Read about Traditional Owners, Historical Peoples and the Stolen Generations, and how these communities live side by side on the Gold Coast today.
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What students do
- Read about Traditional Owners, Historical Peoples and the Stolen Generations
- Identify the communities on the Gold Coast today
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 7 to 10
- Learning areas
- HistoryCivics and Citizenship
- A_TSICP2Colonisation under terra nullius, experienced as an invasionCountry/Place
- A_TSIC3Resilience in keeping culture strong despite the impacts of colonisationCulture
- A_TSIP1Two distinct First Nations Peoples, each made up of many nationsPeople
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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