@bennomatic In Australia (link below) indigenous peoples went from about 1 - 1.5 million down to about 100 000 by the early 1900s.

We've still got problems, but there are many trying to confront them. E.g. a lot of push in education to learn about Australia's indigenous past, culture etc.

E.g. the school I'm at has won awards for it (not any of my doing, but some impressive, hard working colleagues).

There's hope, that the next generations will do better. 2/2

https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/genocide-in-australia/

@bennomatic I'm relatively new to Australia (emigrated here) but continue to learn about Australian history... which isn't too dissimilar.

For example, going back to the "beginning" of the US... from what I could find (e.g. link below) indigenous Americans went from about 10 million, before colonisation, to about 300 000 by 1900. 1/2

https://hmh.org/library/research/genocide-of-indigenous-peoples-guide/

I have to stay awake until midnight to go pick up my daughter from a party.

I warned her the car would turn into a pumpkin if she makes me wait out front past 12.

So... I'm thinking of going early to leave a pumpkin outside the party house and park around the corner.