3.1.2

Question 1

How did Indigenous Australians perceive the land before colonisation?

Answer 1

Land was sacred, lived in harmony, custodians not owners.

Question 2

How did Indigenous Australians interact with the land before colonisation?

Answer 2

Hunter-gathering (only took what was needed).
* Fire-stick farming (burnt land to attract animals).
* Semi-nomadic (moved with seasons).

Question 3

What was the impact of Indigenous interactions before colonisation?

Answer 3

Minimal impact → Some megafauna extinctions, fire-stick farming changed forests.

Question 4

How did Indigenous relationships change after colonisation?

Answer 4

Forced removals.
* Loss of sacred sites.
* Mabo case (1992) → land rights restored.
* Some now work in conservation.