people. Keep up the good work mate.

[@n3v3rg01ngback]

Native Americans were similarly effective farmers before the arrival of Columbus.

[@gayvideos3808]

And after. Traditional agricultural methods were still dominant until the 20th century

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

They even had walled towns despite the depictions of them always being in tents.

[@alt4374]

@@RubyDoobieScoo And the Cahokia mounds, and tons of cities

[@AnimeArchaeologist]

Native Filipinos have always been effective farmers regardless of the Spanish.

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

@KZbins lame Garcia weird flex but okay

[@ihaka439]

Under their management you wouldn't have the sad tragedy that is raging across Aus now.

[@orkadian4173]

What a leap of faith that statement is. We have the current situation because we have people wanting to live on the fringe in predominantly Eucalypt forests, and not clear the accumulation of fire loading every year or so to prevent bushfires. Plus our 'Greens' have prevented hazard reduction burns for so long it has come back to burn us, literally.

[@StuffandThings_]

@@orkadian4173 Well... did you watch the video? Precisely _because_ they were careful, the land was well managed and burned frequently to rejuvenate it. And they created lots of productive pastureland, perfect for habitation. Reinstating such management probably would help.

[@orkadian4173]

@@StuffandThings_ That's the problem you don't get! The video is the re-writing. Grow up until you have some form of REAL counter! I have studied this for years. and it has been dumbed down since 1980! Why?! Because the Mabo otcome suggested we need to look at reality differently! Why? Because it means money and power to certain people. Do som REAL research prior to 1980...

[@arthurdent6828]

​​@@orkadian41731980. Wrong. For atarters the Mabo decision was 92 and this had been documented about 150 years before then. Are you suggesting the journals of various explorers published in the mid to late 19th century were false? Gee. It's a pity we named so many rivers,deserts and other geographical features after such liars isn't it? SMH. Read a book.

[@orkadian4173]

@@arthurdent6828 Where do you get YOUR books. Try Non-Fiction!

[@kranzonguam]

Thank you for this! Awareness of the achievements of earlier cultures has been ignored for too long. Living in Micronesia for the last 25 years, I am frequently surprised at the technical achievements of these peoples that are being swept under the rug of "history." Your point about how we need to learn how our ancestors managed their world is of increasing importance, as we run into our failures as stewards.

[@Bully1973]

There is no evidence to suggest that the Aboriginals farmed or lived in permanent housing in towns.

[@MedusasSnakePit]

Stfu

[@laurensahanna5826]

Yeah no, there's evidence for farming, there's just no evidence for urbanisation

[@arthurdent6828]

Well alot of early explorers and pioneers say different. What do you base this comment on?

[@Bully1973]

@arthurdent6828 Historians like Geoffrey Blayney "Triumph of the Nomads ", is just one source. This inaccurate cartoon is based on the writing's of Bruce Pascoes "Dark Emu", the bloke is a fake ie not even aboriginal!!

[@seanowens3153]

@@arthurdent6828 ''traditional dot painting'' was also taught to them in the 70's by a white guy.....funny that

[@MseeBMe]

I migrated to Australia in 2000 and I’ve never heard of the majority of the information in this video, thank you for making this.

[@fluchtigziege3202]

well now you are dumber having heard it, there is a reason you didnt hear about it, because its a complete load of piss

[@sandponics]

I migrated from England to Australia in 1981, but I left the blue wode and my cloth cap and clogs behind, and bought an Akubra hat.

[@mrnobodytheuser2950]

And everywhere they went new farms sprouted from their footprints and their rainbow coloured droppings were full of magic seeds.

[@dickiesdocos]

😂

[@kimbo99]

If they had significant agricultural prosperity their population would have risen to many thousands as in African tribes. But they didnt. Where were the 30, 000 strong indigenous tribes ?

