Year 10 Indigenous Rights Quiz

The ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ is…

• An international document that states the basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled.

• An Australian document that outlines how the government can be inclusive of Indigenous Australians.

• Another name for the American constitution.

• A document written in 1922 after World War One.

When the British first arrived in Australia, they thought…

• Indigenous people had thriving cultures.

• Indigenous people were the rightful owners of the land.

• Indigenous people were flora and fauna.

• Indigenous people were people who deserved to be respected.

The protection era was….

• In 2007 when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd did his Sorry speech which showed he wanted to protect Indigenous people’s feelings.

• In 1770s when Captain Cook arrived and decided he want to protect Indigenous Australians so he began giving them clothing and food.

• When the Australian government decided Indigenous people could protect themselves so they stopped making controlling policies.

• When the Australian government enacted policies that (nearly) totally controlled Indigenous Australians in all aspects of their lives.

The 1915 amendment to the Aborigines Protection Act 1909 in NSW meant…

• The government could not be involved in Indigenous Australians lives.

• The government could forcibly removed Indigenous children at any time, for any reason.

• The government would allow Indigenous Australians the right to protect themselves.

• The government would protect themselves against Indigenous Australians.

The Wik Decision meant…

• That the Australian Government recognised Indigenous Australians were here before the British arrived.

• That native title could coexist on land where pastoral leaseholders were present.

• That the Australian government could take Indigenous children from Indigenous people.

• Wikipedia could be accessed by Australians.

The Mabo Decision was delivered in 1992.

• True

• False

Every Australian politician agreed with the Wik Decision.

• True

• False

Paul Keating’s Redfern Speech in 1992 was the first time the Australian government acknowledged the pain, loss and devastation inflicted on Indigenous Australians.

• True

• False

When analysing sources, the ‘historical context’ of a source means…

• The format the source was produced in.

• What was going on at the time the source was produced.

• The person who wrote the source.

• Why the author of the text produced it?

When analysing sources, ‘purpose’ refers to…

• The relevance of the source to your argument.

• The reason you are reading the source.

• Why the author created the source.

• The author's name.