BEING AUSTRALIAN
A web based research task
Australia is a country rich in the cultures of people from many lands. You may have classmates who have come from somewhere else in the world, or their family may have been here for many years! Apart from Australia's indigenous people, we have all come from somewhere else.
What contributions to Australia have been made by the many different
cultural groups who make up Australia today?
We are going on a quest to find out!
You need to select one cultural groupsfrom the list below and prepare a power point presentation identifying how and what the group has contributed to Australia. You could look at:
Chapman, Gary (2007) Multicultural Australia: The Chinese in Australia, Macmillan Education, Sth Yarra
" " The Vietnamese in Australia " "
" " The Italians in Austalia " "
Aboriginal heritage
Indigenous Australia
Famous Aboriginal people
Eddie Mabo
David Unaipon
Mick Dodson , Mick Dodson (2)
Afghan Camelmen
Mahomet Allum , Mahomet Allum (2)
Famous Chinese Australians - Victor Chang
Dr John Yu
(Mei) Quong Tart
Famous Vietnamese Australians - Tan Le
Wikipedia - Italian Australians
Fact sheet
History of Lebanese settlement (Vic)
Fact sheet
What contributions to Australia have been made by the many different
cultural groups who make up Australia today?
We are going on a quest to find out!
You need to select one cultural groupsfrom the list below and prepare a power point presentation identifying how and what the group has contributed to Australia. You could look at:
- When they arrived in Australia
- Why did they come ( because of war, for work etc)
- What aspects of their culture have been become part of our Australian culture?
- Some noteworthy people from each cultural group
Chapman, Gary (2007) Multicultural Australia: The Chinese in Australia, Macmillan Education, Sth Yarra
" " The Vietnamese in Australia " "
" " The Italians in Austalia " "
- Indigenous
Aboriginal heritage
Indigenous Australia
Famous Aboriginal people
Eddie Mabo
David Unaipon
Mick Dodson , Mick Dodson (2)
- Afghani
Afghan Camelmen
Mahomet Allum , Mahomet Allum (2)
- Chinese
Famous Chinese Australians - Victor Chang
Dr John Yu
(Mei) Quong Tart
- Vietnamese
Famous Vietnamese Australians - Tan Le
- Italian
Wikipedia - Italian Australians
Fact sheet
- Lebanese
History of Lebanese settlement (Vic)
Fact sheet
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