Rights and freedoms
Students engage with original collection material to develop their understanding of Aboriginal rights and freedoms.
Details
This experience features two distinct sessions that allow students to engage with collection material and historical sources that relate to Aboriginal rights and freedoms.
In this two-hour program students will:
- Explore collection material on display relating to Aboriginal peoples and cultures during a guided library tour
- Identify and analyse historical sources relating to the Freedom Rides and the 1967 Referendum
Curriculum outcomes
History:
HT5-6 uses relevant evidence from sources to support historical narratives, explanations and analyses of the modern world and Australia
HT5-8 selects and analyses a range of historical sources to locate information relevant to an historical inquiry
Content:
The US civil rights movement and its influence on Australia (ACDSEH105).
Students:
- discuss the impact of the NSW Freedom Ride on the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
The significance of the following for the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: 1962 right to vote federally; 1967 Referendum; Reconciliation; Mabo decision; Bringing Them Home Report (the Stolen Generations); the Apology (ACDSEH106)
Students:
- outline the background, aims and significance of key developments in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' struggle for rights and freedoms
Before you visit
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Bus subsidy program
Travel free by bus to the Library to participate in our onsite learning programs.
Excursion Summary
Cost
$230 for groups up to 15 and $355 for groups 16-30.
Availability
Monday - Friday during term time
Duration
2 hours
Minimum supervision ratio
Secondary students - 1 adult per 20 students
1 Shakespeare Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
+61 2 9273 1414