This document presents a quiz to assess how colonized a person is based on their knowledge of their family history, local indigenous peoples and culture, and relationship to local indigenous language. It contains questions in several categories: knowledge of family tree, family history, local history, relationship with local indigenous peoples, relationship with local indigenous language, relationship with local indigenous culture, and relationship with their own culture. The quiz aims to evaluate a person's level of connection to their indigenous roots and local indigenous community.

1. How colonised are you?
quick quiz

2. a. How much of your family tree do you know?
1) I know my mum and/or dad’s names
2) I know my grandparents names
3) I know my great grandparents
4) I know my great great grandparents
5) I know the names of seven generations on at least
one line
6) I can trace my ancestors back to the beginning of
the human story

4. b. How much of your family history do you know?
1) I know where my mum and dad were born and
grew up
2) I know where my grandparents were born and
grew up
3) I know the boat name/s that my ancestors
travelled on to get here and roughly when they
arrived
4) I know why some of them left home
5) I have spent time at the places that seven
generations before me called home

6. c. How much of your local history do you know?
1) I know the name of the local nation/s
2) I know the name of local tribe/clans
3) I know some significant dates in local history of
settlement and colonisation
4) I know traditional place names that have been
given other names by settlers
5) I know some local missionary’s names and what
they did for/to indigenous peoples

8. d. What is your relationship with local indigenous
peoples?
1) I have met some local indigenous peoples and
know how to contact them
2) I spend time with local indigenous peoples at least
once a year
3) I spend quality time with local indigenous elders
most weeks
4) I spend quality time with local indigenous peoples
most days
5) I am a local indigenous person

10. d. What is your relationship with local indigenous
language?
1) I know a few words in the local language
2) I can say some basic phrases in the local language
3) I can have basic conversations in the local language
4) I am confident to have a conversation in the local
language
5) I can discuss complex ideas in the local language
and concepts that can’t be expressed in English
6) I am competent in the local language and helping
protect and regenerate it for future generations

12. e. What is your relationship with local indigenous
culture?
1) I know a little bit about a few traditional ways of doing
things like welcoming, praying, dancing and/or making art
2) I have participated in formal and informal systems of
learning on local cultural practices and traditional beliefs
(within traditional or contemporary learning contexts)
3) I have thought carefully about how my beliefs and ways of
doing/being are likely to impact on local indigenous beliefs
and ways of doing/being
4) I am part of a family/community that regularly practices
traditional rituals, prays traditional prayers, sings traditional
songs and passes these on to the next generation

14. f. What is your relationship with your own culture?
1) I know a little bit about a few traditional ways of doing
things like welcoming, praying, dancing and/or making art
2) I have participated in formal and informal systems of
learning on local cultural practices and traditional beliefs
(within traditional or contemporary learning contexts)
3) I am part of a family/community that regularly practices
traditional rituals, prays traditional prayers, sings old songs
and passes these on to the next generation
4) While I know every culture has unhealthy aspects to it, I am
proud of my own cultural background and traditions and
know they are awesome treasures to be passed on to
future generations while also respecting others and
supporting the regeneration of local indigenous language,
culture and social/economic/political self-determination