Day of Mourning (Australia)

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/day-of-mourning-australia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of protest?January 26, 1938
2. What is the primary organizing bodies?Aborigines Progressive Association (APA) and Australian Aborigines' League (AAL)
3. What was the Day of Mourning in Australia?It was a big protest on January 26, 1938, when Aboriginal Australians spoke up for their rights and asked for better treatment.
4. Why did the Day of Mourning happen on January 26?That day was the 150th anniversary of the First Fleet and was normally celebrated as Australia Day, so the protest used it to show the true history and ask for change.

Aboriginal Australians: The Indigenous peoples of Australia, with a continuous cultural history spanning tens of thousands of years.
Colonisation: The process by which a dominant power establishes control over another territory, often involving settlement and exploitation.
Racial Discrimination: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals or groups based on their race or ethnicity, often embedded in social structures and policies.
Assimilation: A policy aimed at absorbing minority groups into the dominant culture, often involving the suppression of distinct cultural practices and identities.