FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVES

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ATSI (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Program at Hills

Gail Auricht develops and facilitates the ATSI (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) program at Hills targeted at creating a learning environment to empower Indigenous students to be proud to take a lead role in the community with their aboriginal heritage as First Nations people. The classes are developed to inspire leadership and confidence in their aboriginal heritage as an enabler to carry their culture into the future as tomorrow's leaders.

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Welcome to Country ATSI Student Video

This 'Welcome to Country' for Outdoor Classroom Week is presented by an ATSI (Aboriginal and Torrens Strait Islander) student in the audio recording above.

A 'Welcome to Country' is a ceremony performed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to welcome others to their traditional lands. It is held at the beginning of important events to recognise and show respect to the traditional owners and Elders of the area where the event is held.

ACARA CONNECTIONS

ACARA has developed 95 new elaborations with accompanying teacher background information to help teachers to incorporate the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority in the Australian Curriculum.

FIRST NATIONS SIGNPOST ACTIVITY

First Nations Language Sign Posts

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Where: All natural environments around the school property (e.g. The Wetland, the Orchard, the Rivermount outdoor space, the Property etc.)

When: Anytime during Outdoor Classroom Week.

What: First Nations language signposts will be scattered around the respective Kaurna and Peramangk territories within our school perimeter; In this activity, students go on a scavenger hunt to find the matching signposts and discover how different nouns are said in each language. There is a scavenger hunt PDF which can be downloaded and printed. Consider a reward for your class for the individual or small group that can find and record all the matching pairs first.

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First Nations Scavenger Hunt Student Worksheet (Download - click in top right hand corner)

Click on the above link to download all of the First Nations Language Signpost Scavenger hunt PDF.

KAURNA & PERAMANGK TRADE MUSEUM (Tiitaka)

Sit & Trade Activity (Tiitaka)

Where: At the base of the Orchard, near the gate to Far Away Land. In the case of inclement weather a station will be set up in Beaumont building.

When: Anytime during Outdoor Classroom Week

What: Hills Christian Community School was built upon the boundary of two great First Nations – Kaurna and Peramangk. These are two distinct cultures which shared many commonalities. The hills provided different natural resources to the plains and coastal regions, so trade between these two people groups was a necessary for both nations to thrive. Trade between Kaurna and Peramangk people likely occurred in and around the school grounds. For this activity, students will peruse the mini-museum to learn what items were exchanged and valued between the two nations. All these traditional items have been generously loaned by member of our school community. So please ensure that student look but never touch.

HILLS NATIVE FOOD GARDEN - BUSH TUCKER

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Lemon Scented Myrtle

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Aboriginal people have used the leaves of the lemon myrtle tree for centuries as bush medicine. The leaves were chewed to release the refreshing lemony flavour as a way of reducing thirst. Lemon Myrtle, was used for coughs, colds, stomach upsets and for skin rashes and sores. The leaves of the Lemon Myrtle tree would be soaked in water and then put over a fire, the vapour from the leaves would then be inhaled.

Prepared by the ATSI program.

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Salt Bush

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Saltbush has been used by the Aborigines of Australia for 100’s of years, for both medicine and cooking purposes. Aboriginal people used the leaves soaked in water to help with burns, sores and wounds. They also collected the seeds to roast and grind for adding to damper, a bush bread cooked over an open fire.

Prepared by the ATSI program.

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Apple Berry

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This vine is always green and has fruit on the vine in summer. The Fruit can be eaten raw or cooked on the fire. The ripe fruit tastes like kiwi fruit.

Prepared by the ATSI program.

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Bower Spinach

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It is an important plant food for Aboriginal people. You can eat the young shoots and leaves. Spinach has lots of vitamin C. The berries were used as a red dye for ceremonies.

Prepared by the ATSI program.

BUSH TUCKER EXPERIENCE ACTIVITY

INDIGENOUS GARDEN - BUSH TUCKER ACTIVITY

Where: Native Food Garden - Located down near River Mont year 7 area to the right side of the building.

When: Friday (see booking sheet times available).

What: ATSI students will be available on Friday morning (Lessons 1-3) to have a yarn up circle discussing the various plants that were/are used for as a food source or for medical purposes by the Australian first Nations people 100’s of years ago. Students will also be able to taste a sip of Lemon Myrtle tea.

Wiyathul - By Geoffrey Gurrumul

This song is called Wiyathul and it's by a blind aboriginal man called Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. This song has been hailed by critics and millions over the world as being the greatest and most spine tingling song ever written because of it's Transcendental and wild beauty.

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