Unit 4
Activity 1
Australia's First Nations journey
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1The legacy of colonisation
Indigenous dancers from the Yarrabah community at the Laura Quinkan Aboriginal Dance Festival, Queensland.
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2The Aboriginal Tent Embassy
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy on the lawns of Parliament House, Canberra, 27 November 1972.
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3
The road ahead
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Today, Indigenous Australians still work hard to keep their ancient culture and beliefs. Despite small progress such as the commission findings in Victoria, they continue to fight for national recognition and restitution from the Australian government.
In 2023, Australians overwhelmingly rejected a national referendum that would have recognized Aboriginal people in its constitution. It also aimed to create a group to advise Parliament on important issues. Although a majority of Indigenous voters said yes to the proposal, more than 60 percent of Australians voted no. [...]
But progress is still underway on other fronts. Australia is the only country in the British Commonwealth that has never made a treaty with its First Nations people. However, some Australian states are taking action on their own.
The state of Victoria has already established a framework for treaty negotiations, and is expected to broker a first-of-its-kind agreement.
The agreement aims to recognize the sovereignty of Aboriginal Australians and compensate victims of past injustices. It also aims to include findings from the Yoorrook Justice Commission truth-telling committee and make the First Peoples' Assembly permanent within the state government.
In 2023, Australians overwhelmingly rejected a national referendum that would have recognized Aboriginal people in its constitution. It also aimed to create a group to advise Parliament on important issues. Although a majority of Indigenous voters said yes to the proposal, more than 60 percent of Australians voted no. [...]
But progress is still underway on other fronts. Australia is the only country in the British Commonwealth that has never made a treaty with its First Nations people. However, some Australian states are taking action on their own.
The state of Victoria has already established a framework for treaty negotiations, and is expected to broker a first-of-its-kind agreement.
The agreement aims to recognize the sovereignty of Aboriginal Australians and compensate victims of past injustices. It also aims to include findings from the Yoorrook Justice Commission truth-telling committee and make the First Peoples' Assembly permanent within the state government.
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Questions
1
Create a timeline showing the key events that help explain how colonisation impacted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
2
What is the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, and why is it still seen as relevant today?
3
What mixed picture does the article paint about the current situation for Aboriginal Australians? Identify what is changing and what is staying the same?
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Background check
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Write down as many facts as you can remember
from this page in one minute, then compare your
list with a partner to see who recalled the most!
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j'ai une idée !
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