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about a hundred and fifty years ago our land stared to change because our ancestors started to see white people.
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In 1880 they made a stone church and a school
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over the 1890s papunya developed. Anangu took more control over their community
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while life improved in town it became harder for animals to survive in the dessert. in 1920s there was a drought right in the centre. It was hard for them to live in this drought.
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After the first world war ended, things started to see things moving quickly. In 1921 they got very excited to see the fist aeroplane landed.by the end of decade a train ran.
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In 1926 a man called doctor John Flynn set up a hospital in the town. two years latter Flynn established the flying doctor service.
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The missionaries went to met their aborignials and they saw how happy they were
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In 1950 the government made a policy this meant that aboriginal people were made to live the way white people do.
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In 1960 a school started in Papunya. in those days children had to have a shower and get changed at school. After that they would have to line up to go to school.
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during the 1980s art galleries all over the world started. they told stories on white canvas. Some white people started to understand why the land is so important.
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By 1992 they were not happy with the teaching at the school. So parents kept their children at home.
The school had too close. After a while the school re opened and got a new printable.
