Word scramble: Indigenous Australia

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Scrambled words

  1. aitobgrianiyl  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  2. toisonocanli ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  3. tnoucyr ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  4. psdoissssione  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  5. yesrtdivi  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  6. gnreidma  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  7. rleed  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  8. nsonuieidg ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  9. kiphsni   ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  10. nald   ___  ___  ___  ___
  11. aeslungg  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  12. bom  ___  ___  ___
  13. uiunlsl ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  14. criiocltnaioenl  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  15. ecaniserst ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  16. ntei-mfsrdeoetinal ___  ___  ___  ___  –  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  17. ositvnyrege ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  18. vliasruv ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  19. otsrer ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
  20. erytta ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___

Clues

  1. Aboriginal identity
  2. The takover of the land of Indigenous people
  3. Used by Aboriginal people to refer to the land to which they belong
  4. The taking away of Indigenous people from their land
  5. A term used to describe the multicultural nature of Indigenous Australia
  6. A term used to describe Aboriginal spirituality
  7. A key person or leader in an Aboriginal community
  8. The first peoples of a land
  9. A term used to describe the relationship to family and land
  10. The spiritual basis of Indigenous culture
  11. Many hundreds of these were spoken by Indigenous people at colonisation
  12. Aboriginal English for a family group or community
  13. Terra____means territory belonging to no one
  14. The promotion of harmony between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
  15. A term used to describe opposition to colonisation
  16. The act of Indigenous people controlling all aspects of their lives
  17. The legal recognition of Indigenous ownership of land
  18. Refers to the endurance of Indigenous Australia beyond colonisation
  19. Many Australian Indigenous people come from the ____ Strait Islands
  20. An agreement between nations

References

Aboriginal Studies Years 7-10 Syllabus, NSW Board of Studies 2003
  1. aitobgrianiyl – aboriginality
  2. toisonocanli – colonisation
  3. tnoucyr – country
  4. psdoissssione – dispossession
  5. yesrtdivi – diversity
  6. gnreidma – dreaming
  7. rleed – elder
  8. nsonuieidg – indigenous
  9. kiphsni – kinship
  10. nald – land
  11. aeslungg – languages
  12. bom – mob
  13. uiunlsl – nullius
  14. criiocltnaioenl – reconcilliation
  15. ecaniserst – resistance
  16. ntei-mfsrdeoetinal – self-determination
  17. ositvnyrege – sovereignty
  18. vliasruv – survival
  19. otsrer – torres
  20. erytta – treaty