Essential Question

How do First Nations people and non-Indigenous people connect to and protect Country in the built environment?

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Unit details

Y8 Geography
Lesson Time: 40 minutes
Lessons: 9
Duration: 3 weeks
Australian Curriculum
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

Unit overview

In this unit, students:

  • build an understanding of First Nations Peoples’ connection to Country
  • consider how communities and First Nations people can maintain a connection or reconnect to Country in urban and built environments
  • investigate case studies related to place and connection, as well as the implementation of First Nations consultation for cultural recognition and environmental management of urban places
  • demonstrate learning through the creation of a proposal to address environmental issues relating to a local waterway, including proposed consultation with First Nations People/s.

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