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Humanities: History: Rights & Freedoms

Assessment task

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Aboriginal individuals, groups and organisations


The following links provide you with a starting point for your research. There are many other sources out there for you to utilise.

 

·         Oodgeroo Noonuccal

·         Albert Namatjimra

·         Yothu Yindi

·         Ernie Dingo

·         Christine Anu

·         Jessica Mauboy

·         Jeffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

·         Lionel Rose

·      Cathy Freeman

·         Michael Long

·         Gavin Wanganeen

·         Nicky Winmar

·         Patrick Mills

·         Novis Perris-Kneebone

·         Charles Perkins

·         Eddie Mabo

·         Sir Douglas Nicholls

·         Mick Dodson

·         Stolen Generation

·         Mabo Debate

·         History of the Tent Embassy

·         First Aboriginal Cricket Team

·         National Reconciliation

·         Stolen Generation Stories

·         Gurindji Strike

·         Yirrkala People Protest

·         Current Indigenous Issues

·         ATSIC

·         David Unaipon

·         Evonne Goolagong

·         Arthur Beetson

·         Laurie Daley

·         Gorden Tallis

·         Graeme (Polly) Farmer

·         Mark Ella

·         Freedom Rides

·         Archie Roach

Australia Civil Rights Film clips

SBS Living Black – ‘Sporting An Identity’ (6mins) –

Deals with Cathy Freeman Flag incident

http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/11895363561/Sporting-an-Identity 

ABC 7:30 Report – Strife torn Redfern torn by development plans (8mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQA-QCgl3lw 

ABC News – Block residents refuse to leave (3mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Upm78D9kWw 

ABC News - Block residents defy eviction notice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49tKz-cyVhg

 

Civil Rights : Aboriginal resources

      

Some famous Abriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

(lists some individuals involved in sport, music, film etc)

 

 

Collaborating for Indigeonous Rights: Civil rights, Land rights, People, Organisation, Timeline, Map. etc.

USA Civil Rights film clips

BBC – Civil Rights Era Motion Gallery (2mins)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBPeCQzHu5w

PBS – Rosa Parks Immortalized with statue at U.S. Capitol (2mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44h4kNDmV7w

 

Smithsonian Magazine – The Freedom Riders History (5mins) –

Good link with our own Freedom Rides/Charlie Perkins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zBY6gkpbTg

 

Voice of America – Alabama City remembered as Climactic Battle of

Civil Rights Movement (5mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggUt0gJh9U8

 

History Channel – Klan Bombing of Birmingham Church 1963 (4mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-MuWDsv5pg

 

MLKs Last Speech – ‘I Have been to the mountaintop’ (3mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oehry1JC9Rk

 

Malcolm X Speech – ‘Who are you?’ (2mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_30NWhC09Rs

 

Malcolm X Speech – ‘By Any Means Necessary’ (30seconds)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4DlfEQ7cyk

Black Panther Party Montage (6mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLzIsJqxC5I

 

Stokley Carmichael Speech – ‘We need a Black United Front’ (5mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLLsn1f7Tdc

 

Muhammad Ali Speech – ‘No Vietnamese ever called me nigger’ (3mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeFMyrWlZ68

 

Muhammad Ali/Michael Parkinson Interview 1971 –

Race relations in the USA (7mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LvNDn1eBNw

ESPN – 40th Anniversary of Olympic ‘Black Power’ Salute –

Mexico Games 1968 (8mins) – Compare Cathy Freeman Flag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OUD1w-EfeQ

 

Documentary Trailer – ‘Salute’ (3mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9NsN0ybTec
 

https://www.youtube.com/user/ccbvids1/feed?filter=2

How to present a "good speech"!

A guide on how to present a good oral presentation

This website lists the steps towards presenting an effective Oral presentation

Monash University's guide to oral presentations

Compare and Contrast Speeches

1. With reference to detailed, relevant and accurate historical information, select TWO songs. Compare and contrast how effective these songs are in highlighting the struggle for Aboriginal rights and freedoms

2. With reference to detailed, relevant and accurate historical information, select TWO notable Aboriginal personalities (past or present). Compare and contrast how influential the contributions of these two personalities have been in the struggle for Aboriginal rights and freedoms.

