The Aboriginal Protection Board was established in 1883 in New South Wales, Australia to control the lives and affairs of Aboriginal people according to the theories of social Darwinism prevalent at that time. The Board had total control over Aboriginal people in NSW from 1883 to 1969, determining where they lived and worked and restricting their rights. While intended to protect Aboriginal people, in practice the Board persecuted them by enforcing segregation and assimilation policies that undermined Aboriginal culture and self-determination.
3. Rights and freedoms denied to Aboriginal and
Torres Straight Islanders before 1965
Learning Goal
◻ To understand what the Aboriginal Protection Board was and
understand its impact.
Success Criteria
1. I can explain what the Aboriginal Protection Board was.
2. I can explain some of the impacts it had on the Indigenous
community.
4. Starter – 5 minutes
◻ TASK
◻ Read ‘Aboriginal Protection Boards’ (P32 of your textbook)
◻ Using the reading write 2-3 sentences that explain what you
think is meant by the term ‘dying race’
5. Key terms Definitions
◻ TASK
◻ Define these terms from Page 32:
◻ 1. terra nullius
◻ 2. Segregation
◻ 3. Assimilation
6. The Aboriginal Protection Board - copy this
◻ TASK The NSW Aborigines Protection Board was established in
1883, a time when Social Darwinism theory prevailed and the
colony of NSW looked towards a future as part of a federated
white Australia.
◻ However, for many Aboriginal people of those times, this was a
board not of protection, but persecution. The board utterly
controlled the lives and affairs of Aboriginal people in NSW from
1883 until 1969.
7. The Aboriginal Protection Board
◻ TASK
◻ Using the information provided (Act No. 25, 1869) and your
own research, answer the following question.
◻ http://www.nma.gov.au/online_features/defining_moments/f
eatured/aborigines_protection_act
◻ Explain the purpose of the Aboriginal Protection Board?
(1 x structured paragraph)
8.
9. Source Analysis
TASK
Using the source on the last slide, answer these questions.
Create a table like the one below and complete:
2. Who took this photo?
3. Where is it from?
4. When was it taken?
5. What was happening at the time in history this photo was taken?
6. Why was it taken?
PEOPLE OBJECTS WORDS
11. Recap & exit tickets
Success Criteria
1. I can explain what the Aboriginal Protection Board was and
identify some of the issues associated with it
Exit Ticket
◻ State your greatest criticism of the Aboriginal Protection
Board
