.+We Operate Best Together+. » educator http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org Mapping the Stories of Creativity and Social Innovation Worldwide Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:12:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Homework Assignment For Educators Working with Indigenous Communities http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/10/18/homework-assignment-for-educators-working-with-indigenous-communities/ http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/10/18/homework-assignment-for-educators-working-with-indigenous-communities/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:11:04 +0000 Morgan http://www.weoperatebesttogether.org/2009/10/18/homework-assignment-for-educators-working-with-indigenous-communities/

On my first day of teaching classes at Newman Senior High School, I came across an educators’ handbook for working with Aboriginal and indigenous  communities.  These were some of the questions asked in the assignment:

    • What is the name of the traditional Indigenous custodians of the land where you are?
    • What languages did they speak?
    • Where did their lands extend?
    • Who are the neighbouring peoples?
    • Are any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander words used to name local features – electorates, municipalities, areas, streets, geographical features?  What do they mean or refer to?
    • In your area, what are the main historical events associated with the arrival of non-indigenous peoples?
    • What are the names of the main local families today?
    • What are the local Aborignal or Torres Strait islander organizations?  What have they been set up for?  What are their main issues and concerns currently?
    • Can you think of the names of six nationally historically important Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people?  Who lived before 1850?  Between 1900 and 1950?
    • Forget sportsmen and women.  Name ten well-known contemporary Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people and what they are known for.
    • Who designed the Aboriginal flag and when?  What is the significance of its features?
    • What does the Torres strait Islander flag look like?  What are its features intended to capture?  Who designed it?

    I think I’ve got some homework this week while I’m in Newman…

    P.S.  This is certainly going into CuriousWorks’ All Around You Toolkit.

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