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INSTRUCTIONS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please work your way through this page. There is a video of instructions to guide you. Al all times be taking notes of how you might use the material you are learning in your memorial. Remember, part of the task is to reflect on the last 200 years of shared history.
Please work your way through this page. There is a video of instructions to guide you. Al all times be taking notes of how you might use the material you are learning in your memorial. Remember, part of the task is to reflect on the last 200 years of shared history.
We don’t own the land, the land owns us. The land is my mother, my mother is the land. Land is the starting point to where it all began. It’s like picking up a piece of dirt and saying this is where I started and this is where I’ll go. The land is our food, our culture, our spirit and identity.—S. Knight [13]
We don’t own the land, the land owns us. The land is my mother, my mother is the land. Land is the starting point to where it all began. It’s like picking up a piece of dirt and saying this is where I started and this is where I’ll go. The land is our food, our culture, our spirit and identity.—S. Knight [13]
Aboriginal author and Yorta Yorta woman Hyllus Maris (1934-86) expressed this connectedness with the land beautifully in her poem Spiritual Song of the Aborigine [6]:
You will find the instructions for one lesson in this video. A second video of instructions will appear under the Prezi button.
You will find the instructions for one lesson in this video. A second video of instructions will appear under the Prezi button.
Task 1:
Task 1:
Create an account on Prezi and when you click on the button, make yourself a copy and insert your responses into the prezi or collate your responses to the embedded activities in your OneNote Page for this webpage.
Create an account on Prezi and when you click on the button, make yourself a copy and insert your responses into the prezi or collate your responses to the embedded activities in your OneNote Page for this webpage.
The spiritualities of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples are integral to, and interrelated with, their lived experiences and are extraordinarily diverse and complex and their world views are connected with all other aspects of life. Central concepts to the acquisition of Indigenous knowledges include respect, reciprocity in community responsibility, understanding of cross-generational resonance, and understanding of open and closed knowledge, individuation and interconnectivity.
The spiritualities of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples are integral to, and interrelated with, their lived experiences and are extraordinarily diverse and complex and their world views are connected with all other aspects of life. Central concepts to the acquisition of Indigenous knowledges include respect, reciprocity in community responsibility, understanding of cross-generational resonance, and understanding of open and closed knowledge, individuation and interconnectivity.
Task 2:
Task 2:
In pairs using Teams Conversations , Chat or Meet Now, see if you can work out what the terms "open and Closed knowledge", "Individuation" mean and be ready to contribute to a class devised definition.
In pairs using Teams Conversations , Chat or Meet Now, see if you can work out what the terms "open and Closed knowledge", "Individuation" mean and be ready to contribute to a class devised definition.
Key questions we seek to answer in preparation for our projects.
Key questions we seek to answer in preparation for our projects.
What is the spiritual significance of concepts such as the Dreaming and country/place?
What is the spiritual significance of concepts such as the Dreaming and country/place?
How do Aboriginal peoples explain the origin and destiny of individuals?
How do Aboriginal peoples explain the origin and destiny of individuals?
How do Torres Strait Islander peoples explain the origin and destiny of individuals?
How do Torres Strait Islander peoples explain the origin and destiny of individuals?
Task 3:
Task 3:
View the videos below and respond to the questions on the padlet.
View the videos below and respond to the questions on the padlet.
As we work through the text pages 8 to 14, and this page we will answer the following key questions.
As we work through the text pages 8 to 14, and this page we will answer the following key questions.
What are Aboriginal peoples’ and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ understanding of country/place as a spiritual experience, as opposed to European concepts of ownership?
What are Aboriginal peoples’ and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ understanding of country/place as a spiritual experience, as opposed to European concepts of ownership?
What are the origins and diversity of Aboriginal spiritualities and Torres Strait Islander spiritualities?
What are the origins and diversity of Aboriginal spiritualities and Torres Strait Islander spiritualities?
Think about the video you wached for homework. Describe the First Australian's connections to and relationship with country/place, including the people, flora and fauna with reference to the examples provided in the video.
Complete your own research to answer the following questions
Complete your own research to answer the following questions
How do Aboriginal rituals and Torres Strait Islander rituals act as a means of contact with their spiritual understanding of creation?
How do Aboriginal rituals and Torres Strait Islander rituals act as a means of contact with their spiritual understanding of creation?
What has been the influence of Christianity on traditional and contemporary spiritualities, e.g. the impact of Aboriginal missionaries and mission stations; the impact of the acceptance of missionaries and Christianity into the Torres Strait (The Coming of Light)?
What has been the influence of Christianity on traditional and contemporary spiritualities, e.g. the impact of Aboriginal missionaries and mission stations; the impact of the acceptance of missionaries and Christianity into the Torres Strait (The Coming of Light)?
What do Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people understand in terms of the interconnectedness of all aspects of human life and the natural world?
What do Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people understand in terms of the interconnectedness of all aspects of human life and the natural world?
What is the importance of sacred stories and sites for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and what protocols exist for sharing stories?
What is the importance of sacred stories and sites for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and what protocols exist for sharing stories?
How do Torres Strait Islander peoples explain the origin and destiny of individuals?
How do Torres Strait Islander peoples explain the origin and destiny of individuals?
How do Torres Strait Islander peoples explain the origin and destiny of individuals?
How do Torres Strait Islander peoples explain the origin and destiny of individuals?
How are Aboriginal rituals and Torres Strait Islander rituals a means of contact with the spiritual perspective they value?
How are Aboriginal rituals and Torres Strait Islander rituals a means of contact with the spiritual perspective they value?
View the following videos and then answer the questions.
View the following videos and then answer the questions.
What has been the influence of Christianity on traditional and contemporary spiritualities, e.g. the impact of Aboriginal missionaries and mission stations?
What has been the influence of Christianity on traditional and contemporary spiritualities, e.g. the impact of Aboriginal missionaries and mission stations?
What was the impact of the acceptance of missionaries and Christianity into the Torres Strait (The Coming of Light)?
What was the impact of the acceptance of missionaries and Christianity into the Torres Strait (The Coming of Light)?
What are the importance of sacred stories and sites for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and what protocols do they have for sharing stories?
What are the importance of sacred stories and sites for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and what protocols do they have for sharing stories?
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