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Acknowledgement of Country: A more personal way

PrimaryPrimary MiddleMiddle High SchoolSecondary


Personal and social capability
Australian Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability

Critical
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Literacy
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

IndigenousAustralian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning Activity

 

1. As a pair of students, you are to examine the following website: Common Ground and write out the Acknowledgement of Country stated here

Acknowledge of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.


As explained in this website, this wording is appropriate to use, though many people create slight variations to create a more personal and individual acknowledgement.

2. As partners, you are to create a more personal and individual acknowledgement for your next school assembly.

Brainstorm how you could create this more personal acknowledgement.

3. Write up your new Acknowledgement of Country and read it out to another pair of students.

4. Work out as a group, which Acknowledge is more personal. Use this new Acknowledgement at the next school assembly.

 

 

Assimilation and the Stolen Generations: Photograph Image Response

High SchoolSecondary

Ethical Understanding Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding

Personal and social capabilityAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Critical
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Literacy
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

IndigenousAustralian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

PhilosophyPhilosophy

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning Activity

 

1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, you are to read the following two articles Reading

 

a. Australians Together

Australians together

b. NITV: Explainer: the Stolen Generations

NItV Explainer

2. Write down any new information in point form. List at least 10 points.
Share with your group.

What do you think of this new information as a group?


3.
You are to view the following photograph and inscriptions:

 

Homes are sought for these children
(Source: Akosmopolite)

A group of tiny half-caste and quadroon children at the Darwin half-caste home. The Minister for the Interior (Mr Perkins) recently appealed to charitable organisations in Melbourne and Sydney to find homes for the children and rescue them from becoming outcasts.

"I like the little girl in centre of group, but if taken by any one else, any of the others would do, as long as they are strong."

 

4. What is assimilation? Write down the meaning.

5. What does the term "half-caste" and "quadroon" children mean?

6. Select one of the children [all children were dressed in dresses even if they were males] or the person wanting a child and write down the answers to these following questions and write a one page story about your selected person.

  • "become" that child

    • What is your name?

    • How old are you?

    • Are there other people in your family?

    • Can you remember them?

    • Are any of your siblings with you in Darwin?

    • How are you feeling at the time of the photograph?

    • What are you holding in the photograph and why?

    • What is it like at the Darwin half-caste home?

  • "become" the person responding to the ad and wanting a child

    • Why did you choose that little girl?

    • Why do you need to have a strong child?

    • What is your home like?

    • What family do you have?

    • Do you expect to have this child as your child or as a worker for you?

7. As a group, share your stories.

8. Reflection.

How would you feel and think if you were separated from all your family at this young age?

 

 

Life on the Job
Look at Charles Perkins to learn more about Indigenous Rights and Freedoms (1945 - present).

Charles Perkins

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