Aboriginal Knowledge Handout

Handout: Aboriginal Knowledge (Australia)

Answer “yes” or “no” to the following questions:

1. I know when the first European explorers/invaders arrived in Australia.
2. I know how many specific Aboriginal groups there were in pre-European contact Australia.
3. I know what “terra nullius” means.
4. I know how many Aboriginal languages are in use today.
5. I know how many convicts were transported to Australia and what the relationship between ex-convicts and Aboriginal peoples was like.
6. I know who Trucannini (also known as Truggernana) was.
7. I know how many states and territories there are in Australia.
8. I know if any of these states/territories is designated as an Aboriginal state/territory.
9. I know when Aboriginal peoples were allowed to vote in provincial and federal elections.
10. I know whether or not there were treaties between the Aboriginal peoples in Australia and the “settlers/invaders.”
11. I know if the Aboriginal peoples of what is now called Tasmania are “extinct.”
12. I know what the term “Stolen Generations” refers to.
13. Aside from “didgeridoo,” I know an Aboriginal word.
14. I know what the Tent Embassy refers to.
15. I know what “mandatory sentencing” means.
16. I know how many Aboriginal people hold senior positions in the federal government.
17. I know who Eddie Mabo was.
18. I know the Aboriginal name for “Ayers Rock” and the significance of the difference in the two names.
19. I know when Australia’s Federation was.
20. I know if slavery was legal in Australia and if Aboriginal Australians were enslaved.
21. I know what the “White Australia” policy refers to.
22. I know the legal definition of an “Aboriginal person.”
23. I would like to learn about all of the above (and more).