Post 1945 Common Knowledge

Question 1

Cult

Answer 1

A system of religious worship and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object

Question 2

Moiety

Answer 2

Two social/ritual groups in which a people are divided

The moieties purpose is providing a balance. In order to conserve the environment but also use it, one side has the responsibility to conserve/protect the totem whilst the other has the ability to eat/use the totem

Question 3

Skin names

Answer 3

Equivalent to last based on bloodline

Kinship is expressed through skin names, which determine personal relationships including avoidance relationships and marriage

Question 4

Australian Council of Christians and Jews

Answer 4

Formed in 1991

Purpose = to promote cooperation between Jews and Christians

Question 5

Women’s Interfaith Network

Answer 5

A gathering of women of different religions who work to promote mutual understanding among the followers of the various world religions

Question 6

National Inquiry into the Separation of ATSI Children from Their Families

Answer 6

Established by the Federal Attorney-General in 1995

Conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)

Attempts to provide an opportunity to discover the experiences of people removed from their families

Question 7

10 Point Plan a.k.a The Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)

Answer 7

Australian native title law created by John Howard in response to the 1996 Wik Decision

Made to place restrictions on native title claims as the Wik Decision had left too much uncertainty and threatened investment from mining companies

Question 8

Smoking ceremony

Answer 8

Involves burning various native plants to produce smoke which are believed to have cleansing properties and the ability to ward off bad spirits

Question 9

Stolen Generations

Answer 9

It is estimated that between 1883 and 1969, more than 6,200 children were stolen in NSW alone

Question 10

Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation

Answer 10

NGO formed in 2001

Promotes reconciliation between ATSIs and non-ATSIs

Question 11

Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

Answer 11

Found that almost 1,400 deaths in prison custody have been recorded since 1980

Question 12

Bringing Them Home Report

Answer 12

The Australian Report in 1997 of the “National Inquiry into the Separation of ATSI from Their Families”

Marked a crucial moment in the controversy known as the Stolen Generations

Question 13

White Australian Policy

Answer 13

The Immigration Restriction Act led to the restriction of non-white immigration, which became known as the White Australia Policy

Aim = to help keep Australia British

Question 14

National Church Life Survey Research

Answer 14

An Australian organisation that surveys Australian community attitudes and runs studies on churches in Australia every 5 years

Question 15

Protection Act

Answer 15

Gave the Aborigines Protection Board the power to remove any Indigenous child at any time and for any reason, with the accusation that they were living in a rough/uncivilised environment

Question 16

Kevin Rudd Apology

Answer 16

On 13 February 2008, Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been damaged by past government policies = was a big step for Aboriginal reconciliation

Question 17

Assimilation Policy

Answer 17

It was based on the ideology that if the Aboriginal race could not be destroyed or separated, they should be integrated into European society though breeding their colours (Aboriginal women married with whites)

Question 18

Freedom Riders

Answer 18

Inspired by the Freedom Riders of the American Civil Rights movement, students from the USYD formed a group called the Student Action for Aborigines, led by Charles Perkins (1st Indigenous to graduate tertiary education). They travelled into NSW country towns on what some of them considered a fact-finding mission

Question 19

Wave Hill Walk-Off a.k.a The Gurindji Strike

Answer 19

Was a walk-off/strike by 200 Gurindji stockmen, house servants and their families in 1966 at the Northern Territory

They expressed their unhappiness with their poor working conditions and disrespectful treatment, protesting for their human rights

Question 20

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Answer 20

Is a semi-permanent assemblage where residing activists claim to represent the political rights of Aboriginals

Question 21

The Yirrkala Bark petitions

Answer 21

(1963) are the first traditional documents prepared by ATSIs that were recognised by the Australian Parliament = first documentary recognition of Aboriginals in Australian law

Question 22

Communion

Answer 22

The bond uniting Christians as individuals and groups with each other and with Jesus

Question 23

Civil marriages

Answer 23

A marriage celebrated as a civil contract without religious ceremony

Question 24

Pluralistic

Answer 24

An advocate that various religious, ethnic, racial and political groups should be allowed to thrive in a single society

Question 25

Kanyini

Answer 25

Means connectedness

Question 26

Missionisation

Answer 26

The practice of missionary work, usually in the Christian culture

Question 27

Evangelisation

Answer 27

To preach the Christian Gospel or a particular interpretation of it

Question 28

Parareligious

Answer 28

Believing in multiple religions but like a bit from each of them