Read the story of the Broadbeach burial ground, used by Kombumerri people for over a thousand years, and how the ancestral remains came home to Kombumerri Park in 1988.
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What students do
- Read the story of the Broadbeach burial ground
- Explain how the ancestral remains came home in 1988
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 8 to 10
- Learning areas
- History
- A_TSICP1Deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country: land, sea, sky and waterwaysCountry/Place
- A_TSICP2Colonisation under terra nullius, experienced as an invasionCountry/Place
- A_TSIC3Resilience in keeping culture strong despite the impacts of colonisationCulture
Suggested links to version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priorities: First Nations histories and cultures. Summaries are in our own words; see ACARA for the full organising ideas.
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