102815 Community Case Study

This assessment requires you to produce a fun and creative Community Case Study that identifies and discusses the local Indigenous Australian people of the land on which the student lives/works/or studies. The assessment is designed to assist you to ‘see’ this community from an Indigenous Australian perspective.

You are to provide a Case Study that discusses the traditional owners of the area, and you must focus on one key discussion point that relates to that specific Indigenous community. If you are an overseas student consult with you tutor to identify an appropriate community of choice.

You may choose from the following key discussion points:

• A significant or historical event from any time period (e.g. Community Reconciliation

events/movements).

• A significant person associated with the
• A significant place or institution (e.g. a street or suburb sign that uses an Indigenous word/ place

name).

• Contemporary views about that

You can include photographs or other forms of digital media; however, they should be relevant to the

conversation, and captioned.

The 1200-word paper is to be written with at least 6 scholarly references,¹ as well as additional sources such as news reports, land council websites or government documents. The Case Study must include reference to Indigenous voices/perspectives². The reference list is to be included on a separate page.

Please note the following:

• This assessment is to be 1200 words (reference list not counted). A 10% leeway on this

assessment is permitted.

• Papers must be written in 12pt font (Times New Roman, Ariel or Calibri).
• You must adhere to either Harvard or APA referencing Referencing guides are available through the library https://library.westernsydney.edu.au/main/sites/default/files/cite_Harvard.pdf
• Papers are to be submitted through Turnitin on the unit’s vUWS Late submissions will

receive a penalty of 1 mark per day late.