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Aboriginal Tasmanians

Okay, so there was this group of people who lived in a place called Tasmania a long, long time ago. They were called Aboriginal Tasmanians. Just like how you have different tribes and people in different places, the Aboriginal Tasmanians had their own special culture, traditions, and way of life. They were the first people to live in Tasmania for thousands of years, and they knew the land and everything in it really well.

But then, something really sad happened. Some people from a different place called Europe came to Tasmania and saw the Aboriginal Tasmanians. Instead of being friendly and trying to get along, the European people treated the Aboriginal Tasmanians very badly. They hurt them, killed them, and took away their land. This is known as colonization.

The Aboriginal Tasmanians were not used to the diseases that the European people brought with them, so they started getting sick and dying. They also lost access to their traditional hunting and gathering grounds because the European people had taken over the land.

Many Aboriginal Tasmanians were forced to live in very small areas and were not allowed to leave. This made it very hard for them to keep their culture and traditions alive. As a result, many of the Aboriginal Tasmanians died out, and their way of life changed forever.

Today, the story of the Aboriginal Tasmanians is a sad reminder of how people from different places can treat each other badly. But it is also a reminder of the strength and courage of the Aboriginal Tasmanians, who fought to keep their culture and traditions alive, even in the face of great difficulty.