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Economics and business / Year 8 / Economics and Business Knowledge and Understanding
Curriculum content descriptions
The traditional markets of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their participation in contemporary markets (ACHEK028)
Elaborations
- exploring traditional practices that enabled fast and expansive exchange in technology, ideas and rare and valuable goods within and between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities (for example, through trade, songlines and ceremony), and how this reinforced personal and group relationships
- recognising that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities participate in contemporary markets (for example, employment, social contribution) and identifying the barriers to access to contemporary markets (for example, distance, poverty)
- investigating the innovative ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples utilise their cultural knowledge in contemporary contexts in enterprising ways (for example, cultural tourism and other business ventures that harness traditional knowledge of art, medicines and food derived from the environment)
General capabilities
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Markets