The impact of Europeans on the early aboriginal population’s health was devastating. Aboriginal peoples contact with Europeans resulted in the spread of diseases such as influenza, measles, and smallpox. The aboriginal population had no immunity to these European diseases and there were no effective medicines to fight these illnesses. These diseases were spread through the blankets and other trade items of the Europeans. The outbreaks of these diseases, such as what is thought to have been a smallpox epidemic in 1862, had contributed to the decimation of aboriginal populations greatly. Aboriginal hunters died due to these European diseases, this led to the starvation of their tribes. Also contributing to starvation was the lack of conservation