[@deshawnmoore1731]

That logic doesn’t track at all How is Africa reflective of Australia? These are 2 vastly different places

[@kimbo99]

@@deshawnmoore1731 Are you just being argumentative ? If a stoneage society practices farming successfully then it tends to store food for hard times. Which we might call a food profit or rising prosperity. Another effect we would observe would likely be a population increase due to more available food. Many historic examples of this. Country of Ireland tripled its population following introduction of a new food, the potato. Potato boosted the population of Europe about 400pc. Its all due to farming. Do you wish to argue there is no connection between available food and population numbers ? Its axiomatic to everybody else but you. Every part of the globe is different in some way to everywhere else but every area has more in common than differences. And believe it or not available food is determinant of population numbers virtually everywhere. Also in animal populations. Your moniker is familiar. I recall you started an argument with me on a non issue a while back. Impulsive dispute is not a necessary way of starting conversation.

[@deshawnmoore1731]

@@kimbo99 What I said: “That logic doesn’t track at all due to different Africa as a continent is from Australia” What you’re arguing: “Food Production correlates to Population Growth” These are 2 drastically different arguments Using Africa as a reference for Australia is illogical. Various institutions combine to create significant permanent populations. African civilizations had 3 Distinct River Valley systems, Iron/Steel/Powder Age technology, Heavy Carb loaded Crops such as Yams, Millet and African Rice in combination with Advanced Agricultural Practices which along with Trade, Climate, Climatic Stability, Medical Procedures such as inoculation in addition to Biodiversity all allowed for expansion in population. Australia lacked almost all of this so regardless of Agricultural Production would have had a significantly smaller population in Comparison. Obviously Food production was the most significant part however Africa and Australia aren’t comparable; Just like Eurasia and Australia aren’t comparable. To project your logic when numerous factors could influence Population Size isn’t reflective of a Good understanding of WHY Populations grow beyond the Basics

[@kimbo99]

​@@deshawnmoore1731 ​ @deshawnmoore1731 Stupidly argumentative you are. Have met you before. Looking like Asperger Syndrome. No one else is allowed to make comparisons according to you.. They are widely used in adult conversations as a shorthand and you haven't noticed that. You lack a good understanding of adult casual conversation. Historians and geographers habitually compare countries to get the reader onto the same page as the author. And you are foolishly opposed to that. When I talk about food supply influencing population numbers its an accepted generalisation I am quoting from HISTORIANs and GEOGRAPHERS and BIOLOGISTS. David Attenborough. All of them mature ADULTS. For your information in reality, authors can make comparisons between any nations they please in their presentations. Your objections are shrill off-point tirades typical of Asperger Syndrome. Why just yesterday I was watching a video about Tierra del Fuego the land of Fires only 600 mils from the Antarctic. Yet the indigens hardly wear clothes. And sleep without blankets. The narration included Charles Darwin quotes, he went there, and used comparative analysis . Is Charles Darwin allowed to use Comparisons ? Or does he need your permission @deshawnmoore1731 ?

[@reedbender1179]

@@kimbo99 😂...🎯 ...✌

[@bbaazzzz1]

Yeah so I’m Australian and they don’t teach much of this stuff in school, maybe dream time stuff when we’re young but nothing like this, good job man

[@Drskopf]

The life of Aboriginal Australian It has remarkable similarities with the natives from North and South American , if you can read all this stuff on this book. 1491 before Christopher Columbus. Author Charles Mann, the Caucasian race living in those land as should be more humble and finally embrace the local culture that survived for thousands of years adapting to its environment

[@matthewmalpeli]

One of the few aspects of aboriginal culture I learned as a child in Perth was their connection to the land and the care they once put into it. Now, I know the why for this emphasis. Suddenly, it all makes a whole lot of sense. The injustice of Australian colonisation was nothing short of a continent wide vandalism. This continent is a crime scene. I feel sick by what they did and continue to do to indigenous Australians.

[@matthewmalpeli]

@Jarrod Maine You realise that the bootlickers will call you a bunch of postmodernist neo-Marxists attempting to indoctrinate children into your pagan communist sorcery ways, don't you? They'll demand a level of evidence that is simply not possible and that's what they'll use as their hammer against indigenous land rights. While they cheer on the boot being held at the throats of indigenous Australians under the Northern Territory Intervention powers.

