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Key Concepts:
Key Concepts:
Task 1:
Task 1:
What does it mean to be an Indigenous person in Australia?
What does it mean to be an Indigenous person in Australia?
What are the main aspects of such an understanding?
What are the main aspects of such an understanding?
Language is key to our ability to articulate and think about who we are in terms of ourselves and our place in our world. Sadly, with white settlement and historical government policies, many Aboriginal languages have been lost. In this unit we acknowledge the importance of language and will attempt to at least raise awareness of the languages of our local area.
Language is key to our ability to articulate and think about who we are in terms of ourselves and our place in our world. Sadly, with white settlement and historical government policies, many Aboriginal languages have been lost. In this unit we acknowledge the importance of language and will attempt to at least raise awareness of the languages of our local area.
Task 2:
Task 2:
In pairs create flash cards for ten words with an Aboriginal artist's depiction of the animal or something that correlates to the word. Use photographs or better still, Aboriginal art representing the subject. If you use an artist's work, please provide their name and the people they belong to.
In pairs create flash cards for ten words with an Aboriginal artist's depiction of the animal or something that correlates to the word. Use photographs or better still, Aboriginal art representing the subject. If you use an artist's work, please provide their name and the people they belong to.
On the reverse side put the Turrbal and or Jaggera word with the English translation beneath it. Make a second copy so that you can play snap.
On the reverse side put the Turrbal and or Jaggera word with the English translation beneath it. Make a second copy so that you can play snap.
Homework: Learn your chosen words
Homework: Learn your chosen words
You will use these cards to play a memory game next lesson.
You will use these cards to play a memory game next lesson.
What are the functions of language to Aboriginal spiritualities and Torres Strait Islander spiritualities in the personal search for meaning?
TASK 3:
TASK 3:
Read page 8 and 9 of the text book Complete Activity 1.5. Your teacher will also have dreaming stories in books to share with you. Complete the chart.
The Totem was created using Adobe Creative Cloud Express. Students create their own to recognise country, clan, family and self in nature as a way to become more mindful of the responsibility to care for land and to respect the relationship of First Nations Peoples to the land we share.
The Totem was created using Adobe Creative Cloud Express. Students create their own to recognise country, clan, family and self in nature as a way to become more mindful of the responsibility to care for land and to respect the relationship of First Nations Peoples to the land we share.
TASK 4:
TASK 4:
What is the importance of one’s personal life story in establishing identity, names and totems?
Read page 10 of the textbook. Considering the nature and character of Australian animals and flora, assign yourself a totem and annotate it with a reflection on how it is both like you and inspires you.
TASK 5:
TASK 5:
What are personal connections to country/place and why are they important?
Read pages 11-14 and complete Activity 1.6
Go to page 106 of the text and read further about Australian Indigenous spirituality.
TASK 6:
TASK 6:
Click on the image below to learn about Totems and then create your own.
What has been the impact of missions and Christianity on personal beliefs?
TASK 7:
TASK 7:
Class Discussion:
Class Discussion:
What does home mean to you?
What does home mean to you?
How might your sense of place compare to that of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Why is it important to respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge of and perspectives about, and relationships with, the physical landscape?
View the video below
TASK 8:
TASK 8:
In OneNote, respond in paragraphs to the following questions using evidence from the videos to support your views.
In OneNote, respond in paragraphs to the following questions using evidence from the videos to support your views.
What is the difference between equality and equity.?
What are the the distinct roles that equality and equity play in generating inclusivity ?
TASK 9:
TASK 9:
Research and respond to the following questions in full sentences on your OneNote page.
Research and respond to the following questions in full sentences on your OneNote page.
What is a referendum?
• What is a national constitution?
• What are human rights?
• Are citizenship rights important?
• Why are some rights denied to some people?
• Should all citizens have equal rights all the time? Is it ever appropriate to refuse some rights to some people for a good reason?
• What is the difference between having rights, and exercising them?
• What is the difference between equality and equity and how do each contribute to inclusion (or exclusion)?
• What rights did Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have between 1901 and the 1967 Referendum?
• What are some of the key influences on the change of attitudes towards Aboriginal citizenship that occurred in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s?
• What impact did the 1967 Referendum have for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
Source: https://www.narragunnawali.org.au/curriculum-resource/180/abc-right-wrongs-secondary
TASK 10:
TASK 10:
Reading and viewing
Reading and viewing
Garma Festival organiser and Yothu Yindi Foundation CEO Denise Bowden said: “The telling of truth is essential in paving a way forward that can bring the nation together and open up the possibility of a truly substantial settlement”.
Garma Festival organiser and Yothu Yindi Foundation CEO Denise Bowden said: “The telling of truth is essential in paving a way forward that can bring the nation together and open up the possibility of a truly substantial settlement”.
“These conversations can be confronting to hear and challenging to conduct, but we will continue to search for answers to the difficult questions we face.”
“These conversations can be confronting to hear and challenging to conduct, but we will continue to search for answers to the difficult questions we face.”
Lasting and effective agreement cannot be achieved unless we have a shared, truthful understanding of the nature of the dispute, of the history, of how we got to where we stand.
Lasting and effective agreement cannot be achieved unless we have a shared, truthful understanding of the nature of the dispute, of the history, of how we got to where we stand.
The true story of colonisation must be told, must be heard, must be acknowledged.
The true story of colonisation must be told, must be heard, must be acknowledged.
But hearing this history is necessary before we can come to some true reconciliation, some genuine healing for both sides.
But hearing this history is necessary before we can come to some true reconciliation, some genuine healing for both sides.
And of course, this is not just the history of our First Peoples – it is the history of all of us, of all of Australia, and we need to own it.
And of course, this is not just the history of our First Peoples – it is the history of all of us, of all of Australia, and we need to own it.
Then we can move forward together.
Then we can move forward together.
(https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/2019-theme)
The video below provides some challenging history but in accordance with the intent of the QCAA R&E Syllabus, it has been included so voices will be heard and attention given to our shared history.
The video below provides some challenging history but in accordance with the intent of the QCAA R&E Syllabus, it has been included so voices will be heard and attention given to our shared history.
Content warning: Child abuse, sexual assault
Content warning: Child abuse, sexual assault
Flipping the Classroom
Flipping the Classroom
TASK 10:
TASK 10:
View the following video at home and complete a PMI Table to collate your thoughts. Be prepared to participate in the class discussion and be able to refer to different points raised in the video.
View the following video at home and complete a PMI Table to collate your thoughts. Be prepared to participate in the class discussion and be able to refer to different points raised in the video.
TASK 11:
TASK 11:
View the video and then read page 337 of the text book and complete Activity 14.2
View the video and then read page 337 of the text book and complete Activity 14.2
What are the functions of Aboriginal spiritualities and Torres Strait Islander spiritualities in the personal search for meaning?
What is the importance of one’s personal life story in establishing identity?
Think, Pair, Share
Think, Pair, Share
What is the story behind your name?
Tonight, go home and ask your parents and guardians about why you were given your name.
What is the significance of names and totems?
Why are personal connections to country/place important?
What was the impact of missions and Christianity on the personal beliefs of First Nations people?
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