Aboriginal Studies flashcards

What this deck covers

• Core Part 1: Aboriginality and the Land (13 cards, 6 dot points)

  • Dispossession and dislocation in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • Government policy eras in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • Reconciliation in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • The Dreaming and relationship to Country in HSC Aboriginal Studies (3)
  • The impact of colonisation in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • The Mabo decision and terra nullius in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
• Part 2: Comparative Study (11 cards, 5 dot points)

  • Comparing Aboriginality and the Land in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • Comparing Indigenous criminal justice in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • Comparing Indigenous health in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • Designing the Comparative Study in HSC Aboriginal Studies (3)
  • The global perspective on Indigenous rights in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
• Core Part 2: Heritage and Identity (16 cards, 6 dot points)

  • Contemporary Aboriginal identities in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • Cultural expression and the arts in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • Kinship and family structures in HSC Aboriginal Studies (3)
  • Language revival and cultural maintenance in HSC Aboriginal Studies (3)
  • Racism, prejudice and stereotyping in HSC Aboriginal Studies (3)
  • The Dreaming, spirituality and identity in HSC Aboriginal Studies (3)
• Part 3: Research and Inquiry Methods - The Major Project (10 cards, 3 dot points)

  • Ethics and presenting the Major Project in HSC Aboriginal Studies (4)
  • Planning the Major Project in HSC Aboriginal Studies (3)
  • The local community case study in HSC Aboriginal Studies (3)
• Part 1: Social Justice and Human Rights Issues (13 cards, 5 dot points)

  • Land rights and native title in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • Self-determination and autonomy in HSC Aboriginal Studies (3)
  • Social justice and human rights concepts in HSC Aboriginal Studies (4)
  • The 1967 referendum and the Uluru Statement in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)
  • The Stolen Generations and Bringing Them Home in HSC Aboriginal Studies (2)

Sample cards from this deck

1. Definition

   The Dreaming and relationship to Country in HSC Aboriginal Studies

   Define The Dreaming

   The Dreaming is the foundational Aboriginal worldview that accounts for creation, establishes the law and connects people, ancestral beings and Country across past, present and future.

2. Definition

   Designing the Comparative Study in HSC Aboriginal Studies

   Define Comparative study

   A comparative study examines two or more communities side by side to identify similarities and differences in their experiences and responses.

3. Definition

   Kinship and family structures in HSC Aboriginal Studies

   Define Kinship

   Kinship is the system of relationships, classifications and obligations that organises an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander society.

4. Definition

   Ethics and presenting the Major Project in HSC Aboriginal Studies

   Define Cultural protocols

   Cultural protocols are like asking the right person for permission before you even open the album. Informed consent is making sure your friend understands exactly what you plan to do with the photos before they say yes. Indigenous data sovereignty is the rule that the album still belongs to your friend's family even after they lend it to you - they decide what gets shared, how it is stored, and whether you can publish it at all. And just as a good family history is not simply a pile of loose photos but a story that makes sense of them, a strong Major Project does not just dump quotes and statistics on the page - it analyses them for patterns and presents them in a clear, respectful structure.

5. Definition

   Self-determination and autonomy in HSC Aboriginal Studies

   Define Self-determination

   Self-determination is the collective right of a people to control their own political, economic, social and cultural development and to make the decisions that affect their lives.

6. Key fact

   Dispossession and dislocation in HSC Aboriginal Studies

   Tell me about Frontier violence and the wars of resistance

   Colonisation was not peaceful settlement. As pastoralists pushed onto Country, Aboriginal peoples defended their land, and the frontier saw sustained conflict often called the frontier wars.

7. Key fact

   Comparing Aboriginality and the Land in HSC Aboriginal Studies

   Tell me about Building the comparison criteria

   Strong comparison runs on explicit criteria rather than two descriptions. For Aboriginality and the Land, useful criteria are: the nature of the spiritual and economic connection to land; the form dispossession took; the legal mechanism for recovering land; and the degree of self-determination achieved over Country.

8. Definition

   Language revival and cultural maintenance in HSC Aboriginal Studies

   Define Cultural maintenance

   Cultural maintenance is the active, ongoing work of keeping languages, knowledge, ceremony, story and connection to Country alive and transmitting them to future generations.

9. Definition

   The local community case study in HSC Aboriginal Studies

   Define Local community case study

   A local community case study is an in-depth, ethical investigation of one specific Aboriginal community, organisation or initiative, conducted with community consultation and using primary and secondary research methods.

10. Definition

    Social justice and human rights concepts in HSC Aboriginal Studies

    Define Access

    The ability of all people to reach the services, opportunities and benefits available in society, including health, education, housing and justice.