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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Christian Missions and Indigenous Australia
Colonising Australia (1788–1901)
Colonisation was not only about taking land and resources for imperial powers, but also about seeking to convert, or ‘civilise’, indigenous people to European ways of thinking. This video explores the impact of Christian missions on the...Show More
Colonisation was not only about taking land and resources for imperial powers, but also about seeking to convert, or ‘civilise’, indigenous people to European ways of thinking. This video explores the impact of Christian missions on the culture and daily lives of Indigenous Australians, featuring commentary from academics from the Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples. An informative, curriculum-aligned video for middle secondary students of History. Show Less
Impact of Colonisation on Indigenous Australians
Colonising Australia (1788–1901)
When the British invaded the Australian continent in 1788, it ended a way of life that had existed for more than fifty thousand years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This video explores the profound impact of European...Show More
When the British invaded the Australian continent in 1788, it ended a way of life that had existed for more than fifty thousand years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This video explores the profound impact of European settlement on Indigenous Australians, featuring commentary from academics from the Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples. An informative, curriculum-aligned video for middle secondary students of History. Show Less
International Women's Day
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 – but why is this day important? What does the day signify? This Miniclip explores the origins of women’s suffrage throughout Australia’s modern history including the granting...Show More
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 – but why is this day important? What does the day signify? This Miniclip explores the origins of women’s suffrage throughout Australia’s modern history including the granting of voting rights for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous women and the first women in parliamentary roles. It also discusses damaging stereotypes for both girls and boys, the presence of gender inequality that still exists today, and how to celebrate the women in your own life. Show Less
Long-Term Impacts
The gold rush began just over 60 years after Europeans arrived to Australia, but how did this decade transform the cultural, political, environmental, and economic threads of the nation?
Ronan takes viewers through the construction of...Show More
The gold rush began just over 60 years after Europeans arrived to Australia, but how did this decade transform the cultural, political, environmental, and economic threads of the nation?
Ronan takes viewers through the construction of ‘10-mile towns’ which lead to the expansion of settlements throughout the country, the new wealth experienced in communities, as well as changes made to the natural landscape and the impacts on Indigenous connection to land and use of resources.
Also explained is the birth of multiculturalism – including how the racism experienced at the goldfields enabled the White Australia Policy, as well as the birth of democracy in our parliament as a result of the Eureka Stockade. Show Less
Who, When, Where and Why?
How did the Australian gold rush begin in 1851? Who kicked it off? Where did it occur, and why is gold so valuable?
Join Ronan, an Irish digger come to try his hand at striking rich, as he explores the beginning of gold fever in Australia...Show More
How did the Australian gold rush begin in 1851? Who kicked it off? Where did it occur, and why is gold so valuable?
Join Ronan, an Irish digger come to try his hand at striking rich, as he explores the beginning of gold fever in Australia including the role of Edward Hargraves, the countries from which hopeful miners rushed, and the various roles played by Aboriginal Australians during the period.
Students will also learn about the locations that put gold on the Australian map including Ballarat and Bendigo, as well as the catalysts that acted as drivers of diggers out of their homes and onto the shores of Australia such as Ireland’s famine. Show Less
Australia Goes to War
As a dominion of the British Empire, it was inevitable for Australia to be drawn into the First World War. This video explores Australian attitudes towards enlistment during WWI and how these changed over the course of the war and highlights the...Show More
As a dominion of the British Empire, it was inevitable for Australia to be drawn into the First World War. This video explores Australian attitudes towards enlistment during WWI and how these changed over the course of the war and highlights the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers. Student will understand how public opinion affected Australian participation in the war effort. Show Less
Bennelong
Woollarawarre Bennelong was a senior man of the Eora, from the Port Jackson area in Sydney. With extraordinary curiosity and diplomacy, Bennelong led his community to survive a clash of cultures, and left a legacy that reverberates through...Show More
Woollarawarre Bennelong was a senior man of the Eora, from the Port Jackson area in Sydney. With extraordinary curiosity and diplomacy, Bennelong led his community to survive a clash of cultures, and left a legacy that reverberates through contemporary life. Bennelong is Bangarra at its best. In a unique Australian dance language, the company celebrates the continuation of life and culture through the power, artistry and passion of the country’s most outstanding dancers. With its immersive soundscapes and exquisite design, Bennelong will leave you in awe of Australia’s history – and its power to repeat.
Teachers are advised to review the work before selecting it for study, as it includes scenes/themes that some viewers may find challenging. Show Less
Naa Muru Gurung: 'To See A Path for Children'
This inspiring film celebrates the courage and resilience of those who, for over a century, have fought for the right of Aboriginal children to public education.
