Life on the Reserve

This unit explores the distinctions between Missions, Reserves, and Stations. Students will engage in research activities and creative writing, investigating the impact of government policies on First Nations communities and life on York Reserve.

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

  • A_TSICP3
    The First Peoples of Australia are the Traditional Owners of Country/Place, protected in Australian Law by the Native Title Act 1993 which recognises pre-existing sovereignty, continuing systems of law and customs, and connection to Country/Place. This recognised legal right provides for economic sustainability and a voice into the development and management of Country/Place.
  • A_TSIP3
    The significant and ongoing contributions of First Nations Australians and their histories and cultures are acknowledged locally, nationally and globally.

  • A_TSICP2
    The occupation and colonisation of Australia by the British, under the now overturned doctrine of terra nullius, were experienced by First Nations Australians as an invasion that denied their occupation of, and connection to, Country/Place.

  • A_TSICP1
    First Nations communities of Australia maintain a deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place and have holistic values and belief systems that are connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.

Curriculum Links

  • AC9HH9K01
    The causes and effects of European imperial expansion and the movement of peoples in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the different responses to colonisation and migration
  • AC9HH9K02
    The key social, cultural, economic and political changes and their significance in the development of Australian society during the period
  • AC9HH9K03
    The causes and effects of European contact and extension of settlement, including their impact on the First Nations Peoples of Australia
  • AC9HH9K04
    Significant events, ideas, people, groups and movements in the development of Australian society
  • AC9HH9K05
    Continuities and changes and their effects on ways of life and living conditions, political and legal institutions, and cultural expression around the turn of the 20th century in Australian society
  • AC9HH9K06
    Different experiences and perspectives of colonisers, settlers and First Nations Australians and the impact of these experiences on changes to Australian society's ideas, beliefs and values
  • AC9HH9K07
    The development of Australian society in relation to other nations in the world by 1914, including the effects of ideas and movements of people
  • AC9E9LA08
    Analyse how vocabulary choices contribute to style, mood and tone
  • AC9E9LE01
    Analyse the representations of people and places in literary texts, drawn from historical, social and cultural contexts, by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
  • AC9E9LE02
    Present a personal response to a literary text comparing initial impressions and subsequent analysis of the whole text
  • AC9E9LE06
    Create and edit literary texts, that may be a hybrid, that experiment with text structures, language features and literary devices for purposes and audiences
  • AC9E9LY01
    Analyse how representations of people, places, events and concepts reflect contexts
  • AC9E9LY02
    Listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences, analysing how language features position listeners to respond in particular ways, and use interacting skills to present and discuss opinions regarding these texts
  • AC9E9LY03
    Analyse and evaluate how language features are used to represent a perspective of an issue, event, situation, individual or group
  • AC9E9LY05
    Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to compare and contrast ideas and opinions in and between texts
  • AC9E9LY06
    Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical
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Unit Includes

  • 1 Focus Area
  • 3 Lessons

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