When did schools start teaching Aboriginal history?
In the early 1870s the first Aboriginal children are enrolled in the public schools in NSW.
How did aboriginals get educated?
Some Aboriginal parents enrolled their children in schools around the state. Population growth, the expansion of public schools, and increasing Aboriginal employment on rural properties contributed to higher Aboriginal student enrolments.
Where is dujuan now?
Dujuan is fit and well and currently staying in his homeland at Spring Creek and Borroloola in the NT.
What Aboriginal history is taught in schools?
Most early settlement history is taught in primary school, where children learn about European exploration and the First Fleet, Aboriginal perspectives and resistance, and the Australian colonies. In years 7 and 8, students learn about “the ancient past”, including ancient Australia.
How do I learn Aboriginal history?
There are plenty of ways to learn about Australian Aboriginal culture. You can read books and articles on the web. You can meet Aboriginal people and chat to them about their culture and beliefs. And you can factor some of these attractions into your trip to Australia.
Why should Aboriginal perspectives be included in the Australian education system?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives are written into the national curriculum to ensure that all young Australians have the opportunity to learn about, acknowledge and respect the history and culture of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
What should be the main focus of Aboriginal education?
Self-realization and being valued (knowledge, skills) is a key tenet of Francophone communities, and this too is the goal for Indigenous peoples in education.
What happened to Dujuan from in my blood?
Dujuan is fit and well and currently staying in his homeland at Spring Creek and Borroloola in the NT. While Dujuan is well now, we do not pretend that all will be well.
Who made in my blood it runs?
Maya Newell
‘In My Blood It Runs’ was directed by Maya Newell, a documentary filmmaker from Sydney. She moved to Alice Springs to dedicate herself to its production. ‘What we discovered in making it is that they [Indigenous children] are seen as troublemakers and they are put under this two-hard label,’ Maya said.
When did institutional Aboriginal education begin in NSW?
This timeline briefly outlines some turning points and events in NSW institutional Aboriginal education from 1788 to 2007. Indigenous Australian people have sophisticated education practices and systems based on spoken knowledge and teaching by experience and observation, which were developed well before 1788.
Is the Australian entertainment industry ready to embrace Indigenous storytelling?
The Australian entertainment industry has only recently embraced the importance of telling uniquely Indigenous stories.
How do we support Indigenous voices to share their stories?
We also support indigenous voices to share their stories through our Indigenous Documentary Fellowship.
Is it ever okay to tell indigenous stories on screen?
In fact, it has only really been since the 1980s and 1990s, and especially since the 2000s, that Indigenous stories have found themselves told on screen appropriately – through Indigenous voices, without blackface or racist stereotypes.