Southeast Asia and Oceania

Enduring Understandings

• The region and its people have a long, diverse history making the region far more complex than is typically portrayed by western civilization.

• The indigenous peoples of southeast Asia and Oceania have been dramatically affected by western colonialism.

• Climate change is significantly impacting life in southeast Asia.

Essential Questions

• How did the indigenous people of the region make sense of the world around them?

• How did colonialism impact the status/place of indigenous people in modern southeast Asia and Oceania?

• How is climate change impacting life in the region today and how have the choices of humankind fueled this environmental crisis?