Study a map of the first pastoral stations on Yugambeh Country and how the 1842 proclamation turned Country into private property.
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What students do
- Study a map of the first pastoral stations
- Explain how maps were used as tools of exclusion
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 6 to 9
- Learning areas
- GeographyHistory
- A_TSICP1Deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country: land, sea, sky and waterwaysCountry/Place
- A_TSICP2Colonisation under terra nullius, experienced as an invasionCountry/Place
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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