Colonialism and its Aftermath

<p><em>The state of South Australia was a British imperial construct its borders determined by three straight lines with no reference to the Aboriginal presence.</em><br /><br />The colonial process in South Australia began decades before formal annexation with unregulated interactions between coastal Aboriginal people and European sealers and whalers.<br /><br />Despite catastrophic interventions in the lives of Aboriginal people during and following colonisation many communities retain strong identities and cultural and linguistic knowledge rooted in a deep connection to the land.<br /><br /><em>Colonialism and its Aftermath</em> traces the ongoing impact of colonialism on Aboriginal individuals communities and cultures the disruptions and displacements it has caused and Aboriginal responses to these challenges.</p>