Indigenous Australia/INDA103/Course guide/Syllabus

Syllubus

Participants in Indigenous Australia reside in different time zones. We recommend that you follow the course in your own time zone. For example, Monday means your Monday and not the time zone where the lead facilitator is located.

Orientation

Familiarise yourself with the course site and establish your personal learning journal.

• Dates: should be reviewed before you start your learning journey.
• Learning materials:

1. Start Here

Session 1: Indigenous Australian Peoples and Human Rights

• Suggested dates: Week 1

• Learning materials:

1. Overview
2. What are Human Rights?
3. How have Indigenous People Fought for their Rights in the Twentieth Century
4. What is the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples?

Session 2: Native Title and Heritage Protection

• Suggested dates: Week 2
• Learning materials:

1. Overview
2. Dispossession and terra nullius
3. From terra nullius to native title: the Mabo case
4. Responses by governments: the Native Title Acts
5. Native title settlements

Session 3: Indigenous Health and Well Being

• Suggested dates: Week 3
• Learning materials

1. Overview
2. Why Social Justice and Reconciliation?
3. Social Justice
4. Reconciliation
5. Indigenous Health and Well Being Today

Session 4: Assessments

• Suggested dates: Week 4
• Assessments

1. Course assignment and Assessment rubric