Adnyamathanha

Northern Flinders Ranges Country in South Australia belongs to the Adnyamathanha people. Adnyamathanha is our nation. Adnya is ‘rock’ and mathanha is ‘people’, so the Adnyamathanha people of the Flinders Ranges are the people of the rocks. ‘Our spirit actually goes back to be part of the rock or the earth. All these rocks and ranges have the spirit of our people in them. The spirit of our people is embedded in this Country.’
Adnyamathanha Welcome
Adnyamathanha Senior Custodian Cliff Coulthard welcomes you to Adnymathaha Country.
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Discovery Map – Creating Country Geography
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
English
HASS
Year levels: 8 3 lessons
Students will engage with the Creation Stories of 3 different Aboriginal Language groups throughout Australia.
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Discovery Map – Creating Country Science
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
English
Science
Year levels: 8 3 lessons
Students will engage with the Creation Stories of 3 different Aboriginal Language groups throughout Australia.
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Creating Country Discovery Maps (Geography)
HASS
Students will be able to apply geomorphic knowledge, terms and language to their learning to further understand how these particular Language groups’ Country was formed.
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Creating Country Discovery Maps (Science)
Science
Students will develop an understanding of the deep spiritual and cultural knowledge of the Gija, Adnyamathanha and Jaara Country.
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What Makes a Place Special?
English
HASS
Year levels: 4 1 lessons
Students will interact with the Adnyamathanha Creation story Yurlu: The Kingfisher Man and identify the significance of Country for the Adnyamathanha people.
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Returning Language to Place
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
English
HASS
Year levels: 4 1 lessons
Students will conduct research to identify different sources of information and identify different points of view in order to distinguish facts from opinions. In doing so, they will interact and respect other people’s point of view.
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Knowledge Through Story
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
English
HASS
Health and Physical Education
Year levels: 3 3 lessons
Students will learn about the story: Yulu, the Kingfisher Man and its importance to the Adnyamathanha people.
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Significance of Country
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
English
HASS
Mathematics
Year levels: 5-6 2 lessons
The Adnyamathanha Creation story Yulu: The Kingfisher Man is an important account of the Creation and history of the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.
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