3. With reference to detailed, relevant and accurate historical information, compare and contrast the 1968 'Black Power' Salute Olympic protest, witht he actions taken by Cathy Freeman at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and Damien Hooper at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Resources: Personalities: See links below.

Balck Power/Cathy Freeman/Damien Hooper: 

The Guardian - The Man who raised a black power saluteat 1968 Olympic Games
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/30/black-power-salute-1968-olympics

BBC - On this day 17th October 1968
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/17/newsid_3535000/3535348.stm

CNN - Apology urged for Australian Olympian in 1968 Balck Ppower Protest
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/21/world/asia/australia-norman-olympic-apology

NGA - Cathy Freeman 1994 Commonwealth Games
http://nga.gov.au/federation/Detail.cfm?WorkID=27708

The conversation - Damien Hooper, the Aboriginal flag and the right to freedom of speech
https://theconversation.com/damien-hooper-the-aboriginal-flag-and-the-right-to-freedom-of-speech-8577

ABC - Political Games
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/07/31/3557693.htm

Music examples

Midnight Oil : Beds are burning:
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/midnight+oil/beds+are+burning_20093267.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rncDkWvTu7g

Yothu Yindi : Treaty
http://www.yothuyindi.com/music/treaty.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7cbkxn4G8U

Paul Kelly: This land is mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qok6YM3E1z8
http://sensesofcinema.com/2001/17/moon_extract/

Explain speeches

 4. With reference to detailed, relevant and accurate historical information, explain why the Mabo Decision (1993) can be considered a momentus victory for the Aboriginal Land Rights movement.

5. With reference to detailed, relevant and accurate historical information, explain why Paul Keating's Redfern Speech (1993) and kevin Rudd's National Apology (2008) can be considered significant steps forward in the reconcilation process between indigenous and Non-indigenous Australians.

Mabo

ABC - 80 Days that changed our lives : The Mabo Decision in the High Court
http://www.abc.net.au/archives/80days/stories/2012/01/19/3412061.htm

Herald Sun - mab's epic fight for land rights changed Australian Law & History
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/fight-for-land-rights-changed-history/story-fnat7jnn-1226613120932

Reconciliation Australia - 20th Anniversary of Mabo
http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/resources/factsheets/q-a-factsheets/let-s-talk----mabo

Redfern Speech/National Apology

SBS - 20 years on the redfern Park Speech
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1719255/20-years-on-The-Redfern-Park-speech

ABC - Refern marks Keating speech 20 years on
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-09/20-year-anniversary-of-keating-redfern-speech/4416732

The Age - Sadly the Refern Speech is still the highwater mark for inclusion
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/sadly-the-redfern-speech-is-still-the-highwater-mark-for-inclusion-20121209-2b3gd.html

Reconciliation Australia - National Apology Fact File
http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/resources/factsheets/q-a-factsheets/apology

Reconciliation Australia - Quotes on the importance of the National Apology
http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/resources/school-resources/apology-resources/quotes

ABC - Hug for Rudd on anniversary of apology
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-13/hug-for-kevin-rudd-stolen-generations-apology-anniversary/4516182

SBS - The Stolen Generations Apology Five Years On
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1736578/The-Stolen-Generations-apology-five-years-on

To What Extent speeches

6.With reference to detailed, relevant and accurate historical information, to what extent did the Aboriginal Tent Embassy protest achieve its aims?

7.With reference to detailed, relevant and accurate historical information, to what extent can the celebration of Australia Day on the 26th January be considered 'Culturally insensitive'?
 
8.With reference to detailed, relevant and accurate historical information, to what extent is the following statement correct: "You can't do good things 'to' or 'for' Aboriginal people, you can only do good things WITH Aboriginal people - together"
 
Tent Embassy
 
 
 
 
Australia Day