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Theme: HSIE Year 3-4: British Colonisation of Australia - Traditional Aboriginal life in New South Wales, Aboriginal history, Australian History, timelines, Eora tribe, Pemulwuy, Australian explorers, First Fleet, settlers, convicts, consequences of colonisation for Aboriginal people. Sites A Chronology of Aboriginal and Islander History http://www.natsiew.nexus.edu.au/chronology/info_fset.html Chronology of Aboriginal and Islander history enabling visitors to explore the 'hidden history' of the First Australians. A Timeline for Aboriginal Victoria http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/Infosheets/10317.pdf Aboriginal people have occupied the lands of what is now Victoria for at least 30 000 years. These dates are a small selection from archaeological sites across Victoria. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages http://www.dnathan.com/VL/austLang.htm There are more than 200 Australian Indigenous languages. This site has annotated links to 180 resources for about 60 languages. Aboriginal Family Issues http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/fm1/fm35yw.html Article by Yolanda Walker about the significance of the family in Aboriginal culture. Barani: Indigenous History of Sydney http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani/default.html The story of Aboriginal Sydney, Barani contains the history, life stories and images of many Indigenous men and women who have made great contributions to their people and their country. Indigenous Australia - Australian Museum http://www.dreamtime.net.au/ Includes facts, stories, and background for students and teachers. Indigenous Australia: Kinship http://indigenousaustralia.frogandtoad.com.au/social3.html The system of classes or skins puts everybody in a specific kinship relationship. All of these relationships have roles and responsibilities attached to them. Speaking Land http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/aacg/index.htm Virtual tour of the Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery at the South Australian museum. Minjungbal Aboriginal Culture http://www.bigvolcano.com.au/stories/minjung/aborigin.htm This site is created by the Bundjalung people of Northern NSW and contains information about their history and culture. The Land: Australian Museum http://www.dreamtime.net.au/indigenous/land.cfm Information on Aboriginal relationships with the land. Yagan: An Aboriginal Resistance Hero http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/1997/289/289p12.htm Story of an Aboriginal resistance fighter from Western Australia. Roebourne School WA http://www.roebourne.wa.edu.au/default2.htm Learn about the culture of the Roebourne community in Western Australia. Pemulwuy http://www.cadigalwangal.com.au/profile.php Pemulwuy was a Bidjigal who became the most famous freedom fighter in Aboriginal history. Later known as the Rainbow Warrior, he united the different clans of the Eora to resist the British. ABC: Frontier Online http://www.abc.net.au/frontier/ This exploration of Aboriginal history is divided into four main sections, moving from the Dreaming through contact history, to massacres and resistance, on to assimilation policies and the politics of Aboriginal cultures. British Colonisation Weblinks http://members.ozemail.com.au/~slacey/british_colonisation.htm Links to sites about journeys to Australia, people in the early Australian colony and convict life. Convict Life http://www.pilot.co.uk/NewFiles/Convicts_Life.html A convict's life was neither easy nor pleasant. The work was hard, accommodation rough and ready and the food none too palatable. This site provides information about the life of a convict in Australia. Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence http://www.aussiebooks.com.au/prod2515.htm Book based on a true story about Molly Craig, a 14-year-old Aboriginal girl who in 1931 led her younger sister and small cousin in an escape from a Government institution. Australia: Beyond The Fatal Shore http://www.pbs.org/wnet/australia/ Exploration of the history of Australia and its people by Robert Hughes. Includes timeline of Australian History. BBC: The British Empire http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/empire/ Review how the British Empire assumed such global predominance, and the factors which led to its decline. Kids.net.au - British Empire http://www.kids.net.au/encyclopedia/?p=br/British_Empire Links to sites related to the British Empire. PrimarySchool.com.au - British Colonisation of Australia http://www.primaryschool.com.au/humansocietyresults. etc. Zoom: Explorers http://www.zoomwhales.com/explorers/ Find out about famous explorers. Australian Explorers http://www.davidreilly.com/australian_explorers/ Information about various Australian explorers. This page was created by Roma Reilly Year 5 teacher Benowa State School. 1421 - The Year China Discovered The World http://www.1421.tv/ Did Chinese sailors chart the coast of Australia in 1421? Pre-British Explorers of Australia http://australianexplorers.tripod.com/ Dutch, French and British Explorers have been discovering pieces of Australia since the 16th century until the first fleet arrived in 1788. Claim A Convict http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/ Historical records of all known convicts transported to Australia. Lessons British Colonisation of Australia http://www.midcoast.com.au/~ttc/Colonisation.html Web-based unit of work based on the British Colonisation of Australia. Aboriginal Dreaming http://www.innovated.gov.au/Innovated/textonly/i012.asp?LPID=335 Two lessons focusing on the stories and life of traditional Aborigines. Aboriginal Studies Across the Curriculum http://www.schools.ash.org.au/stpaulsps/abstuds/year6.htm Lessons organised into themes include Sharing the Environment, Water Resources and Communities. From Western Australia. Sampler: Bush Foods and Medicine http://ptc.nsw.edu.au/members/mwilkins/aborigines/sampler.htm Internet hunt based on the theme of bush food and medicine. Terra Nulius - The Early Years http://www.bosnsw-k6.nsw.edu.au/linkages/IntegratedUnits/aboriginal/invasion_learn01.html Students are presented with a range of problem-solving situations that reflect the significant events of the colonisation of Australia. Rabbit Proof Fence Resources http://blacktown.tyndale.edu.au/library/Senior/English/Media/rabbit_proof_fence.htm Internet hunt and links to the movie website. Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence Lessons http://www.hreoc.gov.au/info_for_teachers/rabbit_proof/index.html These activities develop awareness around the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families known as the Stolen Generations. The First Fleet Homepage http://users.gsat.net.au/markw/firstfleet/FirstFleetHomePage.htm Activities for students about the First Fleet and links to the First Fleet database. Webquest: Convicts of the First Fleet http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage2_Modules/Convicts/Convicts.htm You are the Governor of NSW and in charge of the Colony and therefore are able to pardon convicts. You decide to pardon three carefully selected convicts. Teacher Reference Aboriginal Art, Culture & Spirituality http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/AborigPages/Art.html Aboriginal Studies Virtual Library links. Aboriginal Education: Curriculum Links http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/aussieed/aboriginaleducation.htm Links to state curriculum policies and documents on Aboriginal Education. Australian Aboriginal People http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/aborigines/default.htm Links to Aboriginal culture, history, languages, spirituality, biographies and current affairs compiled by Rosemary Horton at P. L. Duffy Resource Centre at Trinity College, Perth W.A. Hotlist The Stolen Generations http://ptc.nsw.edu.au/members/eadams/folder2/hotlist.htm Links to history and information sites about The Stolen Generations. Reconciliation Australia http://www.reconciliation.org.au/ Body established to provide a continuing national focus for reconciliation following the end of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation in December 2000. Pemulwuy: Rasputin meets Ned Kelly http://www.convictcreations.com/history/pelmulwy.htm Article about Pemulwuy, resistance fighter from the Sydney region. Early Australia Links http://www.sjaps.act.edu.au/stage_2.htm#Early%20Australia Links to information about convicts, explorers and the First Fleet. Convict Creations http://www.convictcreations.com/history/index.htm Convict Creations web site explores those missing links in the Australian story, that although having a significant bearing upon making Australians unique, have been ignored by the official textbooks. |
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