Websites
Twelve canoes [Interactive Documentary]
Reynolds, M., & De Heer, R. (Producers), & De Heer,R. (Director). (2008). Twelve canoes [Interactive documentary]. Australia: Vertigo Productions. Retrieved from http://www.12canoes.com.au
- How did the Indigenous Australians feel about the Macassans ?
- What does kinship mean to Indigenous Australians?
- What do ceremonies mean to Indigenous Australians?
- An introduction to the people of Ramingining
- Meanings to words
- A link to a Google map
- A study guide with more information
http://www.12canoes.com.au/downloads/studyguide/Twelve_Canoes_Study_Guide.pdf
♦ This is easy to read.
Australian History timeline
National Film and Sound Archive. (2013). Australian History timeline. Retrieved from http://www.aushistorytimeline.com
- How did Indigenous Australians lives change after the Europeans arrived?
- Who was Captain Cook and what happened to him?
- Who travelled to Australia on the First Fleet?
- Skim the decades in the first row of the timeline to get the big picture.
- Dip into some film clips. Watch the preview video clip first. If you want to know more then click ‘view full clip’.
♦♦ This is a bit harder to read.
State Library of NSW: Highlights from First Fleet Collections
State Library NSW. (2015). First Fleet: Highlights from First Fleet collections of the State Library of NSW. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/exhibit/first-fleet/YQISIml9CVl_Kw
- Why did the First Fleet come to Australia?
- After the people who sailed on the First Fleet arrived in Australia, what were their everyday lives like?
- This First Fleet Collection has many primary sources. There are journals, letters, drawings, maps and charts created by those who travelled with the First Fleet.
- Spend time exploring this collection – it’s well worth it!
Invasion and resistance kit – timeline
Board of Studies Teaching & Educational Standards NSW. (2010). Invasion and resistance kit – timeline. Retrieved September 30, 2016, from http://ab-ed.bostes.nsw.edu.au/go/aboriginal-studies/invasion-and-resistance-kit-timeline
- What is ‘terra nullius’?
- How did ‘terra nullius’ change Indigenous Australians lives?
- What happened to Indigenous Australians when the British colonised Australia?
- What are the frontier wars?
- Download and read carefully the first two posters,
‘The Myth of Terra Nullius 1770-1825‘ and
‘Frontier Wars 1825-70‘, for the topic.
National Library of Australia: Digital classroom – Year 4
- Who was Able Tasman and what did he do?
- Why did the First Fleet come to Australia?
- How did Australia change during the early years of European settlement?
- Skim through the different themes (square boxes with pictures).
- Look out for ‘Background information’ links (in green). Click these for more information.
- Ask yourself, “Are the artefacts primary or secondary sources?”
Culture Victoria:Stories
Explore this to know:
- How did IndigenousAustralians help European explorers and colonists?
- What is Koorie Culture?
- What did the Indigenous Australians think the first time they saw a huge white ship sail over the horizon?
These stories are very helpful:
- Our story http://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/aboriginal-culture/our-story/
- Indigenous stories about war and invasion http://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/aboriginal-culture/indigenous-stories-about-war-and-invasion/
- Seeing the land from and Aboriginal canoe http://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/aboriginal-culture/seeing-the-land-from-an-aboriginal-canoe/
