Indigenous people lived peacefully in Australia for tens of thousands of years before British settlement. They had a strong knowledge of the land, water, seasons and a deep spiritual connection with the land.
This resource supports the Year 4 History Curriculum.
The effects of contact with other people on First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion
The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments
The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions