Elements and Performance Criteria
- Gather information about indigenous and non-indigenous social structures
- Major characteristics of the social structures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies are determined.
- Main characteristics of the social structure of British society (1770-1790) are defined.
- Impacts on indigenous social structures following European colonisation are identified.
- Examples of resistance to European colonisation are recorded.
- Positive and negative effects of European colonisation are documented.
- Summarise actions of governments to deal with the effects of European colonisation on indigenous people
- Major legislation and/or policy directions of governments that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are identified.
- Legal parameters relating to indigenous land ownership, acquisition and management are defined.
- Impacts of laws and/or policies on social structures of indigenous peoples are documented.
- Outline responses of indigenous peoples
- Responses by communities relating to social impacts of European colonisation are identified.
- Influences and trends affecting indigenous peoples' responses are determined.
- The source of influences and trends affecting indigenous peoples' responses is identified.
- Positive responses for the maintenance of indigenous peoples' culture and/or growth of culture are recorded.
- Personal responses to these trends are related.
- Operate within an indigenous community or organisation