Dust Echoes: Ancient Stories, New Voices

Dust Echoes is a series of twelve beautifully animated dreamtime stories from Central Arnhem Land, telling stories of love, loyalty, duty to country and aboriginal custom and law. " Dust Echoes is one way that we are bringing everyone back to the same campfire - black and white. We are telling our stories to you in a way you can understand, to help you see, hear and know. And we are telling these stories to ourselves, so that we will always remember, with pride, who we are. " Tom Lewis, actor, musician, Indigenous consultant » About Dust Echoes

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Famous Aboriginal people, activists & role models - Creative Spirits Why we need Aboriginal role models Apart from obvious reasons like inspiration, setting an example, or showing what is possible, there's a more opaque reason we need Aboriginal role models: the media. Journalists lack interest in reporting about Aboriginal achievers. "When you hear of some brilliant Indigenous person working in any of the professional sectors," says Jeff McMullen, a journalist himself, "the media turns away... The media needs to shift its message to an empowering one that gives individuals and families as a whole a sense of inclusiveness.”

Henry Lawson: Australian writer Henry Lawson's life and background Portrait of Henry Lawson by Sir John Longstaff. Oil on canvas 41x30.5cm. Image courtesy of the : an20358241. Aboriginal history Barani Barani is an Aboriginal word of the Sydney language that means 'yesterday'. The Barani website examines the histories of people, places and events associated with Sydney's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Visit Barani The first Sydneysiders Aboriginal peoples have always lived in Sydney . Learning log Two students share and compare their learning logs. Learning logs are a personalized learning resource for children. In the learning logs, the children record their responses to learning challenges set by their teachers. Each log is a unique record of the child's thinking and learning. The logs are usually a visually oriented development of earlier established models of learning journals, which can become an integral part of the teaching and learning program and have had a major impact on their drive to develop a more independent learner. Model support[edit]

General - Aboriginal Education - The Department of Education Aboriginal English & ESL Educational Resources Information Centre (ERIC)Free database of resources that may assist teachers with teaching ESL/D students. Details Aboriginal Parent Easy Guides Parent Easy Guides (or PEGs as they are affectionately known) bring simple, easy-to-read information on many of the issues faced by parents from birth through adolescence.

Short Story Project: The Task You will read and study – both independently and as a class – a range of short stories, focusing on the key elements of short story writing (exposition, character, setting, theme, plot, action, conflict, climax, resolution, and narrative techniques), and produce your own original short story for publication. You are required to undertake the following: Read widely in the area of short story fiction. Through your broad reading and class work, aim to develop an informed understanding of the key elements of short story construction:• exposition (also known as ‘orientation') • characters • setting(s) • theme(s) • plot • action • conflict • climax • resolution • point of view • narrative techniques Create and present your own original short story for publication. Approximate length: 1000 words.

Indigenous Weather Knowledge - Bureau of Meteorology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have developed an intricate understanding of the environment over many thousands of years. Artist: Laurie Nilsen The artwork used in the design of this website represents the relationships between seasonal, meteorological and astronomical changes - and how the Mandandanji people read these changes to inform life on country. A History of Aboriginal Sydney There is good evidence of a high Aboriginal population density at contact. Australia has a naturally occurring diversity of plant resources, rather than a few specific staples as in Papua New Guinea. These are easier to exploit if not planted. That is to say, Koori people are Polyculturists. The population may have been increasing at the time of the invasion. Butlin has calculated that the population certainly did not survive on kangaroos alone as a meat source.

The many uses of indigenous plants - Science (4,7) 00:00:00:00Text on screen - 'Viewer Advice. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following media resource may contain images and voices of people who have died.' A group of Indigenous people distribute and plant native plants in Australian coastal bushland. Text on screen - 'The Towra Team. Clarence Slockee.'00:00:16:19CLARENCE SLOCKEE:These young people are called the Towra Team.

Australian Sacred Sites Australian Sacred Sites Aboriginal sacred sites are areas or places in Australia of significant Aboriginal Australian meaning within the animist context of the localised indigenous belief system. Most are somehow related to Aboriginal mythology, known as 'The Dreaming, or The Dreamtime'. My Grandmother’s Lingo Over the next 10 minutes, you'll speak one of the oldest languages in the world. Each word you learn unlocks a new chapter. Put on your headphones and get your microphone ready.