Work Effectively with Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander people 1. How many years ago‚ is it estimated‚ that the shape of Australia’s coastline was defined? • 6000 years ago 2. In what year did the Dutch first explore Australia’s coastline? • 1606 3. In what year did they proclaim Botany bay as a penal colony? • 1788 4. What disease in 1789 affected the Aboriginal population? • Small pox 5. What happened to Aboriginal land in 1794? • Aboriginals were dispossessed of
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Aboriginal Civil Rights Find out who Eddie Mabo‚ Vincent Lingiari and Albert Namatjra was. What was their contribution to civil rights‚ equality and indigenous welfare in Australia? Eddie Mabo Eddie Mabo was born Eddie Koiki Sambo but changed his name later on in life‚ he was born on Mer Island (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait in 1936. His mother died during infancy which left him to be raised by his uncle; Benny Mabo. After a teenage prank that ended badly‚ Eddie was exiled from his
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her on the spot and become friends with those people who teased her. It takes places in the river which is where fishes and frogs live and the desert where Goannas live. This story took place very long time ago the keyword that gave it away was dreamtime‚ which is a term used for way back‚ the First Nations believed that the entire world was created by the sprites such as the people‚ rocks‚ mountains‚ rivers‚ creeks‚
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as it links their culture‚ heritage and dreaming. The upper Clarence is rich with existing Aboriginal sites. These include large shell middens‚ which represent campsites associated with lakes and rivers‚ along with natural landforms created by dreamtime ancestors or associated with ancestors. Sites are found in some towns and are hugely important because they are proof of occupancy by the traditional owners. The bundjalung people believe that within the mountains lie the spirits of wounded warriors
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Land is significant for Aboriginal people today because it is integral to Aboriginal identity‚ cultural upholding and the potential enhancement of socioeconomic prominence. Aboriginal people have diverse relationships with‚ and connections to the understandings of the Australian environment and land. Some of these associations are based on the traditional experiences and practices that have been passed down from generation to generation‚ whilst others have developed from the several impacts of colonisation
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A MATTER OF STYLE - TOPIC 1 ORIGINS Origins of Drama and Theatre – Indigenous Australian Songdrama THEATRE STYLE Indigenous Australian Songdrama – The Great Father Spirits LESSONS & EXERCISES 1. Imagine a relative‚ friend or event that although long past‚ has shaped the way you are and what you have become. Facing a partner‚ attempt to tell the story of this relative‚ friend or event. Tell your partner the story using metaphoric rather than literal language. Remember to tell the story in almost
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persuasive text essay Premier Anna Bligh‚ Australia Day Lunch Speech Tuesday 25 January Our Nation’s character is built on stories. From the ancient tales of dreamtime to the struggles of settlement‚ through to World Wars and times of peace‚ our history makes us who we are. So often our story has been one of defiance‚ resilience and renewal. Mother Nature‚ who has given us so much‚ can sometimes extract a terrible price. But what our past also tells us is that our nation harbours a spirit
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Australian Culture Imagine a place where you can start a new life‚ a place which also embraces and celebrates where you come from. That’s Australia‚ one of the most multicultural societies in the world. Australia’s diverse culture and lifestyle mirror its liberal democratic traditions and values‚ geographic closeness to the Asia–Pacific region and the social and cultural influences of the millions of migrants who have settled in Australia since World War II. Migrants have contributed to almost
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What does Terra Nullius mean? From at least 60‚000 B.C.‚ Australia was inhabited entirely by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with traditional‚ social and land rights. To the Aborigines the land was everything to them and is closely linked to their Dreaming stories. Dreaming is the belief system which explains how the ancestral beings moved across the land and created life and significant geographic features. In consideration‚ the Indigenous Australians are a people with a close
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! Modernism and Postmodernism in Australian Art: ‘Australian Identity’ When westerners first came to Australia in the late 1700’s‚ we found ourselves extremely disorientated in this mysterious world‚ causing confusion within ourselves and loss of identity in place. But now as we are evolving‚ we begin to heal ourselves through learning to live in a more empathetic relationship with the land‚ being influenced and influencing the ancient soils we stand upon. As we began to acknowledge that nature
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