ABORIGINAL EDUCATION RESOURCE COLLECTION

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Nikki Louise Shearer

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ABSTRACT A collection of Aboriginal and Indigenous resources that would be useful teaching resources in a Primary School classroom.

ABORIGINAL EDUCATION RESOURCE COLLECTION April 1, 2013 1. Resource One Griffiths, A. (Ed.). (2010). The Naked Boy and The Crocodile. Australia. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and Pan Macmillan

This book is made up of a collection of short stories written by Indigenous children between the ages of five and ten. Each of the children are from remote communities across Australia. The stories are a combination of words and pictures and each one depicts a part of the life of one of the children, ranging from playing with friends to hunting for emu eggs. This resource may be useful in teaching children about the importance of using pictures to support stories. Another use for the resource would be showing students how students in remote Indigenous communities live and highlight both the differences and similarities. This book could also be used to teach Art as an exemplar of Aboriginal artwork. The book is also supported by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation which has a fantastic website which may be useful in teaching students about the importance of literacy. The book may also lead into creating a fundraising event to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation may also link well into Mathematics.

2. Resource Two Richards, J. M. (1997). Eagles Nest. Western Australia. Magabala Books

This book is a traditional Aboriginal story of the morality of jealousy and its consequences. The book originated in the WarburtonWarakurna area of Western Australia and the story written in both English and Ngaanyatjarra. June Richards was born in Mirlirrtjarra (Warburton Ranges). She has based this book on her upbringing and the stories she heard as a child. This is a local book for Western Australia and demonstrates values and storytelling traditional to the region. The combination of English and Ngaanyatjarra highlights the traditional aspect of the book. This book may also be useful for Health lessons and teaching

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ABORIGINAL EDUCATION RESOURCE COLLECTION April 1, 2013 students about values. The curriculum outlines that students need to learn respect for others and their feelings. This book may present an opportunity to teach students the respect they need for each other and how to overcome feelings of jealousy.

3. Resource Three Templeton, R. and Jackson, S. (2004). Tell Me Why. Western Australia. Magabala Books. This book is the true story of a young girls search for her identity and to understand her Aboriginal heritage. Sarah, the main character, seeks information and guidance from her grandmother and the two discuss the Stolen Generations. The book focuses on how family history can shape out childhood journeys. Robyn Templeton is a native of Western Australian and an Aboriginal. Currently Robyn is a consultant in Aboriginal Education for the Western Australian Department of Education. Robyns Aboriginal heritage gives her an excellent Aboriginal perspective in her writing. For lower and middle Primary this book may be useful in addressing the importance of the Stolen Generations and to focus on recognizing the past in order to move forward in the future by embracing Aboriginal history. For upper Primary students this book may be helpful in addressing issues of social justice and respecting Aboriginal history. It may also be helpful in focusing students attention on contemporary Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal social issues.

4. Resource Four Pilkington, D. (2006). Home To Mother. Australia. U.Q.P. This book is the younger version of Doris Pilkingtons novel Follow The Rabbit Proof Fence. The story is based on Doris Pilkingtons grandmother and her sisters who were victims of the Aboriginal Protection Act and the Stolen Generation. The three girls were removed from their families in the Mardu people at Jigalong, Western Australia, and placed in the Moore

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ABORIGINAL EDUCATION RESOURCE COLLECTION April 1, 2013 River native settlement North of Perth. Home To Mother focuses on the three girls escape from the Moore River settlement and their journey home along the rabbit proof fence. The book has an excellent Aboriginal perspective, as the story is personal to Doris and her family. This book would be a great story for middle Primary students. While reading the story alone would be beneficial to the moral and social education of the students, the book may also be helpful in educating students on the Stolen Generation and how the effects of the Aboriginal Protection Act reach to the current generations and affect all Aboriginals. The story is also local which ensures that students are able to relate at least one of the locations in the story.

5. Resource Five Indigenous Tours WA. (2013). Retrieved From: http://www.indigenouswa.com/tour-details/

The Indigenous Tours of Western Australia is a company created for the Nannup Family Trust, which was established for the benefit of Indigenous Culture and Heritage. The Nannup family is connected to Wadjuk country and is passionate about keeping Indigenous culture alive in the Perth area. The Indigenous Tour Company offers a variety of tours of schools and students that offer clear links to the curriculum. Teachers have the option to choose a tour that would link best with the curriculum area they are studying at that given time and which is most appropriate for their students. For example, in relation to Science, the tours can assist in teaching students about the nature, development and advancement of science, and life and living things. The tours would provide a valuable experience for students is learning about Indigenous culture that is local to the Perth Metropolitan area. Students who take part in one of the tours would hear stories and experiences about not only the Wadjuk people but also the Nyoongar people and they would be hearing these perspectives directly from those who are part of these communities.

Nikki Louise Shearer

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ABORIGINAL EDUCATION RESOURCE COLLECTION April 1, 2013

Nikki Louise Shearer

21090298