History

Since the invasion, Indigenous Australian peoples have resisted the non-Indigenous occupation of Australia and the policies imposed

upon them. In what ways have Indigenous Australian peoples resisted?

Content requirement
• For the purposes of this essay, cover the period from 1770 to approximately 1970.
• Engaging with the key scholarly readings of IKC101, explain the following stages of Australia’s shared history and discuss Indigenous

Australian resistance in each:
o the colonial frontier
o Protection
o Segregation
o Stolen Generations
• Each stage must include an example from an identified language group or person.
• The essay should be your own original work. This assessment task will be put through Turnitin to identify plagiarism.

Essay requirements
• This assignment is to be completed in essay format. Include an introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion.
• Develop an overall position and ensure each paragraph contains a specific point that is demonstrated and supported in the paragraph.
• Write in the third person; avoid the use of “I”.
• Resources and information relating to writing essays can be found at:
http://student.csu.edu.au/study/guidesandtips/writing-at-uni

Reference requirements
• Use at least eight (8) reference sources in total.
• You must use a minimum of six (6) required or recommended readings from the IKC101 modules.
• You must cite and reference two (2) additional sources that you have located yourself. These texts must be of academic standard, such

as a journal article, text book, text book chapter or conference paper proceeding. Assess the quality of content in web sources very

carefully. In general, website references are unlikely to provide reliable, researched information suitable for this task.