PART A
TOPIC: First of all choose an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person or event from the list below and write your reflections on the topic chosen.
• Eddie Mabo
• Destiny Deacon
• Ken Thaiday
• William Cooper
• Bill Ferguson
• Pat O’Shane
• Kath Walker
• Archie Roach
• Charles Perkins
• Banjo Clarke
• The Aboriginal Day of Mourning
• The Apology by Kevin Rudd
• The Redfern Address
• The Mabo Decision
• The Woodward Report
• Someone of your own choice, contact lecturer if you need advice.
These are your own reflections on the topic. “Choose an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person or event” Write your reflections on the topic chosen.
However, standard academic style is recommended.
Use at least four references in your essay. The references can be books, catalogues, Court proceedings, government reports, internet addresses, Hansard, newspapers or any other sources as long as you have referenced them correctly. Use the USQ website to ensure your references in Harvard system are correct.
The answer is to describe the life and times of the person or event you have chosen (from the list). Also explain something significant about the person or event in terms of Australian history or culture. How is this person significant in terms of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and/or culture?
The assignment needs to have an introduction and a conclusion. The essay should flow from paragraph to paragraph, and keep on topic.
UPLOAD your assignment to the ‘Assessment 1 submission’ link.
PART B
TOPIC (Cont.): Please write 50 words on the impact of the person or event you have chosen on your understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. These 50 words can come from the larger text you have already completed for assignment 1, if you wish.(from your introduction or conclusion perhaps). This needs to go up online in the FORUM under the title: ‘Assessment 1 Part B: my understanding of
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