Traditional Aboriginal Society
What is the spiritual system for Aboriginal Culture
Dreamtime/ Dreaming
What year did Captain James Cook discover Australia
1770
T/F the protection policy was implemented by the Federal government
False, it was implemented state by state.
What year did the assimilation policy end
1970
What is the spiritual system for Maori Culture called
Whakapapa
How many languages were spoken before coloniation
over 500
how many ships were apart of the first fleet
11
What is the official name of the Protection policy for NSW
The NSW Protections Act
What year did Prime Minister Kevin Rudd provide the Apology
2008
how many articles are within the Treaty of Waitangi
3
define Country
a person's traditional or sacred land that they are connected to
Myall Creek Massacre is most significant for what:
the first massacre where British were punished for their crimes.
What years where the NSW protection Act in place
1830 - 1937
what was he assimilation policies aim
to integrate Aboriginal people into White Australian Society.
What was the main problem with the treaty
mis interpreted in translation resulting in Maori people giving up Sovereignty
How is the land embedded within Aboriginal Culture (give 2 examples)
linked to how someone identifies themselves.
home to ancestors and hold spiritual connection.
sacred sites with Dreamtime stories
view themselves as equal to land.
What are the immediate effects of colonisation
mass deaths from sickness and war
loss of access to land
What is the difference between a mission and a reserve
Mission = is a housing area operated by a Church or mission managers
Reserve = a land area for Aboriginal people to live.
How did they achieve their aim
forced removal of children and babies
certificate of exception
banning all cultural practices.
what effects did the treaty cause on Maori communities
loss of soverignty
loss of access to traditional lands
loss of ability to advocate for Maori people
How was information and customs passed down through generations (give 2 examples)
Oral, storytelling as well as painting
who are Bennelong and Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy = war hero during frontier wars that built up a resistance.
Bennelong = spokesperson who communicated with England and Eora people.
What did the Protection policy due to Aboriginal peoples human rights
Restricted their ability to live where they wanted and make decisions for themselves and their communities.
list 3 effects from the Assimilation policy had on Aboriginal communities
loss of identity and culture
broke up family and communities
increased health risks
intergenerational trauma (bonus point)
Why did the British originally offer a treaty?
pressures from England to intervene as to what was happening in NZ