AC9HS4K01 Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor the diversity of First Nations Australians, their social organisation and their continuous connection to Country/Place

Elaborations

• • Elaboration exploring the connection of First Nations Australians to the land and water and how they manage these resources
• • Elaboration recognising that First Nations Australians include two distinct cultural groups – Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples – and there is considerable diversity within these groups
• • Elaboration investigating archaeological sites (for example, Nauwalabila, Devil’s Lair, Lake Mungo) that show the continuous connection of early First Peoples of Australia to Country/Place and the early lifestyles of First Nations Australians
• • Elaboration investigating the diversity and significance of trade and exchange of ideas to First Nations Australians, including with groups outside Australia such as the Macassans