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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture
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Teacher resources for Australian Curriculum
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Maree Whiteley
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Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Schools and Early Learning supports early learning services, primary and secondary schools in Australia to develop environments that foster a higher level of knowledge and pride in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
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Resources shared at Cultural Competence #TMWA presentation
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Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Make reconciliation part of your story and your future. This website provides several ideas for National Reconciliation Week (NRW) activities.
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Get involved...The theme for NRW 2017 is ‘Let’s take the next steps’ This National Reconciliation Week we reflect on two significant anniversaries in Australia’s reconciliation journey—50 years since the 1967 referendum and 25 years since the historic Mabo decision. As we commemorate these significant milestones, we ask all Australians to be a part of the next big steps in our nation’s reconciliation journey.
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An app teaching the Wemba Wemba language has been launched at Swan Hill Primary School.
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ICT integration with ancient culture...what a wonderful use of the available technology to engage students in a truly authentic task. Well done to these teachers for sharing this gift of learning whilst reviving an endangered language.
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Words from 100 Indigenous languages are in the new edition of the Australian National Dictionary – reflecting a heightened interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
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This is a wonderful addition to our growing indigenous vocabulary here in Australia as we start to embrace the language and culture of the First Australians...
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Photographer Bobbi-lee Hille, 29, from Perth, has paid homage to her Indigenous culture with stunning images of babies, with traditional Indigenous props and Aboriginal dot paintings.
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This is so precious and a very helpful resource for teachers to demonstrate Indigenous #culture #kinship #families #diversity Thank you Bobbi-lee...
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Staff and students from The University of Western Australia’s School of Indigenous Studies have made a surprise discovery on an excursion to Rottnest Island (Wadjemup), uncovering a rare nineteenth century glass spearhead.It’s the third time in the past year that UWA staff and students have uncovered spearheads on the island.Earlier this year a Heritage Studies student found a glass spearhead, and last year a staff member unearthed a ceramic one.The spearheads are believed to have been used by I
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Evidence of colonial conflict or survival? Significant find on Rottnest Island (Wadjemup)...a rare 19th Century spearhead.
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The makers of Redfern Now and First Contact believe television has the power to change social attitudes. With their new show they’re targeting young Australians
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Ready For This, a new drama on ABC3 that's set in Sydney and features a mostly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cast. It's so great to see young Murri faces and to hear language on the screen. Looking forward to watching the series.
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Explore over 50,000 years of Australia's ancient history brought to life through the world's oldest oral stories, archaeological discoveries, stunning art, cinematic CGI and archival film.
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Amazing interactive map exploring 50,000 years of Australia's ancient history...stunning archival film and stunning art!
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Looking for a cultural experience for your students? Check this out...
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Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam was farewelled today in a state memorial at Sydney Town Hall by thousands of mourners, including plenty of old political friends and foes.
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Thank you Noel Pearson...'It was a eulogy of power, beauty and humour, delivered with a rhythm reminiscent of Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream speech...'
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November 5, 2014 9:24 PM
Thank you Noel Pearson...'It was a eulogy of power, beauty and humour, delivered with a rhythm reminiscent of Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream speech...' |
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In this unit, students will have the chance to learn about a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, excelling in a range of creative fields. Students will use draw inspiration from these case studies to create their own artworks, performances, and stories. These lessons can be used in the lead up to NAIDOC week or at any point in the year to celebrate contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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These interdisciplinary units celebrate contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in an fun, engaging way through authentic inquiry tasks - just brilliant!
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Fantastic resources here for every classroom...Cultural Competence #TMWA presentation - Carrolup Collection Curtin University
Mary Van Goor's curator insight,
May 25, 2021 3:45 PM
Good resource for teaching about the Stolen Generations. Teaching resource for Year 6 is in depth and comprehensive.
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Celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Australian Indigenous people...
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4000+ educational games, videos and teaching resources for schools and students. Free Primary and Secondary resources covering history, science, English, maths and more
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What's happening in your school to commemorate the significance of National Reconciliation Week? May 27 - June 3
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Increase your personal knowledge of Indigenous terms for weather and seasonal maps via the Aust. Govt Bureau Of Meteorology. An extremely useful resource for every Australian, especially in our schools around this vast country of ours.
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As international tourist numbers increase, Indigenous operators prepare to reap the rewards.
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This is also so true when our schools are seeking Aboriginal culture for their students..."They are fascinated by the story of the 40,000 years and the world's longest living civilisation... But unfortunately they do sometimes come away disappointed about not having as much exposure to Aboriginal tourism experiences … as what they were hoping for... visitors wanted an "authentic experience" and most of those experiences are concentrated in the north of Australia. "It's important that we have more of those experiences on offer around the state, and for it to be authentic it has to be local."
