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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Histories & Cultures
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures cross-curriculum area encompasses the concepts of Country and Place, People, Culture and Identity. In their study of English, students will have the opportunity to engage with texts that give them experience of the beliefs and value systems of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Students will develop knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture in Australia. In their study of English, students explore a range of experiences and achievements of Aboriginal peoples in historical and social contexts and the links between cultural expression, language and spirituality.
NSW Board of Studies (2013) http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/english/english-k10/learning-across-the-curriculum/
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures cross-curriculum area encompasses the concepts of Country and Place, People, Culture and Identity. In their study of English, students will have the opportunity to engage with texts that give them experience of the beliefs and value systems of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Students will develop knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture in Australia. In their study of English, students explore a range of experiences and achievements of Aboriginal peoples in historical and social contexts and the links between cultural expression, language and spirituality.
NSW Board of Studies (2013) http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/english/english-k10/learning-across-the-curriculum/
Texts
The following texts are on the list of Suggested texts for the English K-10 Syllabus and can all be found in Loftus Library.
You and me : our place by Leonie Norrington ; illustrated by Dee Huxley
Published:Kingswood, S. Aust.: Working Title Press, 2007
PRC 3-4
J NOR
With illustrations rich in detail and text filled with imagery, this picture book tells the story of Uncle Tobias and two boys as they experience a day of fishing and gathering. The text raises Aboriginal education issues such as coexistence, integration, loss of identity, culture, family relationships and homelessness, and provides inspiration for discussions about community life and experiences. The book is a potential starting point for an alternative to the study of Aboriginal Peoples connection to the Murray-Darling in the Stage 3 COGs Unit(C):Interconnecting growth and change, as the book focuses on the Larakia people from the Darwin area. It also supports learning experiences in the Stage 2 HSIE Unit: Living in communities as the text offers possible comparisons between students' lives and those of the book's characters.
D. Croker
Published:Kingswood, S. Aust.: Working Title Press, 2007
PRC 3-4
J NOR
With illustrations rich in detail and text filled with imagery, this picture book tells the story of Uncle Tobias and two boys as they experience a day of fishing and gathering. The text raises Aboriginal education issues such as coexistence, integration, loss of identity, culture, family relationships and homelessness, and provides inspiration for discussions about community life and experiences. The book is a potential starting point for an alternative to the study of Aboriginal Peoples connection to the Murray-Darling in the Stage 3 COGs Unit(C):Interconnecting growth and change, as the book focuses on the Larakia people from the Darwin area. It also supports learning experiences in the Stage 2 HSIE Unit: Living in communities as the text offers possible comparisons between students' lives and those of the book's characters.
D. Croker
Look See, Look at Me Leonie Norrington
PRC K-2 JF NOR Leaving Barrumbi Leonie Norrington
F NOR |
Why I Love Australia Bronwyn Bancroft
PRC 5-6 JF BAN The Barrumbi Kids Leonie Norrington
PRC 7-9 F NOR |
Tom Tom by Dee Huxley
PRC K-2 |
Collecting Colour Kyle Dunstan
PRC 3-4 J DUN |
My Place Nadia Wheatley
PRC 5-6 F WHE Big Book in the Reading Room F WHE |
Two Hands Together Diana Kidd
PRC 5-6 F KID |
The Burnt stick Anthony Hill
PRC 5-6 F HIL |
The following texts are also in the library and support children's knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture.
Dan's Grandpa Sally Morgan
PRC 3-4 J MOR |
Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo Alison Lester
PRC 3-4 J LES |
The girl with no name Pat Lowe
PRC 7-9 F LOW |
The Shack that Dad Built Elaine Russell
J RUS |
When I was Little Like You Mary Malbanka
305.8 MAL |
Warnayawa the Rainbow Snake: An Aboriginal story compiled by Pamela Lofts
298 WAR |
Big Rain Coming
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The Whalers P.Mumbilla
639.2 MUM |
Sisi and the Cassowary
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When the World was new, in Rainbow Snake land Catherine Berndt
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In Your Dreams Sally Morgan
J MOR |
The Outback A. Porter
A poem 919.4 POR |
Who am I?: the diary of Mary Talence
PRC 7-9 |
Pheasant and Kingfisher Catherine H. Berndt
BB 298 BER |
Dreaming Stories Online
This is a link to a collection of digital Dreaming stories compiled by Gayle Pinn., Most are on YouTube so are only accessible at school by teachers.
Websites
National Museum Australia
This is an easy to use site where you can browse by format, year level or curriculum area. It includes primary sources, photos, multi-media and units of work to support indigenous studies.
Barani
The Barani website provides histories of people, places and events in the City of Sydney local government area that are associated with the histories of Sydney’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It includes information covering early contact, civil rights, working life, sport & leisure, performing & visual arts.
Creative Spirits
This site contains information and statistics on a wide range of contemporary Australian aboriginal issues.
Reconciliation Australia
This site has
Aboriginal Languages map
ABC Online interactive Indigenous languages map
This site allows to zoom into the map. Museums and Galleries of NSW This site has the same map but allows a larger, clearer image. |
Aboriginal Food Sources
The Leader
This is an article about protecting the rock carvings at Jibbon, but if you scan the article you will find reference to food sources. Bush Foods of New South Wales
This link takes you to the site of the Royal Botanical Gardens where you can download a free PDF copy of the book by KAthy Stewart & Bob Percival. The book details 30 of the most common bush foods of NSW in alphabetical order. |
The Royal Botanical Gardens
This site has information on the lpant food sources of the Cadigal, Darug and Dharawal People. You can find out the common name, scientific name and a bit of information on the uses of the plant. Australian Museum
Find out about the food Aboriginal people found in the sea as well as place names and language groups. |