[@adenkunz4747]

Thats why you have to take it with a grain of salt. Youd think that schools would ram this down our throats, given how much they pamder to leftist ideology

[@matthewmalpeli]

@@adenkunz4747Leftist ideology? In Australian schools? BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, that was a good one. For a moment there I thought you were being serious

[@gratscott5632]

I'm an australian, I have recently finished learning Australian history through school. We do not acknowledge any of this This does not mean that I don't believe the video. I think my experience will add to the argument

[@gratscott5632]

@čp i did learn a little about the genocides in year 11 however that was not part of my course, it was an extra expansion bit that we did to understand a novel that discussed the genocide. Just an update

[@marcomaddox]

Read Bruce Pascoes "Dark Emu" it documents through the diaries of the first explorers' eyes and writings = credible witnesses. It will amaze you.

[@anugranmathimugan2778]

@@marcomaddox And Bruce got pilloried for it , not sure why there are so many in our country want to maintain the image of indigenous folk not capable of anything apart from hunter gatherers .

[@richardbaker2701]

I Appreciate the care and respect that went into this video on a historically neglected people in a pretty forgotten corner of the world. Cheers mate

[@sandponics]

You will eat your words, once Australia becomes the world's most advanced society.

[@marcblank3036]

Very interesting to learn this. However, during the 40,000 years of human presence many large animals have become extinct (due to Human activity?) A lot of time was available to learn the lessons of resource management

[@CogitoEdu]

I wish I could have whale friends that would bring me food :D Let me know what you thought about that video!

[@TheWhippingPost]

I thought it was great! Thanks for sharing and I enjoyed your whale-man joke.

[@michaelm3691]

Your CGI is vastly better than Endgame's

[@franciscomm7675]

Continue the byzantine series

[@deborah-maytorrens6278]

You do... :-)

[@charisseagnew1788]

& bruh Dave the Pro black brother : How come all the dark skinned people on your channel lighter and I get a lot of information from Latin Archeologist and they're more honest and direct about things like race and skin color, don't white wash true geographic regions By belittling black people all over the world and Our Ancestors ✨

[@BlackRabbit223]

The Bush tomato is definitely not dependant on people to survive, grows like crazy and is near impossible to kill. Also one of the most bitter things I have ever eaten, makes moth cakes seem tasty.

[@dglukesluthier]

This is fascinating. Thanks so much for sharing

[@bellslayed]

this will help with my assignment thank u so much ! such a well written and made video haha

[@biragaba]

What did you write in your assignment ?

[@619G_]

Thank you so much for this I love learning about indigenous people

[@kanora582]

@1:45 it's called 'MurNong' you missed the N. I'm indigenous australian and i grow murnong

[@jorgeh.r9879]

That's pretty cool. What tribe/group are you from?

[@kanora582]

@@jorgeh.r9879 Dharug and Gundagurra

[@BrandonjSlippingAway]

Thanks for the video, as recently as this year (2019) a Victorian Indigenous aquaculture site has been listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, and funds are going towards building a potential visitor centre. It's estimated the site is about 6,600 years old.

[@jamesspacer7994]

Were any tribes ever into cannibalism?

[@windoak2113]

I don't believe so, that's more a Melanesian/ Papua thing

[@professorslothingtons7471]

Awesome video on a super interesting and overlooked topic! Also loved the prophecy of WHALEY BOY

[@CogitoEdu]

ALL HAIL THE WHALE

[@steveboy7302]

what about whale rider

[@ripme6616]

There's more to that story look up Davidson family whaling in Eden

[@ganjalfthegreen5312]

Thought about triggerly puff immediately

[@Shasen589]

I’m amazed that a lot of this information can be found in the Melbourne museum’s aboriginal and Pacific Islander exhibits. It’s not really common for me to find high quality videos going into detail on how aboriginal cultures thrived in pre-colonial times.

