First Australians: Her Will to Survive - A new science, Episode 2

Title:
First Australians: Her Will to Survive - A new science, Episode 2
NFSA ID
769331
Year
2008
Warnings
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
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This clip is set after Truganini and George Robinson have moved the remaining population of Indigenous Tasmanians to Flinders Island. Professor Lyndall Ryan explains the scientific rationalisation of the high death rate of the Tasmanian Aboriginal People. Rachel Perkins’s narration outlines the science behind it – Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection. Professor Henry Reynolds expands on Darwin’s theory and its need to divide society into evolutionary levels. Summary by Sophia Sambono.