Australian Civil Rights Lessons and Resources

Uluru stands isolated in the red desert under a clear blue sky, surrounded by sparse vegetation and dry terrain.
Uluru stands isolated in the red desert under a clear blue sky. Source: https://pixabay.com/photos/uluru-ayers-rock-australia-outback-4789552/

The go-to source for senior history classes focused on Indigenous Australian Rights! We offer a treasure trove of high-quality history lesson plans and high school history resources designed to engage and educate your students. Dive into our extensive library of resources, including: 

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A small red building labeled "Aboriginal Embassy" displays the Aboriginal flag and an information sign on its front.
Aboriginal Tent Embassy. Source: https://pixabay.com/photos/aboriginal-australia-indigenous-1910731/

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Cultural Competence - Aboriginal Sydney

This course explores some of the key themes and capabilities of cultural competence by exploring Aboriginal experiences and narratives of Sydney. Australia was ‘claimed’ for the British Crown in 1770, by Captain James Cook, but the invasion began in earnest when the First Fleet of British arrived in 1788 and established a penal colony in Sydney. As a consequence Sydney is a city rich in diverse pre-colonial, colonial and contemporary sites of significance to Aboriginal peoples. Too often though our perceptions about Aboriginal peoples consign them to an ancient past or perpetuates stereotypical imaginations that Aboriginal peoples live in remote communities (Hinkson, 2010).

 

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