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CONNAISSANCES B- CIVILISATION 1. Which people lived in New Zealand originally?

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The Maori 2. Which people lived in Australia originally? The Aborigines 3. What is the meaning of “Maori”? Life force 4. What is the correct name for the “Eskimos”? Inuit 5. What is the name of the treaty signed in 1845 by the Maoris and the British? The treaty of Waitangi II-

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Lire et comprendre /30

Comments 1. Introduce the document (type, source, author, date, main topic) /5 This document is an extract from a novel entitled Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, Written by Doris Pilkington and published in 1996. It deals with the abduction of 3 Aboriginal girls during the period of the Stolen Generation. 2. Where and when does the story take place ? /1 Australia, 1931. 3. Who are the characters present in the scene (names, information…)? /10 Family of Aborigines (l.4) 3 half-caste girls Molly, Gracie, Daisy (l.17) Gracie’s mother (l.37) and white father – Alf Fields (l.40) old man (grandfather?) Mothers and women (l.34); grandfathers, uncles and cousins (l.35) White man, constable Riggs 4. In your own words, describe the attitude of the white man (give at least two adjectives). Justify by quoting from the text. /2

He is brutal and strict. (l.7 “tall, rugged”) (l.15 “his voice was full of authority and purpose”) 5. In your own words describe the family’s reaction(s). Justify by quoting from the text. /2 They are scared and very sad. (l.8 “fear and anxiety”) (l.20 “hung their heads”) (l.21 “silent tears”) (l.32 tears) (l.33 high-pitched wail, cries of agonized mothers) (l.35 deep sobs) (l.38 distraught (éperdu, égaré, affolé) and angry) 6. What do you think of the official title “Protector of Aborigines”? /2 ironical; hypocritical; a lie; not the reality 7. Use your knowledge of Aboriginal / Australian history to explain the scene. /5 The Australian government took Aboriginal and half-caste children from their families to white settlements and schools in order to “assimilate” and civilize them = the stolen generation 8. Explique la symbolique de la position de l’homme l.8. /3 En hauteur, au-dessus = Domination .