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Re:Is an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano the oldest st... by Perenti on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:26AM (#22354385)
Yes. The government paid a bounty in the Northern Territory for myall (wild aboriginal people) scalps until well into the 20th century.
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Re:Is an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano the oldest st... by retsibsi on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:35AM (#22354427)
I interpreted 'few decades ago' to mean, roughly, within 30-40 years or so. Second half of the 20th century at the very least. (I'm not being pedantic for the fun of it, let alone because I want to downplay the atrocities that have been committed. I want to know if I'm ignorant of some important recent history; if not, I guess I want to point out that our recent history isn't quite as bad as the parent comment seemed to indicate.)
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Re:Is an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano the oldest st... by fizzbucket on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @04:11AM (#22354566)
Sorry, what's your source for this?
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