Totems can be an animal, plant or other object believed to be ancestrally related to a person. Totems are an important part of Indigenous Australian culture.
This resource supports the Year 4 History Curriculum.
The diversity of First Nations Australians, their social organisation and their continuous connection to Country/Place
The diversity of Australia's first peoples and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country/Place (land, sea, waterways and skies)
The diversity and longevity of Australia’s first peoples and the significant ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the effects on their daily lives
The significance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who belong to a local area