Cultural Survival is a great resource for helping students understand some of the issues faced by indigenous people.
Twelve Canoes, 'Nowadays'
ACTIVITIES:
1. Think, pair, share- students define the words indigenous and aboriginal.
2. In pairs, students come up with a list of indigenous cultures they are familiar with
3. Students brainstorm and discuss what might be some of the similarities in experiences, issues and concerns of indigenous peoples they have identified
4. Students brainstorm and discuss some of the differences they discern between indigenous cultures they know about
What do you think it means to be an 'authentic Aussie'? Come up with a set of criteria to test for authenticity.
Would you pass the test? Why? Why not?
What do you think are some of the challenges for urban Aborigines ( in light of your reading)?
Discuss the impact of representation on our understanding of what it is to be Aboriginal (in other words, the link between representation and identity).
Watch the short film on the Twelve Canoes site "Nowadays". Draw up a table and record everything you see and everything you hear. How does this clip challenge some of the common stereotypes associated with indigenous people?
Why do you think there is no voiceover in this clip?
FOCUS QUESTIONS:
RESOURCES:
ACTIVITIES:
1. Think, pair, share- students define the words indigenous and aboriginal.
2. In pairs, students come up with a list of indigenous cultures they are familiar with
3. Students brainstorm and discuss what might be some of the similarities in experiences, issues and concerns of indigenous peoples they have identified
4. Students brainstorm and discuss some of the differences they discern between indigenous cultures they know about
HOW ARE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE REPRESENTED TODAY?
Read online The Australian article "Aboriginal identity goes beyond skin colour"