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Our Lady of the Assumption
Lore of the Land Questions Sheet
Read the answers.
Go into Land Issues
Exploring TIME
Look at the time line. Find out:
- How long have Aboriginal people been in Australia?
- What happened to Aboriginal people in Australia between 1400
and 1810?
- Between 1900 and 1960 what were Aboriginal people trying to
achieve?
Exploring LAW
- What were the important points in the Mabo agreement?
- What does the "Native Title Act" of 1993 recognize for Aboriginal
people?
Exploring PLACE
Select one of the States
- Record three important facts about your State
- Write down how different parts of the land is used.
- Record where there is
1. Desert
2. Rainforest
3. Savannah
- Record where there is Aboriginal freehold land
Go into Experiences
Exploring Our Connections
Listen to all the various people talking about their
personal connection with the land.
Make a comment about how each speaker feels or relates to the
land.
- Community: Garden
- Working the land
- Country in the City
- Surfing the Waves
- Enjoying the Backyard
- Travelling to the Centre
- Exploring the Bush
- Conversing with Plants
- Caring for the Environment
Cultural
Listen to the Story. Read along and write down:
- How many nationalities are mentioned?
- List some of the good things that immigrants have brought to
Australia
- How can we learn from the past?
A New World with an Ancient Past
Introduction
- What are some reasons people have come to Australia
- Where did the first immigrants come from?
- Why did many Chinese immigrants arrive between 1851-1860?
- How many immigrants have settled in Australia since 1945?
- Why did immigrants come to Australia from the following countries?
- Hungary 1956
- Czechoslovakia 1968
- Chile 1973
- Indochina 1975
- Poland 1981
Listen to Ngoan's Story
- What Country did Ngoan come from and why did she come to Australia?
Listen to Mary's Story
- Why did Mary's family decided to leave Malta?
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