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NSWAboriginal Studies

Part 2: Comparative Study

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community experience their relationship to land, dispossession and the struggle to recover Country?

Compare the experiences of an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community in relation to Aboriginality and the Land
A worked answer comparing land for the HSC Aboriginal Studies Comparative Study. Compares spiritual connection to land, dispossession, and land recovery between an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community such as Maori, using treaties, native title and self-determination as comparison criteria.
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How do an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community experience criminal justice systems, and how do they respond?

Compare the criminal justice experiences and community-led responses of an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community
A worked answer comparing Indigenous criminal justice for the HSC Aboriginal Studies Comparative Study. Covers over-representation, deaths in custody, the Royal Commission, justice reinvestment, and Maori and Canadian First Nations responses, centring self-determination.
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How do an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community experience and respond to health as a social justice issue?

Compare the health experiences and self-determination strategies of an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community
A worked answer comparing Indigenous health for the HSC Aboriginal Studies Comparative Study. Uses Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations and Maori health models to compare the legacy of colonisation, the Close the Gap movement, and self-determination in health.
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How do you design a valid comparative study of an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community across two social justice topics?

Plan and structure the comparative study by selecting an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community and comparing them across two social justice topics
A practical answer on how to plan the HSC Aboriginal Studies Comparative Study. Explains choosing an Aboriginal and an international Indigenous community, selecting two of the six topics, building valid comparison points, and centring self-determination and Indigenous data sovereignty.
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What is the global perspective on Indigenous rights, and how does it frame the comparison between an Aboriginal community and an international Indigenous community?

Examine the global perspective on Indigenous peoples and rights and apply it to frame the comparative study of two communities
A clear answer on the global perspective for the HSC Aboriginal Studies Comparative Study. Covers shared patterns of colonisation worldwide, UNDRIP and international instruments, the global Indigenous rights movement, and how this perspective frames an integrated comparison of two communities.
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