Compare Western-style warfare with traditional Aboriginal dispute resolution, from agreed meeting places to the call of “Duhr!”.
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What students do
- Compare Western warfare with Aboriginal dispute resolution
- Discuss restorative justice
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 7 to 10
- Learning areas
- HistoryCivics and Citizenship
- A_TSIP2Strong systems of family, kinship, law, governance and authorityPeople
- A_TSIC2Unique ways of being, knowing, thinking and doingCulture
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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