1. What are Land Rights? What are some common Myths about Land Rights? The Land Rights Movement

2. Read Topic 6 Lesson 4 on MOODLE Go to this website  http://www.alc.org.au/newsroom/fact-sheets/background-land-rights-in-nsw.aspxhttp://www.alc.org.au/newsroom/fact-sheets/background-land-rights-in-nsw.aspx Answer these questions 1.What event saw the beginning of the Land Rights struggle in Australia? 2.What did the British colonists believe about Australia? Why do you think they believed this? 3.What does the term terra nullius mean and what did it mean to Australia? 4.Where does the NSW Aboriginal Lands Council believe the development and prosperity of Australia came from? 5.Why does the NSW Aboriginal Lands Council believe Land Rights are an important part of the lives of both urban and regional Aboriginal communities throughout NSW? What benefits does the whole community gain from this?

3. Go to this website http://www.alc.org.au/newsroom/fact-sheets/common- myths.aspx http://www.alc.org.au/newsroom/fact-sheets/common- myths.aspx Answer these questions 1. Can Aborigines be granted anyone’s land? 2. Are Land Rights a Government handout? 3. How much land do Aborigines own through Land Rights claims? 4. Do Taxpayers fund any special privileges for Aborigines under the Land Rights Act? EXPLAIN