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This section has special interest for History, but will also be useful for any teachers looking for resources that will provide historical contexts for units of work. For example, an English teacher might want students to research the historical background to the Rabbit Proof Fence; a Health and Physical Education teacher might wish to provide some context for the performance of an Indigenous athlete.
The place to start is with the very useful BlackWords Historical Events Calendar: Significant Dates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. This shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history from the time of white colonisation in 1788 to the present, and is a very accessible resource for both students and teachers.
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As well as providing background, teachers can find a wide range of resources that would be useful in both the Humanities and English in The Stolen Generation and Our Truths: Aboriginal Writers and the Stolen Generation. Resources include: biography and autobiography; children’s literature; poetry and song; fiction (including novels); drama and film; anthology; further readings. The Stolen Generation page also includes a 32-minute video.
Guided searches on Stolen Generations:
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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in War BlackWords trail contains resources that fill a gap in much of the mainstream writing about Australian experiences in war: the focus is on resources about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers all the way back to the Boer War.
You will find biography, autobiography, poetry, fiction, websites, theatre, film, television, and children’s literature. There are also video clips to be viewed. There are obvious applications for English, Drama, Film and Television, and History.
You can also read about Indigenous Diggers in the War War I in Australian Literary Culture Exhibition.
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Visit 1967 Referendum and Constitutional Reform Resources for a collection of resources relating to the 1967 Referendum, and its consequences, including the debate around Constitutional Reform.
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1967 Referendum Reconciliation External teaching resources can be found here.
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