Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this worksheet contains the name of a person who has died.
Read the Yugambeh Nation’s tribute to Dundalli, the Lawman executed in Brisbane in 1855, and what his story means for Nation Building.
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What students do
- Read the Nation’s tribute to Dundalli
- Connect his story to Nation Building
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 9 and 10
- Learning areas
- History
- A_TSICP2Colonisation under terra nullius, experienced as an invasionCountry/Place
- A_TSIP2Strong systems of family, kinship, law, governance and authorityPeople
- 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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