This worksheet has been created to support Lesson 1 of our Diversity of First Nations Australians History unit plan. Students demonstrate their knowledge of the meaning of Country / Place for First Nations Australians then think of a special place of their own that they feel connected to, to answer the questions that follow.
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