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This map of Australian languages reflects the names and groupings favoured by communities.
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Awesome interactive Australian First Peoples Languages map with teacher's notes for several AC Learning Areas...have a play and learn about our country!
Jamie Mitchell's curator insight,
March 8, 2016 1:07 AM
Awesome interactive Australian First Peoples Languages map with teacher's notes for several AC Learning Areas...have a play and learn about our country!
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The Welcome to Country iPhone app. delivers a simple Welcome to Country video introduction~ to Australian indigenous culture, including basic cultural protocols that are tribal boundary geo-specific^. Download it from the App Store. It's free!
Jamie Mitchell's curator insight,
March 8, 2016 1:07 AM
The Welcome to Country iPhone app. delivers a simple Welcome to Country video introduction~ to Australian indigenous culture, including basic cultural protocols that are tribal boundary geo-specific^. Download it from the App Store. It's free! 
Via Saturn's curator insight,
May 13, 2017 8:51 PM
This could be an interesting way of incorporating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders issues an perspectives into the classroom through ICT's.
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Many of us have heard about the Indigenous literacy gap – but probably think it applies only to English. Greg Dickson takes a look at Indigenous...
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An interesting article that raising some important issues and insightful questions for us all to ponder...For the most part, the education system does nothing about this cavernous gap, despite that fact that “Indigenous individuals, particularly children, have the right to all levels and forms of education of the State without discrimination” (Article 14b, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples). My interpretation of “without discrimination” means that just like how I went to a school where I learned to read and write my mother tongue, kids who speak Indigenous languages also have that right. If they are denied that, is it not a kind of discrimination?
Kate Reitzenstein's curator insight,
September 25, 2015 12:23 AM
Thanks Maree for this link. An excellent piece!
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‘Burrudi yatharra thirrili ngarra’ We are still here and strong. Jandamarra was an Indigenous hero...whose white ‘bosses’ called him Pigeon. He knew in his heart that the country was inscribed by powerful spirits in the contours of its landscape.The Wandjinas created the land and sky. They also created the spirits that swim in the water soaks and sacred places. Pigeon couldn't see them, but these spirits visited his dreams. Jandamarra's story is an epic and tragic tale which Mark Greenwood has re-told in a simple and yet majestic style, accompanied by Terry Denton’s vibrantly graphic, illustrative interpretation. This is a creative re-imagining of the life of an extraordinary man and of a seminal time in Australia’s history.The reverberations of the events known as the ‘frontier wars’ are still being felt more than one hundred years later and will continue to have an impact on our national psyche. Jandamarra and his people are still here, and they are still strong.
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This book might be studied in lower and upper primary, and also lower secondary classrooms. It is relevant in Australian Curriculum: English; History and The Arts. Also fabulous links to the Cross Curriculum Priority: Aboriginal histories and culture. Jandamarra could also be used to explore such themes as...National Heroes,Indigenous History and Culture,Frontier Wars, Magic and Spiritual Power, Kinship and Community and Values such as: Bravery and Justice
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September 26, 2013 12:12 AM
This book might be studied in lower and upper primary, and also lower secondary classrooms. It is relevant in Australian Curriculum: English; History and The Arts. Also fabulous links to the Cross Curriculum Priority: Aboriginal histories and culture. Jandamarra could also be used to explore such themes as...National Heroes, Indigenous History and Culture,Frontier Wars, Magic and Spiritual Power, Kinship and Community and Values such as: Bravery and Justice
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October 8, 2013 10:10 PM
This is a book i have found that many teachers are using in both upper and lower primary in order to teach students Australian History. The book foccuses on the life of a man in a seminal time in Australian History a foccusing on the Jandamarra people. I belive this would be a fantastic resource to use in the classroom, especially for upper primary students who are starting to do pursuasive writing a book responces. This book will enage students as well as giving them insight into life as a "Jadamarra person, and therefore how we have evolved and changed thorughout history. This particular link gives a wide range of teachers notes and questions that can be used in the classroom with this book. Which is clearly a great resource for teachers to have when approaching basing a lesson on this book.
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A rich resource of 40,000 years of history, culture and stories of the Pilbara land from the Nyiyaparli Community. So many curriculum links here for AC History Year 7 (Ancient Society & archaeology), Year 4 & 9 (Pre-settlement, Early explorers) and the Geography of the rich resources and the mining industry.
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What a fabulous resource to start your journey with Noongar language..." It is acknowledged that the remerging Noongar has been developed under the influence of English and that there is still considerable work to be done to bring the Noongar language closer to its original voice.This small guide will aid the Noongar language learner by explaining some of the grammatical features of the language."