[@atmafj]

3:30 Pause!! Don't tell me you didn't see that 🤣🤣🤣

[@reedbender1179]

😱...yep...😂

[@Rn-pp9et]

Grain belt in 1974 ... right in the desert. Whoever made this video doesn't even know the geography of Australia and didn't even bother to look at it on Google maps. Central Australia has been a desert for 1000s of years.

[@JustaGuy-pm9ub]

I believe they had great land management that we could use today. It is too bad so much knowledge has been lost around the world.

[@cvbcbvdfghv2296]

@Trousersnake Pliskin what about you shut up

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

Oops! Well I guess this is embarrassing.

[@histrianoronaldo179]

As Australian students, we acknowledge the creator of this video and the information included. We respect how you gave the right information and are giving the respect the Aboriginal crew deserve. We appreciate the facts, the hard work and detail you have put in the video, along with the double checking your facts. Thanks, Histriano Ronaldo

[@ullumhero9002]

Thanks for this video😁👌🏽 much love and respect.

[@ljholloway68]

Well constructed - will be forwarding this on to fellow teachers. THANK YOU

[@ashy2127]

I love how you throw subtle shade at England from time to time (I'm from India)

[@MichaelBrown-ul9ph]

Do you believe in Noah's Ark as well

[@guillaumerusengo9371]

It's been established that agriculture appeared independently in Papua-New Guinea.

[@guillaumerusengo9371]

10000 years ago!

[@MrAnperm]

New Guinea is where banana and sugar cane were first domesticated.

[@MelaniaRose]

Actually all Indigenous people around the world have their own agricultural history

[@zombieat]

@@MelaniaRose source?

[@StuffandThings_]

The desire to grow things seems to be deeply rooted in humanity.

[@GustavoLadeira42]

I learned A LOT from this video. Thank you VERY MUCH for your great work and research!

[@maanco549]

do you have a fully referenced script?

[@willsim813]

My people, my pride.

[@charki40]

Great video, I loved the animations and your commentary (made me laugh in a good way). Just an update. The eel traps and houses around Lake Condah, (called Budj Bim cultural landscape) was given World Heritage listing by UNESCO a few weeks ago. We are proud of our home and welcome local and international visitors anytime. Cheers from the Gunditjmara Nation.

[@emp731]

Just because you are aboriginal doesn't mean that you are any more special than anyone else nor deserving of any special treatment than anyone else.

[@kylesells8579]

dude, well done, a million thanks.

[@thiagozequim]

In south Brazil fishermen get help from dolphins who make the fishes flee towards the fish nets. It's mutualism

[@KelThaFunkeeGaming]

Coming back to this video now with the bush fires in the news. Why do settlers ruin everything

[@betterworldok3802]

Very Informative

[@OGguilliano]

One of your best, sir

[@patrickfisher1183]

It's also a little known fact that when the first European settlers showed up they helped feed the aboriginals. Because the aboriginals immediately ate the Europeans

[@emp731]

Similarly today we find many people do not have a job due to government oppression.If everyday people can not feed themselves guess what is on the menu?From studies this process from normal civilised people to zombie flesh eaters takes about 2 weeks.

[@91bpatrick]

There actually was lots of cannibalism in the Cape York tribes; if a miscarriage happened or a baby didn't last long then the tribe ate it as they believed the spirit of the baby would be with the tribe forever if they did so.

[@murrvvmurr]

9:00 aren't there folks who similarly fish with the aid of dolphins?

[@calebgibbons-eyre8602]

Very well studied and very well said!

[@anushilamazumder2153]

This vid is so good! love the animation!😉👍

[@JohnnyPunchClock]

You do know that Dark Emu has been exposed a a fraudulent text by a man who is pretending to be Aboriginal, also drawings aren't photographs.