It traces the journey from when discrimination, prejudice and outright racism...Show More
This inspiring film celebrates the courage and resilience of those who, for over a century, have fought for the right of Aboriginal children to public education.
It traces the journey from when discrimination, prejudice and outright racism deprived Aboriginal children of the right to learn. It highlights the pioneers whose courage, conviction and determination that is contributing to a more equal and richer public education system to the benefit of all.
It is a story of the remarkable recent rise of Aboriginal teachers and the community they inspire – the students they nurture and support in our public education system, the culture they share and the positive impact they make to a more inclusive and fairer Australian society.
The stories in the film are told with compelling honestly that recalls the grave injustices and enormous challenges that Aboriginal people have confronted to provide a better future for not only their children and descendants but for all Australians too. Show Less
Reg Saunders: Aboriginal War Hero
World War II: Australian Experience
Australia was at war, yet although Indigenous Australians were considered unfit to fight, plenty enlisted, including Reg Saunders who fought in the Mediterranean and New Guinea, becoming the first commissioned Aboriginal officer. This frank...Show More
Australia was at war, yet although Indigenous Australians were considered unfit to fight, plenty enlisted, including Reg Saunders who fought in the Mediterranean and New Guinea, becoming the first commissioned Aboriginal officer. This frank account of his valour and the toll that war took on him, is told by his daughter Glenda Humes. It is an outstanding resource for middle and senior secondary level history students Show Less
NAIDOC Week
Miniclips: Australian Celebrations and Commemorations
NAIDOC Week is an annual celebration full of fun and festivities. But what exactly is the purpose of NAIDOC Week? And what is the history behind it? This Miniclip explores the events that led up to the formation of NAIDOC, how the Day of Mourning...Show More
NAIDOC Week is an annual celebration full of fun and festivities. But what exactly is the purpose of NAIDOC Week? And what is the history behind it? This Miniclip explores the events that led up to the formation of NAIDOC, how the Day of Mourning transformed from a protest march to a celebration, and how NAIDOC Week recognises the contributions of Indigenous Australians! This is a fantastic resource to introduce your young students to the historical and cultural importance of celebrating NAIDOC Week in the Australian community. Show Less
Modern Australian Cuisine
What a feast! Australians eat a huge diversity of food. Join animated friends Norman and Miranda as they tempt us with tasty morsels about the many influences on modern Australian cuisine – geography and climate, a plateful of Indigenous and...Show More
What a feast! Australians eat a huge diversity of food. Join animated friends Norman and Miranda as they tempt us with tasty morsels about the many influences on modern Australian cuisine – geography and climate, a plateful of Indigenous and multicultural food fascinations, technology transforming kitchens and changing eating habits. More than a mouthful, this video is ideal for lower to middle secondary students. Show Less
The Freedom Riders: Australian and American Civil Rights
The USA Civil Rights Movement ‘Freedom Rides’ used civil disobedience to great effect. They also influenced the Freedom Ride in Australia which involved Sydney University students going by bus through rural NSW and challenging segregation in...Show More
The USA Civil Rights Movement ‘Freedom Rides’ used civil disobedience to great effect. They also influenced the Freedom Ride in Australia which involved Sydney University students going by bus through rural NSW and challenging segregation in businesses and communities.
This programme explores the Freedom Ride as part of a wider push by Aboriginal Australians to engage in activism and social reform across the nation. Show Less
Paul Keating at Redfern
A persuasive speech aims to convince audiences of the speaker's position. Ethos, Pathos and Logos - or appealing to an audience’s values, emotions and logic – are commonly used. In 1993 Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered a speech in...Show More
A persuasive speech aims to convince audiences of the speaker's position. Ethos, Pathos and Logos - or appealing to an audience’s values, emotions and logic – are commonly used. In 1993 Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered a speech in Redfern that proved to be a watershed moment in Indigenous Non-indigenous relations in Australia. This program analyses the language, structure and presentation techniques Keating uses to achieve his purpose. Show Less
The Drover's Boy
'The Drover's Boy' is a 'hybrid' blend of music, documentary and drama. The story is set in the 1920s in outback Australia, and evokes a time when it was illegal for white Australians and Aboriginal people to marry. It was not uncommon for a...Show More
'The Drover's Boy' is a 'hybrid' blend of music, documentary and drama. The story is set in the 1920s in outback Australia, and evokes a time when it was illegal for white Australians and Aboriginal people to marry. It was not uncommon for a drover and his Aboriginal wife to pass off their relationship under the guise of her being 'a drover's boy'. In subterfuge, she had to bind her breasts, cut her hair and change her name to disguise herself as an Aboriginal boy.
