Mr Meissner's favourites
Wildcard History
Milestones and Raising Awareness
Discrimination and Policies
Land and Culture
Injustices and The Stolen Generations
100
Mr Meissner's favourite colour
Green
100
Flowing north through northeastern Africa, this river is the longest in the world and was the lifeline of ancient Egyptian civilization.
the Nile River
100
This action involved students travelling from town to town to highlight examples of segregation and racism in Australian towns.
What is the Freedom Ride?
100
These states had the least rights for Indigenous Australians in 1962.
What are Queensland and Western Australia?
100
This Latin term justified colonial land theft.
terra nullius
100
Starting with 'A', these policies tried to make Indigenous children adopt white culture.
assimilation
200
Mr Meissner's home Australian State/Territory
South Australia
200
This group of people, skilled in oceanic navigation, settled the many islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, Samoa, and New Zealand.
the Polynesians
200
Led by Vincent Lingiari, this 1966 event began as a wage protest but became a land rights movement.
Wave Hill Walk-Off
200
This 1902 law prevented many Indigenous Australians from voting in national elections.
the Commonwealth Franchise Act
200
Taking away someone's land and cultural connection is known as this.
dispossession
200
This term describes the belief that Indigenous Australians would eventually disappear.
the “dying race” theory
300
Mr Meissner's favourite animal
Wombats
300
This catastrophic event from 1347 to 1351 killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe.
the Black Death/Bubonic Plague
300
This 1972 protest used a beach umbrella to demand land rights outside Parliament.
the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
300
Under this policy, Indigenous people had their wages and rights controlled by government agents.
Protection Policy
300
Aboriginal people had to do this to get an exemption from living on a mission.
Renounce their aboriginal culture
300
This national inquiry collected testimonies and stories from survivors.
The Bringing Them Home Report
400
Mr Meissner's favourite subject in High School
Food Tech
400
This conflict, which lasted from 1955 to 1975, saw the North and South of a country fight against each other with the aim of reunifying the country under a communist government.
the Vietnam War
400
This US movement inspired some Aboriginal Australians to call for self-determination in the late 1960s.
the Black Power Movement
400
The Constitution originally excluded Indigenous people from this national activity.
The census
400
Aboriginal people were excluded from land that was needed for this settler activity.
agriculture or pastoralism
400
This phrase was used to label Indigenous culture and language, reinforcing racism in institutions.
“devil’s language”
500
Mr Meissner's favourite singer (clue: from Vermont, US. Indie-Folk singer).
Noah Kahan
500
This series of treaties and protocols first adopted in 1864 establish the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war (including governing war crimes).
the Geneva Convention
500
What were two key places in the town of Moree that the Freedom Riders visited to highlight segregation?
The Moree Pools and the RSL
500
This key moment changed the Constitution to allow Aboriginal people to be counted in the census and for the federal government to make laws for them.
The 1967 Referendum
500
The British denied Aboriginal land ownership because they believed they lacked this.
political or social hierarchy
500
Over 110 years, this percentage of the Indigenous population was reduced by this amount.
What is 90%?