The Emergence of the Eugenic Movement, and Aborigines

Aborigines

Indigenous Australians, or Aborigines, are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. Although they were less in population compared to the settlers, their historical past and the way they were examined bring us to a result that states their importance. As most of the other indigenous peoples, from different continents or countries, they were also routed out of their own houses and used for different purposes. They were used as subjects of experimental colonialist studies and never got respect for their lives and the past they had for thousands years. As a result, their history was written far beyond what they were and how they lived. For many years, even after the projects came to an end, effects of assimilation and eugenic studies continued to have an impact on their lives.

Eugenics

Eugenics is a social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary traits through various forms of intervention. If a clear definition should be given, we could say that eugenics is about improving the human herd; for needs of a "better future", it meant to create healthier, stronger and/or more intelligent people, to save resources, and to lessen human suffering while achieving racial perfection. Harry H. Laughin used a picture in his book to illustrate what the eugenics movement: He pictures a tree, and added Eugenics to the top. Eugenics draws its materials from many sources (any source to use as improvement) and organizes them into a harmonious entity, which will become a "new" human at the end.