Indigenous Studies Slides and Worksheets - Lessons 1 - 4

Includes four Indigenous Studies Lessons complete with informational slides and worksheets to complete the tasks. These lessons are perfect for teaching a history unit focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the British invasion. Your students will be amazed by the facts and gain a stronger understanding and appreciation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Lesson 1: Australian culture, history, land and diversity (21 pages)

Students will learn about the following:

• The Great Southern Land- How did it get here?
• The Australian Continents Geographical History: The journey from Antarctica to the North
• How Tasmania was formed
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags
• Difference between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Cultural diversity amongst the Indigenous people

Also includes:

• 4 quiz questions as a pre-test
• Worksheet template to complete the task comparing the daily life of Aboriginal people to Torres Strait Islanders

Lesson 2: A land of cultural diversity (25 pages)

Students will learn about the following:

• Indigenous peoples special relationship with the land
• How they lived sustainably and cared for country
• Cultural diversity amongst Indigenous people: Saltwater people vs Freshwater people
• Kinship and Totemic Systems
• Languages and Aboriginal English
• Coming together: trade routes and songlines
• How Indigenous people maintain links to traditional country:
• Ecotourism, hunting and gathering, obligation to care for country, practice ceremonies
• The Indigenous Land Corporation (1995)
• National Parks and Aboriginal Sites

Also includes:

• 7 Quiz Questions to check student understanding
• Worksheet to complete the ‘National Parks’ task

Lesson 3: Traditional cultural values and practices (16 pages)

Students will learn about the following:

• Traditional Storytelling
• Popular Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
• Aboriginal Worldviews about Creation
• The Southern Sky
• The Importance of Sharing Resources
• 'Men's Business' and 'Women's Business'
• Hunting and Gathering
• Australian Native Megafauna that became extinct 25,000 years ago
• Bush foods and medicines
• The technology used by Aboriginal People
• How they Controlled the Environment for Sustainability and Survival
• How Fire was Created
• European vs. Indigenous Cultural Values

Also includes:

• Task involving researching bush foods and medicines
• 'Bush Foods and Medicines' Worksheet (Table Template)

Lesson 4: First Contacts (14 pages)

Students will learn about the following:

• The many visitors that came prior to 1770
• Captain Cook's voyage to the east coast
• Cooks instructions given by the Kingdom of Great Britain
• British Perspective on Cook's Discovery
• Indigenous Perspectives on the Arrival
• The First British Colony
• Establishing a Penal Colony
• A Tough Start for the British Colony on Australian Soil
• Notable Aboriginal People: Bennelong, Barangaroo and Pemulwuy

Also includes:

• Task involving writing from the perspectives of the Aboriginal and European cultures to develop student understanding
• 2 'Writing Task- Journal Entry' Worksheets

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