▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁making ▁them ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁in land ▁Ab original ▁nations ▁in ▁Northern ▁Australia ▁to ▁encounter ▁Europe ans . ▁The ▁expl or ers ▁were ▁followed , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁by ▁Native ▁Police ▁who ▁attempted ▁to ▁viol ently ▁" clear ▁out " ▁G ug u ▁Bad h un ▁country ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁sett lers . ▁The ▁scr ub by ▁landscape ▁meant ▁that ▁G ug u ▁Bad h un ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁resist ▁these ▁inc urs ions ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁Event ually , ▁though , ▁many ▁G ug u ▁Bad h un ▁people ▁" c ame ▁in " ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁cattle ▁stations , ▁and ▁contemporary ▁G ug u ▁Bad h un ▁people ▁maintain ▁strong ▁relationships ▁with ▁past oral ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁many ▁G ug u ▁Bad h un ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁remained ▁on ▁country ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁for ▁education ▁and ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities . ▁G ug u ▁Bad h un ▁man , ▁Dick ▁H ool ih an , ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁activ ist :" At ▁that ▁stage , ▁when ▁I ▁got ▁to ▁know ▁him ▁[ D ick ▁H ool ih an ], ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁understand ▁this ▁until ▁later , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁Valley ▁of ▁L ago ons ▁in ▁a ▁cave , ▁grew