Aboriginal Totems Poster
Totems can be an animal, plant or other object believed to be ancestrally related to a person. Totems are an important part of Indigenous Australian culture.
This resource supports the Year 4 History Curriculum.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to identify the diversity of First Nations Australians and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country/Place (land, sea, waterways and skies).
- We are learning to identify the diversity of First Nations Peoples and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country/Place (land, sea, waterways and skies).
Curriculum alignment
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The diversity of First Nations Australians, their social organisation and their continuous connection to Country/Place
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The diversity of Australia's first peoples and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country/Place (land, sea, waterways and skies)
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The diversity and longevity of Australia’s first peoples and the significant ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the effects on their daily lives
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The significance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who belong to a local area
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.