Elaborations

• examining early archaeological sites (for example Nauwalabila, Malakunanja, Devil’s Lair, Lake Mungo, Preminghana) that show the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal Peoples to Country
• mapping the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language groups in Australia, with particular emphasis on the local area and state/territory
• investigating pre-contact ways of life of the Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders; their knowledge of their environment including land management practices; their sense of the interconnectedness of Country/Place, People, Culture and Identity; and some of their principles (such as caring for country, caring for each other and respecting all things)
• studying totems in the lives of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples and examining the differences between their totems