Alice Springs

Wanderland

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April 26th 2007
Alice Springs was the first place I saw predominant Aboriginal population in the streets. I must say it gave me an uneasy feeling. They just look so out of place. Like nothing in town really fits them. Most of them just aimlessly wander the streets, or sit/lie somewhere in the shade, which would probably seemed reasonable in the desert but not in a city, where people always has a purpose. Some o ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more