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The Aborigines of Australia never had a single body of government nor any system at all. Instead there were many tribes of Aborigines each owning their own separate territorys. The Aborigines were nomadic despite popular belief that they were one people with one 'civilization'. This means that they never really owned the land but rather tended to travel through their own territory collecting and trading with other tribes.
Hence, this is the reason why the Aborigines failed to mount any form of threat against the first settlers in 1788. For example, the Native Indians of North America despite losing the war were well armed with guns stolen from the European settlers. Not only that but they were well organized in mounting successful and significant attacks against them.
A similar thing happened in New Zealand, where conflicts broke out between the Maori natives and new settlers, which later came to be known as the New Zealand Land Wars. The Maori were also successful in some ways because of their organized resistance which led to the Treaty of Waitangi.
However, the most resistance the Aborigines launched against the settlers were crop damage to starve the newcomers. There were a few natives who managed to launch some type of warfare such as Bennelong but all failed to unite and meet this challenge.
So to answer your question, no the Aborigines never had any form of government nor civilization for that matter. The height of their technology was stone tools. And to those who say that we exterminated them are wrong, in fact disease killed the majority of Aborigines who had no natural immunity. This led to lands being mainly empty before they were even settled.
Do not get me wrong, I feel deep sympathy for those who died during the early years and for the injustices against the natives but a facts a fact, and that the Aborigines would still be where they are today without British colonisation.
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What was the relationship between the british and aborigines?
The relations were pretty bad. The government promised the aboriginals deals, and once the aboriginals agreed, the government blew them off. The aboriginals don't, and haven't since the 1800s trusted "white" people, or the government.
What kind of pets did aboriginals have?
Dingos
What kind of religon are the mohawk aboriginals?
it siyour mum
What kind of representative government did the Iroquois have?
Varies from State to State and Province/Territory to Province/Territory....heading up North, Aboriginals did not partake of government. They have their own system of government called the Council of First Nations, and they still decide by tribal meetings.
What kind interaction did john Cabot have with the aboriginals?
your mom's wingding
What kind of clothing do the Aboriginals wear?
they wore a basic cloth
What is dispossession?
dispossession is where lands/house were taken away from people. in the sense of talking about history this would relate with the government taking the land away from the aboriginals. so the aboriginals were dispossessed of there land.
How much money does the Canadian government spend every year on aboriginals?
6.5 billion annually.
Why did aboriginals draw their paintings?
It's kind of like the Egyptians drew their pictures on the walls because they wanted to keep record of all the happenings and going ons. Aboriginals probably did the same.
What kind of games did the aboriginals play?
They played mostly lacross, which today, is the national sport of Canada.
What kind of arts did the aboriginals do?
The traditional art of the aboriginals is dots doing dots in the sand. Some of the other traditional art is painting on rocks and in caves. The reason aboriginals do dot paintings now is when white people came to Australia they saw the paintings and thought they would be good on a canvas.
How do Aboriginals meet?
in which country can you meet aboriginals?
