Year 9 History – Lesson 3
Impacts on Aboriginal Peoples
Do Now
List one way settlement changed the land How could losing access to land affect Aboriginal peoples? What is one environmental change caused by settlement?
Lesson Intentions
Identify key impacts of settlement on Aboriginal peoples Explain short-term and long-term impacts Link settlement to dispossession, violence and cultural loss
Loss of Land and Dispossession
Initial contact was sometimes peaceful, but this changed as settlers took more land Aboriginal peoples were pushed off Country Hunting and gathering areas were lost Traditional movement across land was disrupted
Violence and Conflict
Conflict increased as settlers expanded Many Aboriginal peoples were killed Frontier violence happened in many places Fear and disruption spread through communities
Cultural Impacts
Connection to Country was damaged Traditional practices were disrupted Sacred places were taken or destroyed Community life changed over time
Loss of Traditional Ways of Life
Food sources became harder to access Movement across Country was restricted Traditional land management was disrupted Families and communities faced major change
Preparing for the Assessment
Terra nullius and settlement Impacts on land Impacts on Aboriginal peoples Cause-and-effect links in clear paragraphs