This is one such story, sensitively told, based on a ballad by Australian bush legend and singer-songwriter, Ted Egan. The song, and the film, pay tribute to this form of forbidden union and the significant contribution that Aboriginal women made to the pastoral history of frontier Australia. Show Less
The Future Ancients
'The Future Ancients', written and produced by Luka Lesson.
In the future
the history books will study us
our cities will have been renamed
our languages slanged into something new
and this moment
will one day
be ancient
The future...Show More
'The Future Ancients', written and produced by Luka Lesson.
In the future
the history books will study us
our cities will have been renamed
our languages slanged into something new
and this moment
will one day
be ancient
The future ancients
dig theoretical trenches between settlement and invasion
shoot rifles at each other across the plains
and place prayers within the screaming bullets
they shroud their heads in mourning
and afterwards line their soldiers up in cemeteries like voodoo dolls for God
The future ancients
will be encased behind glass in museums
Greek ragtag squadrons
with backpacks
and shards of Athenian columns for weapons
will be installed in exhibitions
of either terrorists or freedom fighters
depending on who it is that wins
this time
they will stand side by side
with wax dummies of 'good men'
in shirts and ties
who never leave their suburban blocks
but are called to duty through computer screens
shooting unmanned cannons in far away places
and are called things like
husband
son
sweetheart
and Lieutenant
The future ancients
will have their artefacts locked in storage
shards of Molotov cocktails
from the Egyptian revolution
will be tagged and filed
next to Michael Jackson albums
smartphones
Playboy magazines
and the Australian Flag
The future ancients
will be found by future archaeologists
preserved and embalmed
in tequila and Chanel Number 5
alongside pop-star prophets
who thought they were somehow saying something new
this time
they will find them
praying to gods who believe in Science
on a planet of do's and don'ts
of factions and fractions of us's and them's
and we's and whatever's
and maybe never's
and never again's
the future ancients will be found in thombs
of cheap liquor
in databases of tradition
on screens called culture
as relics of broken signals
They will hardly be visited as bones
but remembered
in the symbology of pixel
and paranoia
The Future Ancients
will be remembered or lost depending on what we decide
Since democracy has been paraphrased
sustainability called primitive
refugees criminalised by the first invaders
and Indigenous cultures lined up side by suicide
in prisons
like voodoo dolls for the future
the textbooks will study us
our cities will have been renamed
our languages slanged into something new
and our stories will be the only link left
between objects
and their meanings
They will try to twist and turn our histories
based on what they find of us
so our voices are the only aretfacts worth keeping
alive
So whose lips will we honour?
on whose tomb will we lay our tears?
those that risked everything to spreak
but spoke anyway
those that gave meaning in the darkness
those who not only spoke
but gifted us a moment of silence in this madness to so that we could lear to jear
ourselves
Those thoughts are your artefacts
your jewellery
jade
and bronze
and your words are your monuments
your stone
and bone
Parthenon
and Colosseum
everything worth leaving behind
In silence is how we surrender
speech is the architecture of fate
So are we pharaohs of fallacies
empresses of nothing?
What will they engrave below our statues?
In the ancient future. Show Less
The Secrets of the Kimberley
The Kimberley is one of the most ecologically diverse areas of the world. Its marine ecosystems are amongst the world's most pristine. At 424500 square kilometers the Kimberley is bigger than Italy or Germany and it has over 3000 uninhabited...Show More
The Kimberley is one of the most ecologically diverse areas of the world. Its marine ecosystems are amongst the world's most pristine. At 424500 square kilometers the Kimberley is bigger than Italy or Germany and it has over 3000 uninhabited islands.
This documentary takes you on a expedition into this remote region with a team of scientists and an artist. What they find redefines their values and how they view the natural world. It showcases some of the rare species and describes the marine science conducted today to understand one of Australia's last great wilderness areas through wildlife- great and small. Show Less
Patyegarang
Choreography by Stephen Page Produced by Bangarra Dance Theatre in 2013. As the colonial fleet arrived on Eora country in the late 18th Century, Patyegarang befriended the colony’s timekeeper, Lieutenant William Dawes, gifting him her language...Show More
Choreography by Stephen Page Produced by Bangarra Dance Theatre in 2013. As the colonial fleet arrived on Eora country in the late 18th Century, Patyegarang befriended the colony’s timekeeper, Lieutenant William Dawes, gifting him her language in an extraordinary display of trust and friendship, which now inspires our imaginations about ‘first contact’. Show Less
Terrain: Interview with Choreographer Frances Rings
An interview with the choreographer of Terrain, talking about the inspirations behind the dances.
