Women and social change
"During the period of colonisation, Aboriginal people in the Waranga area went through profound social changes. This was caused by a combination of factors, including demographic changes (i.e. a severe decline in population), lack of access to Country/home and a rapidly changing economy. Many of the social changes impacted women.\nPrior to colonisation, Aboriginal women lived somewhat independently from the men. There was no economic dependence on the men, because the women were more than capable of providing a balanced diet for themselves and their children. At times, this would be supplemented by meat coming from the men’s hunting parties, but they were not dependent on this to survive.1\n"