Explore the three-part test, the Tasmanian Dam Case and the Mabo decision, and compare how the law has defined Aboriginality.
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What students do
- Compare the three-part test and the Mabo decision
- Discuss who decides Aboriginality
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Year 10
- Learning areas
- Civics and CitizenshipHistory
- A_TSICP3Traditional owners, native title and pre-existing sovereigntyCountry/Place
- A_TSIP2Strong systems of family, kinship, law, governance and authorityPeople
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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