[@CogitoEdu]

Cool, that would mean something if Dark Emu was the only source but it isn't. The video contains literal first hand accounts of explorers commenting on these things. It contains a scientific map of Australian grain regions. It discusses literal archaeological sites you can go see today for yourself. Just because the author of Dark Emu is a weird guy doesn't suddenly make everything he talks about untrue. Dark Emu is almost entirely based on The Biggest Estate on Earth which is an academic piece of work with sources. Drawings aren't photographs no. But in an age before photographs they are all you have. If I see a Roman painting of a lion and then I can read first hand accounts of Romans discussing lions then I can safely assume the Romans were aware of lions.

[@Grimloxz]

@@CogitoEduis this REALLY so hard to understand? Well done with your rebuttal CogitoEdu but I can tell you as someone living in Australia now that teaches in this field in two different Universities here that there are many bad faith arguments made on this subject and they don’t end with internet commentators. Unfortunately it does extend into academia.

[@Rn-pp9et]

@@CogitoEdu Dark Emu used first settler accounts too, which were found to be contradictory or outright false. No recorded 'oral' history from any Aboriginal tribe ever mentioned agriculture or horticulture. I guess we currently don't know, but evidence doesn't show what you are alluding to in your video. I would classify this video as misinformation.

[@westall6662]

Im australian and i thought i knew a fair bit about the Aboriginals but im starting to realise i knew stuff all and what i thought i knew is completely wrong i guaranty the average ausie has no idea how advanced the Aboriginal people where

[@makinapacal]

This is amazing. Thank you!!

[@mountainman6172]

Top notch and very engaging.

[@Skelegoblin]

Hey you didn't butcher those names very much at all! This has been an excellent video, but I would advise you to add a disclaimer to the top of the description that "this video contains the names images of deceased persons", as this is important to many indigenous cultures to avoid the mention and eye contact of passed people.

[@Skelegoblin]

@Lord Farquaad "The Natives reject european culture" They didn't fuckin ask for it did they.

[@Tenast_]

Great video. Greetings from a Tunisian Amazigh to the lovely Aboriginal Australians.

[@user-un7gy5nh2v]

This knowledge should be taught in schools ots an awakening for us, who came later.

[@mightymulatto3000]

Amazing presentation.

[@TimChuma]

The eel traps in South Western Victoria have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site as of 2019.

[@tacitdionysus3220]

I think we're still making the same fundamental mistake. Early settlers projected their concepts of how land should be managed onto what they saw; and mostly couldn't see what was being done. All we are doing now is projecting a newer contemporary view (conditioned by an equally transient sentimental western environmentalist view) onto what aboriginal people did. Aboriginal people are probably equally puzzled and perplexed by both. They did things quite differently from old European ideas of agriculture, but equally there is nothing sentimental / environmentalist about the aboriginal approach; if anything it is more like what we would call a pragmatic use of the land. We like to imagine we're more open to understanding other cultures, but still often fail to really listen to them, think we 'understand', but continue to distort our understanding of their practices and purposes to conveniently fit our paradigm. In a century's time we'll look back on such thinking and feel just as embarrassed that we again really didn't 'get it'. We're just exchanging one set of cliches for another, while the real situation is far more diverse, rich and complex.

[@nachannachle2706]

Very good point. History is too often written by romantically and nostalgically-inclined minds who ferociously believe it's their missions to bring the "glorious past" back to life. There has to be a middle-ground somewhere.

[@steinanderson9849]

in 60,000 years on one of the largest land masses in the world, they only grew to a population of 500-750,000. I'd say the settlers were right.

[@whyyouhatingonme]

this was a particularly great video

[@whattherichardd]

Great video, you're doing important work. Not enough people know about this stuff.

[@barrymccokiner7559]

60,000 years in the Stone Age is nothing to be proud of.

[@chrsmcfrln]

An ancient Aboriginal prophecy about a half-whale, half-man would come to unite our worlds? Clive Palmer! Give us another chance!

[@user-ed9qu5im2y]

lolllllll

[@arnbo88]

It should be pointed out that Aboriginals also made mistakes. It was they who were responsible for the extinction of much of the megafauna on the Australian continent. Much of this thousands of years before the arrival of Captain Cook.

[@IGotZeMuZik]

just found ur channel and omagad its good stuff