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What does the word Aboriginal mean?
Hunter
From the beginning
Gatherer
Australian
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In what year did Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologise to Australia's Indigenous peoples?
2007
2008
2009
2019
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What does Native Title refer to?
An ideological memoir on indigenous texts.
An arbitrary agreement from 1990.
The name given to a native artefact.
The right of indigenous peoples to own their traditional lands and waters.
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What does January 26 represent to Australia's Indigenous Peoples?
Australia Day: a celebration of the arrival of the First Fleet to Australia.
Survival Day: a celebration of the survival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Indigenous Australians have the oldest continuous civilisation on earth, extending back over 65,000 years.
More than 250 languages and 600 dialects were spoken at the time of colonial invasion in 1788 in over 500 different nations.
More than half (53 percent) of Aboriginal people are aged under 25 years.
Indigenous Australians are not disadvantaged.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the dreamtime?Indigenous stories told as an understanding of creationBedtime stories passed down through each generationDreams that Aboriginals haveAboriginal art paintings
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What are songlines?Songlines are only sang by eldersSonglines are a singing done by AboriginalsSonglines are a spoken map of Indigenous countriesSonlgines are lines that are sung
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What was the importance of the 1967 referendum?before 1967 Indigenous people weren't counted in the censusbefore 1967 Indigenous people couldn't votebefore 1967 Indigenous people owned their landbefore 1967 Indigenous people weren't allowed to have kids
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The majority of Aboriginal Australians live in ...
Rural areas
Urban areas
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What happened to the aborigines when the Europeans arrived?Killed by small poxForces off their land because they couldn't prove they owned itTheir children were taken away from themAll of the above
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How old is Aboriginal Australian culture?
More than 100 thousand years
About 10 thousand years
40 thousand years old
45 thousand years old
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What is the average life expectancy of Indigenous Australians in 2019?
81 years
59 years
65 years
66 years
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Before colonisation, how many different nations were present in Australia?
over 100
over 200
over 300
over 500
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Which of the following does not describe Aboriginal spirituality?
A oneness and an interconnectedness with all that lives and breathes
The land is our food, our culture, our spirit and identity
The belief that all objects are living and share the same soul or spirit that Aboriginals share
The belief in ancestor gods and the practical worshipping of these gods
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What is the significance of NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee)?
It celebrates the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
It celebrates the culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
It celebrates the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
All of the above