- The interrelationship between place and culture in the construction of Aboriginal identity
- The history of Tasmanian Aborigines pre and post European invasion
- The key characteristics of Aboriginal culture and cultural practices.
- To reflect on and describe different perspectives, experiences and effects of colonisation on Tasmanian Aboriginal society
- To identify and describe the role and contribution of Tasmanian Aborigines, historically and in the contemporary period
- That resistance, persistence and adaption are the norm in Aboriginal social, cultural, political and economic life.
- Participate in a class discussion on which term should be used in relation to 1803: ‘invasion’, ‘settlement’ or ‘colonisation’?
- Using primary sources and historical investigations, create a table that identifies key government reforms, which have provided for Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural resurgence
- Research the lived experiences of Tasmanian Aborigines, historically and in the contemporary period.
- Wants to better understand the history and lived experience of Tasmanian Aborigines
- Has an interest in historical, sociological and anthropological inquiry
- Seeks to be involved in community engagement and wishes to develop an understanding of multiple historical perspectives
- Wishes to involve themselves in active reconciliation
