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CARING FOR COUNTRY FIRST AUSTRALIANS W 3 by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History | Series: First Australians: Plenty Stories
Items left behind in the landscape by Aboriginal people tell a fascinating human history stretching back over 50,000 years. Find out why the discoveries of human burials and footprints are of worldwide importance. Explore the cultural heritage of the Willandra Lakes region - a special place for the Paak ...Show more
FIRST AUSTRALIANS CARING FOR COUNTRY by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History
Items left behind in the landscape by Aboriginal people tell a fascinating human history stretching back over 50,000 years. In Caring for Country, you can find out why the discoveries of human burials and footprints are of world-wide importance. Explore the cultural heritage of the Willandra Lakes regio ...Show more
FIRST AUSTRALIANS FIGHTING FOR RIGHTS by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History
Today all Australians have equal rights by law, however Indigenous Australians did not always have the same rights as other Australians. Fighting For Rights book shows how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have fought to have their voices heard and to make Australia a fairer place for their ...Show more
FIRST AUSTRALIANS KEEPING LANGUAGE ALIVE by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History
In 1788, there were around 250 Indigenous languages in Australia. About half of them have since died out and only 20 or so Indigenous languages are still strong and spoken by young people. Keeping Language Alive shows how three schools are helping to 'keep language strong'. Discover the cultures and his ...Show more
FIRST AUSTRALIANS SPECIAL OBJECTS by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History
Through objects such as jewellery, tools, artworks and toys, traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are kept alive. Traditions show people's beliefs, identity and history. Objects are special cultural items that can represent voices of ancestors or living persons. In Special Objects ...Show more
First Australians DISCOVERING ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History
What does an archaeologist do? Do you know where the oldest boomerangs have been found in Australia? In Discovering Aboriginal Australia we discover amazing facts about Australia's human history as we journey through time. We also learn why sites or places are culturally significant and continue to be s ...Show more
First Australians KAISIANA'S JOURNEY TO TORRES STRAIT by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's Reference
Kaisiana's Journey to Torrest Strait explores the travels of a girl from Cairns who visits her grandmother on Thursday Island. Through Kaisiana's journey, we learn about her cultural identity. We also find out about the traditions of Torres Strait Islander people and the importance of place to Aborigina ...Show more
First Australians KEEPING STRONG THROUGH ART by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History
Art is a very important part of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Through art, traditions are kept alive - traditions tell of people's beliefs, identity and history. Keeping Strong Through Art book tells stories of many types of Indigenous art including paintings, carvings, costumes, storyt ...Show more
LIFE AT MULGA BORE FIRST AUSTRALIANS W 3 by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History | Series: First Australians: Plenty Stories
Meet Lindsay Bird Mpetyane, an Anmatyerr man from Mulga Bore in Central Australia. Follow the marking of Lindsay's Bush Plum Dreaming painting, and discover why he paints this special story. Learn how Lindsay and other elders celebrate and teach their Anmatyerr culture to children through various activi ...Show more
REMEMBERING CONISTON FIRST AUSTRLIANS W 3 by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History | Series: First Australians: Plenty Stories
In 1928 in Central Australia, the killing of a European by an Aboriginal man led to expeditions by a police party that resulted in many Aboriginal deaths. These killings are known as the Coniston massacre. How did society view these tragic events? Did Aboriginal people have a voice in 1928? Seventy-five ...Show more
STORIES THROUGH ART FIRST AUSTRALIANS W 3 by ALBERT TRISH
Category: Children's History | Series: First Australians: Plenty Stories
Art plays an important role in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. It is a way for artists to express their histories, cultural identities and opinions and to share their stories with others. In this book we explore an exciting range of artworks from paintings and sculptures to jewellery and ...Show more