Land Rights
Questions
1. What was the main point of the Land Rights story?
2. When is Mabo Day?
3. Why is it known as Mabo Day?
4. What is Mabo Day the anniversary of?
5. Where are the Torres Strait Islands in relation to Australia? Locate using Google maps.
6. Dwayne says ‘We have a strong connection to the land. It gives us life’. Explain why land is so important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
7. What does Terra Nullius mean?
8. What effect did white settlement have on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
9. How long have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lived in Australia?
10. When was Australia first settled by the British?
2. When is Mabo Day?
3. Why is it known as Mabo Day?
4. What is Mabo Day the anniversary of?
5. Where are the Torres Strait Islands in relation to Australia? Locate using Google maps.
6. Dwayne says ‘We have a strong connection to the land. It gives us life’. Explain why land is so important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
7. What does Terra Nullius mean?
8. What effect did white settlement have on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
9. How long have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lived in Australia?
10. When was Australia first settled by the British?