What is the Dream time?
It involves creation stories which form the basis of law and religious belief.
What does the term 'terra nullius' mean?
It is Latin for 'land belonging to no-one'
Why did the British think Australia was 'ownerless?'
Because Aboriginal people lived in a totally different way to the colonisers.
What was the name of the first Governor of the Australian colony?
Governor Arthur Phillip
What does 'dispossession' mean?
Indigenous land taken away without prior agreement,
What was the name of the Aboriginal warrior who waged war on the British?
Pemulwuy
Where did a massacre occur where the attackers were found guilty of murder?>
Myall Creek
What was the Aboriginal term for 'father?'
Be-anna
What was the Aboriginal term for 'son?'
Dooroow
How long did Bennelong stay in England?
3 years.
What happened to Bennelong's friend Yemmerrawanne who went to English with him?
He died of pneumonia.
How did Bennelong die?
He was killed in a tribal fight.
What does 'paternalism' mean?
A 'fatherly' attitude to treat people as children.
What does 'colonisation' mean?
The permanent settlement of land by foreigners.
