Indigenous Knowledge: Colonial Frontier Massacres, Australia, 1788 to 1930

Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788-1930

Introduction

• Aims
• Methodology
• Definition
• Euphemisms for frontier massacre
• Common features
• Evidence
• Data descriptions
• Cartography
• Project stages and updates
• Stage 4: Findings
• Weapons
• Genocide
• Conclusion

Aims

1. Identify and record sites of frontier massacres of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous people across Australia from 1788 to 1930.
2. Provide the first Australia wide record of frontier massacres that is comprehensive, based on a rigorous methodology, with well-structured data and a map, and providing the available evidence for each frontier massacre site.
3. Inform public debate about colonial frontier violence.
4. Provide open access knowledge to the public and invite contributions.