Self Rule forCanada,Australia, New Zealand

CanadaIndigenous France Britain

(Indigenous = original inhabitants)

Durham Report (1839)Learned from mistake made with American coloniesCalled for French speaking and English speaking Canada to be reunited

Gave Canada some self government

CanadaCommonwealth – political community for the common good

(Queen Elizabeth II is the current queen)

AustraliaSimilar to America, the indigenous population suffered from European arrival

Aborigines – Australian indigenous peopleOver 250 distinct languagesPrefer to be called Kooris

British later encouraged settlementOffered land1851 Gold Rush

AustraliaSydney – Australia’s largest city

Great Barrier Reef

Reef andan island

Coral

Coral and Undersea

life

Diver and coral

Australia

Australia

The changing colorsof Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Trekking upAyers Rock

The Great Australian Outback

AustraliaUnique Animals

New ZealandClaimed for Britain in 1769Indigenous people = MaoriLess spread outAgricultural based peopleAlso suffered from European influence

First nation to give suffrage to womenAmong first to guarantee pensions and minimum wages

New ZealandTraditional Tattooing

New ZealandRugby

All Blacks & the Haka

New Zealand