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Aboriginal and Intercultural Studies Year 12 - General: Curriculum outline

Students explore and investigate the concept of culture, the diversity of cultural expressions and how these cultural expressions continue, maintain, share and revitalise First Nations Peoples’ cultural knowledge, and enrich the identity of all Australians.


Unit Outline
Unit 3

Students will study the important role that Country and the environment play in the lives, cultures and identites of First Nations Peoples.

Unit 4

Students will study the importance of self-determination for First Nations Peoples and the ongoing resilience demonstrated by First Nations Peoples in the face of invasion, displacement, government policy and other cultural interactions.


 


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Indigenous writer and anthologist Bruce Pascoe draws on first-hand accounts from colonial journals to dispel the myth that Aboriginal people were hunters and gatherers and "did nothing with the land that resembled agriculture". In this powerful talk, Pascoe demonstrates a radically different view of Australian history that we all need to know – one that has the potential to change the course of Australians' relationship with the land.


 

The Art of Making Meaning

What can we learn from Indigenous Australians and their 60,000 years caring for country? Visit remote parts of Northern Territory to see the catastrophic impact of climate change and how we can work together to protect it.


 

Before white settlement, some of the local landscape looked like parkland. Author Bill Gammage explains the complex systems of land management used by Indigenous Australians.


 

1967 Referendum

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Heritage Protection Laws(Hugh Sando (ABC News) | Design: Daniel Mee (BTN))

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Indigenous Seasons Part II(Indigenous knowledge holders and CSIRO)

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What is a treaty?

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Indigenous Recognition

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Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. For more information visit www.cs.org.


 

In Northeastern Canada, a traditional Inuit hunter, carver, and guide is watching the world change before his eyes. In Keeper of the Flame, Derrick Pottle shares the meaning behind the Inuit way of life and why he continues the traditions of his culture.


 

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Nunavut, we are sharing an interview with Piita Irniq, a highly respected Inuit Elder, a prominent spokesperson for the Inuit community and the second commissioner of Nunavut. Piita was kind enough to chat to us while onboard the Akademik Sergey Vavilov in the Candadian Arctic, providing insight into Inuit history, traditions and community.


 

Niklas Sarri is a Sami man living in the north of Sweden. He is at a struggle to find peace with his Sami identity; frustrated that others judge him as less Sami, namely, that he does not own reindeer.


 

Books on Country

Books on Community

Books on Land

Books on Indigenous Australians

Books on Law

Books on Stories and Dreamtime

Books on Language

Books on Medicine and Food

Books on Art

Compiled and created by Luciana Cavallaro February 2023