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• VCHHK078

  The diversity and longevity of Australia’s first peoples and the significant ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the effects on their daily lives

  Elaborations

  • examining early archaeological sites that show the longevity of the Aboriginal people, for example, Nauwalabila, Malakunanja, Devil’s Lair, Lake Mungo and Preminghana
  • mapping the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language groups in Australia, with particular emphasis on the local area and state/territory
  • investigating pre-contact ways of life of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people, their knowledge of their environment including land management practices, their sense of the interconnectedness of Country/Place, people, culture and identity, and some of their principles, such as caring for country, caring for each other and respecting all things
  • studying totems in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and examining the differences between their totems

  VCHHK078 | The Humanities | History | Levels 3 and 4 | Historical Knowledge | First contacts

• VCHHK081

  The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions

  Elaborations

  • investigating contact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples before 1788, for example, the repulsion of the Dutch at Cape Keerweer in 1606 and the trade between the Macassans and the Yolngu people
  • comparing the European concept of land ownership with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' relationship with the land and sea, and how this affected relations between them
  • exploring early contact history with the British, for example, Pemulwuy or the Black War, and the impact that British colonisation had on the lives of Aboriginal people such as dispossession, dislocation and the loss of lives through conflict, disease, loss of food sources and medicines
  • exploring whether the interactions between Europeans and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had positive or negative effects
  • examining paintings and accounts (by observers such as Watkin Tench and David Collins) to determine the impact of early British colonisation on Aboriginal peoples' country

  VCHHK081 | The Humanities | History | Levels 3 and 4 | Historical Knowledge | First contacts

• History: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students explain how and why life changed in the past, and identify aspects of the past that remained the same. They describe the experiences and perspectives of an individual or group over time. They recognise the significance of events in bringing about change.

  Students...

  Level description | The Humanities | History | Levels 3 and 4

• History: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Community and First contacts

  In Levels 3 and 4, students explore the history and diversity of their community and the celebrations and commemorations, symbols and emblems important to Australians and others. They are introduced to world history and movement of peoples. Beginning with the history...

  Level description | The Humanities | History

• VCHHK080

  Stories of the First Fleet, including causes and reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences and perspectives following arrival

  Elaborations

  • discussing reasons for the First Fleet journey, including an examination of the wide range of crimes punishable by transportation, and looking at the groups who were transported
  • discussing the treatment of prisoners at that time, and past and present views on the colonisation of Australia; investigating the daily lives and social standing of those who travelled to Australia on the First Fleet, including families, children and convict guards

  VCHHK080 | The Humanities | History | Levels 3 and 4 | Historical Knowledge | First contacts