First Australians : An Illustrated History
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
Z1546617
2008
reference
single work
information book
(taught in 2 units)
'First Australians, the companion book to the epic SBS TV series, is the dramatic story of the collision of two worlds that created contemporary Australia. Told from the perspective of Australia's first people, it vividly brings to life the events that unfolded when the oldest living culture in the world was overrun by the world's greatest empire.
'Through a vast collection of images and historic documents, seven of Australia's leading historians reveal the true stories of individuals-both black and white-caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in Australia's most transformative period of history.
'Their story begins in 1788 in Warrane, now known as Sydney, with the friendship between an Englishman, Governor Phillip, and the kidnapped warrior Bennelong. It ends in 1993 with Koiki Mabo's legal challenge to the foundation of Australia.
'By illuminating a handful of extraordinary lives spanning two centuries, First Australians reveals, through their eyes, the events that shaped a new nation.' (Publisher's blurb)
This unit focuses on the history of Aboriginal communities by examining Aboriginal society from pre-colonial to contemporary times. It pays particular attention to the effects of Government policies on Aboriginal communities, and provides students with the opportunity to analyse a variety of approaches to address Indigenous disadvantages today. Through the unit's assessment tasks students will be able to apply academic skills acquired in other units in the TRACKS Tertiary Preparation Program.
