Oodgeroo Noonuccal's 'We Are Going' examines the impact of colonial conquest on Aboriginal Australians in terms of the loss of:
- A. the bora ground
- B. Aboriginal identity
- C. new education
- D. traditional ('primitive') culture
- E. none of the above
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Correct answer: A. A, B and D only
Explanation
The poem (1964) mourns the lost bora ring, corroboree and hunting life: 'We are going.'
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