First Contact Poster
British settlers weren't the first people to visit Australian shores. This resource focuses on the Indonesian Macassans and the cultural influence they had on the Australian indigenous population.
This resource supports the Year 4 History Curriculum.
It may be used in conjunction with the following worksheet: http://teachthisworksheet.com/static_worksheets/index/1457
Learning goals
- We are learning to understand the nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments.
- We are learning to understand the nature of contact between First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion.
Curriculum alignment
AC9HS4K04
9
The effects of contact with other people on First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion
ACHASSK086
8.4
The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.