AC9HH10K10 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor the contributions of significant individuals and groups in the campaign for the recognition of the rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they brought change to Australian society

Elaborations

• • Elaboration investigating the lives of significant First Nations Australians and other Australians who contributed to the rights and freedoms of First Nations Australians, such as Neville Bonner, William Cooper, Fred Maynard (AAPA), Jack Patten, Sir Douglas Nicholls, Lady Gladys Nicholls, Vincent Lingiari, Charles Perkins, Shirley Smith, Gladys Elphick, Essie Coffee, Joyce Clague, Daisy Bindi, Gary Foley, Michael Anderson, Eddie Koiki Mabo and Lowitja O’Donoghue
• • Elaboration investigating First Nations Australian groups that contributed to changing Australian society, such as the Australian Aborigines League (Victoria), the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA) and Student Action for Aborigines
• • Elaboration examining the role of Christian, union and labour groups in the movement for First Nations Australians' rights and freedoms, including the foundation of the National Day of Mourning
• • Elaboration examining the ways some First Nations Australians’ embracing of Christianity and Islam has interacted with their beliefs, identity and political freedoms