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Assignment:
"For the most part, settler colonial structures and practices have been normalised to the point of invisibility - or perhaps one should say wilful blindness - on the part of the dominant society. Settler colonialism has never been invisible to Indigenous peoples, who have lived with its consequences since the moment of invasion of their territories" - Maddison, S. (2019). Appendix: Understanding Australian settler colonialism. In S. Maddison, The colonial fantasy : why White Australia can't solve Black problems (p. 215). Allen & Unwin.
- Analyse the extent to which an event, symbol, place, monument, or text in Australia is reflective of Indigenous experiences and perspectives.
- Explain how race considers different historical and contemporary interpretations. Detailed and integrated explanation of the chosen example in relation to how theories of 'race' supported the colonisation, dispossession and subjugation of aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Explain how and why racial thinking evolved over time.
- Detailed explanation of settler colonialism and the way it has impacted Indigenous lives in the chosen example, including primary evidence and Indigenous perspectives. Explain how and why colonial approaches evolved over time, which connects to ideas about race. integrate the influence of settler colonialism om collective understandings of Australian history.
- Examine the resistance from 1788 to the present to illustrate Indigenous resistance, which includes a diverse range of examples. Analyse how those examples contribute to reshaping perspectives on Australia's shared history.