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    was given less than she was entitled to. Maria petitioned Governor Darling to attempt gaining her and her families rightful amount of land‚ this was unheard of‚ as she was an Aboriginal woman. Kath Walker was a poet. Kath’s Aboriginal name was Oodgeroo Noonuccal. She was Australia’s first Indigenous poet to gain recognition from around the world. During the 1960s‚ Walker began campaigning for equality. She travelled the world fighting for the rights of Australia’s Indigenous people. Cathy Freeman

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    Nature of Religion and Beliefs 16 Indicative hours ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The focus of this study is the nature of religion and beliefs including Australian Aboriginal beliefs and spiritualities‚ as a distinctive response to the human search for meaning in life. Syllabus Outcomes: P1 describes the main characteristics of religion and belief systems P2

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    AQUINAS COLLEGE YEAR 10 HISTORY National Curriculum Program 2013 Semester 2‚ 2013 Assessment Instrument 3 AREA OF STUDY: THE MODERN WORLD (c.1920 – 2010CE). DEPTH STUDY 3: CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS (1945 – PRESENT). Assessment Mode: Inquiry-based Research Assignment FOCUS OF INQUIRY: How did the iconic Civil Rights activists of the 1950’s & the 1960’s achieve social change for Torres Strait Islanders‚ Indigenous Australians and the African-American people? Name: ________________________

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    My response to ’Then and Now’ and ’Civilisation’ Then and now The poem ’Then and Now’ compares the different generations of the old and the new. The old refers to the period of time where Aborigines could roam their country without any troubles‚ their lifestyles were able to be expressed as there was no control in authority in that period of time. The new generation is where everything has changed; constricting their lifestyles and their growth in beliefs as Aborigines because their dreams and

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    The poem Feliks Skrzynecki addresses several profound values and assumptions associated with immigration and belonging. One particularly striking value is the growing disparity between father and son – Feliks Skrzynecki and the poet‚ Peter Skrzynecki – and the concerns regarding their relationship. Throughout the poem‚ Peter‚ speaking from personal experiences‚ speaks for both his own and his father’s sense of self and belonging‚ specifically contrasting their different perspectives. Feliks loves

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    and deeds malign‚ Of rape and murder‚ son of mine; But I’ll tell instead of brave and fine When lives of black and white entwine‚ And men in brotherhood combine – This would I tell you‚ son of mine. (by Oodgeroo Noonuccal) 10 (i) How does the poet show the difficulties the narrator faces when dealing with discrimination? (ii) How does the poet convey his feelings about prejudice in this poem? Refer closely to the words and images used in the first two

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    traces of the old bora ring. They sit and are confused‚ they cannot say their thoughts: ’We are as strangers here now‚ but the white tribe are the strangers.’ (from ’We are Going’‚ Noonuccal 193). This passage from the poem We are Going (by Oodgeroo Noonuccal) gives an illustration of how the Aborigines would have felt with the invasion by Europeans‚ of the land which they occupied for 1000s of years. The arrival of the Europeans ’created a confrontation between two societies with radically

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    These positive experiences can be seen in the verse novel the simple gift by Steven Herrick. Consequently‚ belonging can also have the ability to have negative repercussions for individuals involved this can be seen in the poem we are going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal as we see a sense of belonging being stolen away. In the Simple Gift the main character Billy Luckett doesn’t really have any real connection with his father as he is subjected to abuse by him. As Billy has difficulty belonging to his

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    Does a ‘truth’ which has been identified during the early development of a religion remain relevant in today’s world? Hypothesis: The land is the basis for all Australian Aboriginal Spirituality. Without their reverence for the land there would be little spirituality or enduring method of communicating their way of life. For some 40‚000 years the framework for Australian Aboriginal spirituality is their belief that all objects are living and share the same soul or spirit that Aboriginals share

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    The political and the personal process in portraiture: Juno Gemes In Conversation— National Portrait Gallery‚ August 2003 Juno Gemes Hawkesbury River NB: Ms Gemes asks that this caution be brought to the attention of our readers: Warning: Please be aware that this article contains portraits and names of Indigenous persons no longer with us. [Editor] As an historian and as a filmmaker‚ I am struck by the strong historical significance of this exhibition…It reflects just what Senator Aden Ridgeway

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