Aboriginal Soldiers in WW1

Target Language or Knowledge:

What was the name of the Aboriginal man talking on the documentary?
Johnnie Lovatt
What was the name of his grandfather?
Herbert Lovatt
Why did Aboriginals want to fight for a country that did not count them as a people?
Equality.
What did the returning soldiers receive, when they came home to Gippsland?
farmland and employment
Why didn't Herbet Lovatt recieve farmland and employment?
He was Aboriginal
How many farming allotments were given to returned soldiers?
11000
Was the land Percy Pepper and George McDonald fertile?
No
What happened to Johnny Lovett when he was young?
He was adopted
What is a mission?
Religious organizations, funded by the government, to train Aboriginal children to be white.
In your book, write down how you would feel, as a returning Aboriginal soldier?
answers will vary