The Arts - Fashion and Culture

Learning Areas

History | Visual Arts

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Students gain insight into the cultural meaning of tribal markings and possum skin cloak making. They study the evolution of traditional clothing styles and materials into contemporary First Nations' fashion designs that are sought after in mainstream markets.

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Cultural Protocols

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History

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How First Nations Australians are the world’s oldest continuing cultures, displaying evidence of both continuity and change over deep time

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The cultural obligations of First Nations Australians about significant heritage sites, including ancestral remains, material culture and artefacts, and the role of collaboration between First Nations Australians and other individuals and groups to ensure cultural preservation

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How the physical environment and geographical features influenced the development of the ancient society

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Key beliefs, values and practices of an ancient society, with a particular emphasis on one of the following areas: everyday life, warfare, or death and funerary customs

Visual Art

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Investigate ways that visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials are manipulated to represent ideas, perspectives and/or meaning in artworks created across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts

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Investigate the diversity of First Nations Australians’ artworks and arts practices, considering culturally responsive approaches to Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property rights

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Experiment with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to develop skills

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Reflect on the ways that they and other artists respond to influences to inform choices they make in their own visual arts practice

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

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First Nations communities of Australia maintain a deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place and have holistic values and belief systems that are connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.

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The occupation and colonisation of Australia by the British, under the now overturned doctrine of terra nullius, were experienced by First Nations Australians as an invasion that denied their occupation of, and connection to, Country/Place.

Culture

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The First Peoples of Australia (Aboriginal Peoples) belong to the world’s oldest continuous cultures. First Nations Australians demonstrate resilience in the maintenance, practice and revitalisation of culture despite the many historic and enduring impacts of colonisation, and continue to celebrate and share the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures.

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First Nations Australians’ ways of life reflect unique ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing.

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First Nations Australian societies are diverse and have distinct cultural expressions such as language, customs and beliefs. As First Nations Peoples of Australia, they have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural expressions, while also maintaining the right to control, protect and develop culture as Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property.

People

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Australia has 2 distinct First Nations Peoples; each encompasses a diversity of nations across Australia. Aboriginal Peoples are the first peoples of Australia and have occupied the Australian continent for more than 60,000 years. Torres Strait Islander Peoples are the First Nations Peoples of the Torres Strait and have occupied the region for over 4,000 years.

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The significant and ongoing contributions of First Nations Australians and their histories and cultures are acknowledged locally, nationally and globally

Historical Landmarks

Year levels: 10 4 lessons

Students investigate how European colonists acquired land in the 1770s. #momentoftruth

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The Frontier Wars

Year levels: 9 3 lessons

Students learn the history of the convicts and colonists on the First Fleet and critically reflect on the commemoration of those who fought in the Frontier Wars. #momentoftruth

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The First Fleet

Year levels: 6 3 lessons

Students investigate the reasons for British expansion and explore the perspectives of European convicts, colonists, and First Nations' peoples. #momentoftruth

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The Arts – Sculptures and Carvings

Year levels: 7 4 lessons

Students explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sculptures and carvings. They gain insight into the history of Australia’s artefact collection practices in First Nations’ communities, including repatriation of sacred objects and ancestral remains. Be sure to explore the films and links in the Arts Discovery Map

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The Arts – Weaving and Painting

Year levels: 7 5 lessons

Students explore First Nations' Arts Practices in various communities. They see the weaving and painting practices of the Wagilak community and experiment with the process of botanical dyeing. They create their own unique artworks using natural elements.

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The Min Min Lights

Year levels: 5 4 lessons

Students investigate various light phenomena including the Min Min Lights, the Northern Lights, lightning, rainbows and mirages. They explore First Nations perspectives which have come to explain or give insight regarding the phenomena and create their own hypothesis.

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The Native Police

Year levels: 9 4 lessons

Students explore the historical impact of colonial regimes, including the Native Police Force. They critically examine the enduring effects of past policies and laws on contemporary social and cultural contexts and its relevance to present-day issues.

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Life on the Station

Year levels: 9 5 lessons

Students explore life on the cattle stations and the industries which shaped Australian Society. They investigate the racist laws and policies which saw the opppression of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pastoral workers had on building Australia’s economic growth

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The Boomerang Principle

Year levels: 7 4 lessons

This unit provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the history and principles of aerodynamics and how to apply these when generating, modifying or communicating designed solutions. Explore how First Nations perspectives influence the development of scientific knowledge with a close look at some of David Unaipin's inventions!

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Portraits of Home

Year levels: 3 4 lessons

Students analyse the features of photographs and portraits. They celebrate the diversity of their communities by interviewing and photographing community members

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