RE Assessment: Kanyini Questions

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Year 10 RE Assessment: Kanyini Questions

Part A (Answer all 4 questions) – 8 marks
1. Describe the landscape around Uluru
The land around Uluru is surrounded by areas with little vegetation and no tall vegetation. The main vegetation around Uluru are shrubs. The area is hot, sandy, rocky desert.
2. How does Bob Randall explain his people’s connection with the land?
Bob Randall explains his people’s connection with the land as everything being one. He explains that his people are one with the land and their ancestors are part of the land.
3. What does the black and white historical footage show us about the way people lived with nature?
The historical footage showed the way people lived with nature as being the main factor in their lives.
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What would your challenges be in doing this? Is it fair to suggest Indigenous people do this? Why?
If I was asked to return to living the way my great-grandparents did I would immediately so no. A lot of technological and medical advancements have been made since that time and I would be unable to benefit from these. I would also have to adapt to living in a way I am not comfortable with.
The main challenge I would face in doing this would be adapting to the way my great-grandparents lived. It would be significantly different to how I live now and be very difficult to adjust to.
To a certain extent I would say it is fair to suggest Indigenous people do this as their great-grandparents would have probably been alive before European settlement. Based on what Bob Randell said during the documentary, the lives of Indigenous people have significantly worsened since then. I feel they would be better-off if they lived the way their great-grandparents did because they would be able to live the way their people had been before European settlement, which appears to be much better than how they live now. They wouldn’t have access to the same education as non-indigenous Australians. The education given to them in schools would be mostly irrelevant to their traditional lifestyle. The great-grandparents of current Indigenous Australians appear
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Total: /50
Comment:

Part Need to consider
A Answer the questions in detail
Refer specifically to the film (in particular with Qn 2 and 3)
Make sure you explain in Qn 4
B Directly answer the questions (be clear)
Refer to the film where possible
These answers should be more detailed than part A

C Consider additional research for this section to add more information
D Be detailed in your description
Be specific about illness
E This is a personal response. You are entitled to your opinion but you need to ensure that you address all parts of the task with realism.
F If you choose option1 then you need to define or explain the pillar and then identify how this is being lost (or harder to keep) in contemporary Australian society and then suggest how an Indigenous person can keep this pillar in contemporary society.
If you choose option2 then you need to provide a detailed profile of the individual including a photo, history, details of the challenges they have faced that relate to their indigenous

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