The Last Tasmanian: extinction

Duration: 63

Year Published: 1978

Creator: CRM/McGraw-Hill

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A searing account of the genocide of those aborigines inhabiting the island of Tasmania off the Australian mainland. In 1803, when the English colonized Tasmania, there were 4000 aborigines;by 1876, the Tasmanian race was extinct. Incipiently used as a penal colony, Tasmania harbored criminals who preyed upon the native population. The extermination continued with English settlers and missionaries who further disrupted the lives of the aborigines. , Reviews the genocidal history of the aboriginal Tasmanian from the beginning of British colonization in 1803 to the state funeral held for Truganini, the last Tasmanian, 98 years after her death. Relates the savage acts of British prisoners and troops sent to Tasmania between 1803 and 1830. Tells of the disease, wholesale change in lifestyle, and eventual extermination as a result of George Robinson's missionary efforts during the 1830s. Focuses on Truganini's life between 1830 and her death in 1876 to describe the hardships, cruelties, and ghoulish grave robbing by scientific organizations interested in evolution.

Complete Record: A searing account of the genocide of those aborigines inhabiting the island of Tasmania off the Australian mainland. In 1803, when the English colonized Tasmania, there were 4000 aborigines;by 1876, the Tasmanian race was extinct. Incipiently used as a penal colony, Tasmania harbored criminals who preyed upon the native population. The extermination continued with English settlers and missionaries who further disrupted the lives of the aborigines. , Reviews the genocidal history of the aboriginal Tasmanian from the beginning of British colonization in 1803 to the state funeral held for Truganini, the last Tasmanian, 98 years after her death. Relates the savage acts of British prisoners and troops sent to Tasmania between 1803 and 1830. Tells of the disease, wholesale change in lifestyle, and eventual extermination as a result of George Robinson's missionary efforts during the 1830s. Focuses on Truganini's life between 1830 and her death in 1876 to describe the hardships, cruelties, and ghoulish grave robbing by scientific organizations interested in evolution.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.