Please Resist Me
'Please Resist Me', written and performed by Luka Lesson.
Please resist me
Colonise me, compromise me, conflict me
Please don't risk me
If you see me at the airport
Please come and frisk me
Please resist me
Colonise me, compromise me and...Show More
'Please Resist Me', written and performed by Luka Lesson.
Please resist me
Colonise me, compromise me, conflict me
Please don't risk me
If you see me at the airport
Please come and frisk me
Please resist me
Colonise me, compromise me and conflict me
Please don't risk me
Please call me stupid
Because your resistance
Brings my evolution
Please resist me
Call me a wog
It’s brought us so close together I could call me a squad
Please resist me
Lock me in solitary confinement
I'll close my eyes and admire the quality of the silence
I'll write rhymes in my mind honestly and define them
Solidly redefine and memorise them
Until like a diamond
When I come out I’ll be better than when I arrived in
Please resist me,
Keep me under the thumb
Keep me down-trodden keep me under the gun
Keep me working harder under thunder and sun
Son - haven't you heard?
I'm becoming a gun
Please resist me
Because resistance brings evolution
And you've resisted me consistently
I thank you for your contribution
I'm a happy man
Your stupidity has made me strong
I've developed wings
A thick skin
and this here opposable thumb
It holds my pen which loads my explodable tongue
So without loading a gun
I'm killing high quotas of unemotional...
punks
Sorry
You also taught me to speak French
I learnt it when you kept keeping me at arms-length
And then I learnt Italian just to expand my head
And Greek to learn from where my ancestors had fled
And then I learnt some Yanyuwa
Just to show the people of this land respect
You see
It's been your example that has led me to leave you for dead
So don't trust me
I'm risky
Insurmountable unaccountable
I'm an undeniable unreliable maniacal liability
I fire soliloquies and my liturgies literally leave a literary litany
You see
When I was little
They told me I was:
Illegitimate, illiterate and limited
Little did they know that in a minute I'd be killing it
I'm vivid like in cinemas
So my synonym is vividness
I stick it like I'm cinnamon
And kill it like a militant
I live it like a citizen - you live a life like imprisonment
Besides Indigenous, immigrant might be the most legitimate of citizen
So it’s better to live a life like us...
Isn't it?
Please resist me
Colonise me, compromise me, conflict me
Please don't risk me
If you see me at the airport
Please come and frisk me
Please resist me
Colonise me, compromise me and conflict me
Please don't risk me
Please call me stupid
Because your resistance
Brings my evolution
Please resist me
Call me a wog
It’s brought us so close together I could call me a squad
Please resist me
Lock me in solitary confinement
I'll close my eyes and admire the quality of the silence
I'll write rhymes in my mind honestly and define them
Solidly redefine and memorise them
Until like a diamond
When I come out I’ll be better than when I arrived in
Please resist me,
Keep me under the thumb
Keep me down-trodden keep me under the gun
Keep me working harder under thunder and sun
Son - haven't you heard?
I'm becoming a gun
Please resist me
Because resistance brings evolution
And you've resisted me consistently
I thank you for your contribution
I'm a happy man
Your stupidity has made me strong
I've developed wings
A thick skin
and this here opposable thumb
It holds my pen which loads my explodable tongue
So without loading a gun
I'm killing high quotas of unemotional...
punks
Sorry
You also taught me to speak French
I learnt it when you kept keeping me at arms-length
And then I learnt Italian just to expand my head
And Greek to learn from where my ancestors had fled
And then I learnt some Yanyuwa
Just to show the people of this land respect
You see
It's been your example that has led me to leave you for dead
So don't trust me
I'm risky
Insurmountable unaccountable
I'm an undeniable unreliable maniacal liability
I fire soliloquies and my liturgies literally leave a literary litany
You see
When I was little
They told me I was:
Illegitimate, illiterate and limited
Little did they know that in a minute I'd be killing it
I'm vivid like in cinemas
So my synonym is vividness
I stick it like I'm cinnamon
And kill it like a militant
I live it like a citizen - you live a life like imprisonment
Besides Indigenous, immigrant might be the most legitimate of citizen
So it's better to live a life like us...
isn't it. Show Less
Terrain
Choreography by Frances Rings
Produced by Bangarra Dance Theatre in 2012.
Described as a hymn to Country, 'Terrain' transports us to Lake Eyre, the place of Australia’s inland sea and one of the few untouched natural waterways in the world....Show More
Choreography by Frances Rings
Produced by Bangarra Dance Theatre in 2012.
