Rabbit Proof Fence
True/False: Rabbit Proof Fence based off a real story.
True
What is the name of a traditional Indigenous hunting tool that returns to the hunter?
Boomerang
An AFL player who won Australian of the year in 2014 for making a stance against racism.
Adam Goodes
The forced removal of Aboriginal people from their families until the 1970s
The Stolen Generation
What are the three colours of the Indigenous flag?
Red, yellow and black
What are the names of the 3 sisters?
Molly, Gracie and Daisy
What is the traditional wind instrument played in Indigenous culture?
Didgeridoo
A female Indigenous athlete who won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Cathy Freeman
A derogatory term to describe a person whose parents are of different races
Half-caste
How old is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture estimated to be?
60,000 years
Which sister does not return home?
Gracie
The word for a meeting of Indigenous people
Corroboree
A female Indigenous singer who rose to fame on Australian Idol and was a lead in the movie the Sapphires
Jessica Mauboy
The policy of keeping one group of people apart from another, typically on the basis of race
Segregation
What is the Indigenous name for Brisbane?
Meanjin
What is the name of the town that the girls were taken from?
Jigalong
How many Indigenous language dialects are there in Australia?
As of 2021, there are over 150 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages spoken.
A key figure who led protests for land rights throughout the 1980s - 1990s. He was part of a very famous court case regarding land rights and the Queensland Government which led to the Native Title Act in 1993.
Edward Mabo
A legal term which means “land belonging to no one”
Terra nullius
What are the four colours of the Torres Strait Islander flag?
Green, white, black and blue
How far did the girls walk to return home?
2,400km
How many islands are included in the Torres Strait Islands?
There are over 200 islands considered to be part of the Torres Strait, however, not all of these are inhabited.
An Aboriginal stockman who led the 1966 strike for Indigenous workers on the Wave Hill cattle station in the Nor there Territory. This led to Gough Whitlam returning land to the Gurindji people.
Vincent Lingiari
The process of taking in or fully understanding ideas
Assimilation
Who are the Indigenous people native to Brisbane?
The Turrbal and Jagera people.