School Of Social SciencesIndigenous Australia: Back to the FutureWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300455.1
Discipline: TOURISM
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
ET101A - Introduction to Indigenous Australian Studies
About this Unit
This foundation core unit for tourism studies introduces students to the major issue involving Aboriginal people of Australia. It looks at the diverse cultures of Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. It examines aspects of the history of post-contact Australia in order to understand better the effects that this history continues to have in the lives of Aboriginal people today. It engages with key issues in contemporary Australia, such as land rights, Aboriginal health, welfare and education, contemporary Aboriginal art and images of Aboriginality in Australia and overseas. It pays attention to the Darug people and the current Aboriginal population in the Western Sydney area.