Indigenous education and perspectives

Animations mapped to the Australian Curriculum for English and history. A great one to explore during Reconciliation Week.

As a white Australian I’m not impressed with my lack of knowledge about our Aboriginal peoples and their culture. If you were to ask me a question about them, I think I’d be hard-pressed to answer (but I’d give it a red hot go!). I consider myself lucky to have grown up in quite a few remote areas around Australia which gave me way more opportunity to learn about Aboriginal culture than most cityfolk. My first introduction to an Aboriginal, to my mum’s eternal embarrassment, was in a shop…

Curricula This page provides teachers and educators with a range of curricula and study guides for teaching Aboriginal Astronomy. National Curriculum Resources Incorporating Indigenous Astronomy This project aims to empower all teachers to integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in their teaching. These resources provide engaging examples to assist teachers in implementing the Aboriginal […]

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Know what you teach aims to provide teacher educators with ideas for content when teaching about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. While specific events and examples are used in Know what you teach, teacher educators are encouraged to work with their local communities to draw upon further examples and model appropriate approaches to consultation, Read More ->

The interconnectedness of every living thing is not just an idea but a way of life.

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The author of 'Lies My Teacher Told Me' discusses how schools’ flawed approach to teaching the country’s past affects its civic health.

Keating's Redfern Address voted an unforgettable speech ABC Radio National ran a survey to discover the public speeches that Australians regard as unforgetta...

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Welcome to ABC Indigenous - ABC's new portal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Indigenous portal replaces and upgrades the pre-existing Message Stick gateway. It was developed in consultation with the ABC's Indigenous Programs Unit and with members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

Welcome to ABC Indigenous - ABC's new portal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Indigenous portal replaces and upgrades the pre-existing Message Stick gateway. It was developed in consultation with the ABC's Indigenous Programs Unit and with members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

Read why Aboriginal children were stolen from their families, where they were taken and what happened to them. The horrific abuse they suffered in institutions and foster families left thousands traumatised for life.