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ETHN219 Post Contact Indigenous History
10 cp
Prerequisites ETHN108 Indigenous Lifestyles Past and Present
Teaching Organisation This unit is taught in the distance education mode and is presented in two parts. Part one consists of 12 topics presented over 12 weeks. There will be a new module (topic) every week. Each module consists of required reading, outcomes, key terms, summary or required reading and an assessment item. Part two consists of residential school sessions.
This unit is concerned with the history of Indigenous peoples from 1788 to the present, (concentrating on how Indigenous communities have responded to invasion and settlement and adapted their cultures), and an exploration of contemporary issues.
This unit will also focus on developing students’ research skills in conjunction with the following objectives:
- knowledge of the impact of colonisation on traditional cultures; and
- understanding of changes to cultures and lives of Indigenous people under various government policies and contemporary issues and aspirations.