Described as a hymn to Country, 'Terrain' transports us to Lake Eyre, the place of Australia’s inland sea and one of the few untouched natural waterways in the world. Bangarra explores the relationship of Indigenous people to Country and how the landscape becomes a second kin. Show Less
Aboriginal Art: Philosophy and Culture
Aboriginal art is world-renowned when it comes to dot paintings. There is, however, an incredible diversity of Aboriginal art outside of this style.
Focusing on philosophy and culture, this interview-based programme explores what is meant by...Show More
Aboriginal art is world-renowned when it comes to dot paintings. There is, however, an incredible diversity of Aboriginal art outside of this style.
Focusing on philosophy and culture, this interview-based programme explores what is meant by ‘Aboriginal art’, inspiration and influence, interpretation and symbolism, and meanings and messages. It also investigates the cultural functions of art.
We talk with urban and traditional Aboriginal artists from across the country, including Brook Andrew; Bindi Cole; desert artist, Otto; Australian art historian, Dr Susan Lowish; and curator Phillip Batty.
Perfect for senior secondary and TAFE students in the fields of fine art, art history and cultural studies, this production digs beneath the surface to explore the rich complexity and cultural significance of Aboriginal art practices. Show Less
Aboriginal Art: Materials and Practice
Aboriginal art is world-renowned when it comes to dot paintings. There is, however, an incredible diversity of Aboriginal art outside of this style.
Focusing on materials and practice, this interview-based programme explores the relationship...Show More
Aboriginal art is world-renowned when it comes to dot paintings. There is, however, an incredible diversity of Aboriginal art outside of this style.
Focusing on materials and practice, this interview-based programme explores the relationship between country, perspectives and context, materials and process, technique, style, and the Aboriginal art industry.
We talk with urban and traditional Aboriginal artists from across the country, including Brook Andrew; Bindi Cole; desert artist, Otto; Australian art historian, Dr Susan Lowish; curator, Phillip Batty; and those involved in production on Aboriginal communities.
Perfect for senior secondary and TAFE students in the fields of fine art, art history and cultural studies, this production looks at the many methods and mediums used in the production of Aboriginal art. Show Less
Integrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives
The Australian Curriculum requires Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives to be embedded across all subject areas. This programme is a professional development resource for teachers seeking successful strategies for enhancing the...Show More
The Australian Curriculum requires Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives to be embedded across all subject areas. This programme is a professional development resource for teachers seeking successful strategies for enhancing the inclusion of Aboriginal perspectives in their courses.
Through case studies of real school successes, expert interviews, and practical tips, this programme inspires teachers to integrate teaching of Aboriginal histories and cultures in all subjects and year levels.
It provides strong examples of successful approaches and strategies both at a classroom level and at a whole school level and demystifies perceived challenges about finding and incorporating Aboriginal perspectives. Show Less
Health Inequities in Australia
Despite the best intentions, Indigenous life span and health expectancies are still significantly lower than the national average. For those aged 65 years or above, access to health services can also provide challenges. Why do these differences...Show More
Despite the best intentions, Indigenous life span and health expectancies are still significantly lower than the national average. For those aged 65 years or above, access to health services can also provide challenges. Why do these differences exist, and what can we do about them? This excellent program examines the forces that shape health needs and inequities, and the strategy, directions and actions that Australia’s health services employ in an effort to bridge the gap. Featuring experts, patients and practitioners, this is a detailed and timely look at this important health issue. Show Less
Keeper
Keeper is the story of two Aboriginal women living in the small town of Ceduna on the far-west coast of South Australia. 15 year-old Jacinta Haseldine is a high school student, as interested in hip hop as she is in hunting wombats and kangaroos....Show More
Keeper is the story of two Aboriginal women living in the small town of Ceduna on the far-west coast of South Australia. 15 year-old Jacinta Haseldine is a high school student, as interested in hip hop as she is in hunting wombats and kangaroos. Her Nana Sue, born and raised on a mission, has always taken Jacinta out bush to teach her to find medicinal plants and take care of sacred waterholes.
When more than 20 mining companies start drilling nearby for gold, uranium and mineral sands, Jacinta and Sue's family is bitterly divided over million-dollar Native Title deals. For Sue, who spent her childhood running away out bush to escape the welfare authorities, and Jacinta, a teenager who just wants her family to stay together - growing up means many different things.
Keeper tackles one of the most difficult and publicly under-discussed features of contemporary Aboriginal experiences across Australia: the destabilising and frequently painful effects of the Native Title process. Show Less