Resources credit
Melbourne High School thanks the education librarians at the University of Melbourne for kindly permitting the use of their resources in this libguide.
Cultural awareness resources
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The little red yellow black website: An introduction to Indigenous Australia
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Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody – Fact sheet
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Memorandum of Understanding with the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency – Fact sheet
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Memorandum of Understanding with Northern Territory Aboriginal people – Fact sheet
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Memorandum of Understanding with South Australian Indigenous people – Fact sheet
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National NAIDOC Week (National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. )
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National Reconciliation Week (27 May - 3 June)
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Racism No Way (Anti-racism education for Australian schools)
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Native Title is the recognition in Australian law that some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to hold rights and interests in land and water.
Resources for teachers
Narragunnawali provides curriculum and professional learning resources that support educators to teach about Reconciliation and to facilitate a greater understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and contributions.
Narragunnawali curriculum resources
Narragunnawali professional learning resources
For more information see the Narragunnawali flyer
Organisations and government sites
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Department of Aboriginal Affairs - Government of Western Australia -
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Native Title (Native title is the recognition in Australian law that some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to hold rights and interests in land and water. )
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VACCA (The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is a state-wide Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) servicing children, young people, families, and community members. )
Victoria's current registered Aboriginal parties. You will be able to search an online map to find the RAP for an area of Victoria
Search for 1 Forrest Hill South Yarra and you will find information for Melbourne High's area.
Social, cultural and political issues
- Gary Foley’s Koori History website
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) - Collections online
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Deadly Story (This resource aims to support Aboriginal children and young people to grow in their knowledge of; Who you are, who you belong to, where you belong, where you come from, what you do, what you believe, what symbolises your Aboriginal culture.)
TV and media resources
Message Stick (ABC)
- Talking Language with Ernie Dingo [from the CAAMA Collection]
In this series, Ernie Dingo explores the revival, maintenance and creation of languages which are in a constant state of change. He reveals the complex balance between language and relationship to country, and discovers how this balance has been affected since European colonisation.
- Living Black Conversations: David and Stephen Page - Bangarra Dance Theatre - Series 1, Ep 7 Of 13
In an intimate conversation with Living Black, the Page brothers reveal how they made their way from a housing commission in Brisbane to directing and composing the Indigenous performance for the Sydney Olympic Games. They tell Karla Grant about experiencing racism, breaking into the contemporary art world and the art of bringing Indigenous stories to the rest of the world. "Aboriginal story telling is a huge part of Aboriginal life. It's not even a responsibility it's just something in your immune system." - Stephen Page.
- Living black: who is Aboriginal?
Episode summary: Australia's leading rock art expert says this precious heritage could disappear within fifty years unless governments take action. Film legend Jack Thompson has joined calls to preserve this history before it's too late. Court action against a well known newspaper columnist who questioned the Indigenous credentials of light skinned Aboriginal people has created a furore over the issue of Aboriginality. Amid the debate, we ask Indigenous Australians whether skin colour determines your cultural identity. In Victoria, we head to Lake Condah, where the Gunditjmara people are blending ancient and contemporary science to discover new species. And we catch up with the Pigram Brothers as they tour the country with singer Alex Lloyd with songs they've sung for the film Mad Bastards.
- Waabiny Time Series 2
Waabiny Time (Series 2) is a children’s variety program that celebrates Noongar Language in a community and family themed environment. The presenters, Kylie Farmer and Lee West, entertain children between ages 3 to 6 and take them on a colourful adventure with stories, songs, dance and craft activities.
- The Dreaming
Animated traditional stories explained by the Elders including the Dolphin NSW and the Wanka Manapulpa Minyma, WA.