NAIDOC - LEGACY: A Seat at the Table

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Visual Arts | History

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Students explore the origins of NAIDOC Week, from the 1938 Day of Mourning to the legacy of changemakers like William Cooper. Through inquiry and creative expression, they reflect on justice, recognition, and what it means to have a seat at the table.

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Cultural Protocols

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Year 10 History

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The causes of First Nations Australians' campaigns for rights and freedoms before 1965, such as discriminatory legislation and policies, the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations
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The contributions of significant individuals and groups in the campaign for the recognition of the rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they brought change to Australian society
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The significant events and methods in the movement for the civil rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they contributed to change
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The continuing efforts to create change in the civil rights and freedoms in Australia, for First Nations Australians, migrants and women
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Continuities and changes in perspectives, responses, beliefs and values that have influenced the Australian way of life
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Develop and modify a range of historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry
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Locate, identify and compare primary and secondary sources to use in a historical inquiry
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Explain the usefulness of primary and secondary sources, and the reliability of the information as evidence
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Compare perspectives in sources and explain how these are influenced by significant events, ideas, locations, beliefs and values
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Analyse different and contested historical interpretations
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Create descriptions, explanations and historical arguments, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate and acknowledge evidence from sources

Years 9 and 10 Visual Arts

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Investigate the ways that artists across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts develop personal expression in their visual arts practice to represent, communicate and/or challenge ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
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Investigate the ways that First Nations Australian artists celebrate and challenge multiple perspectives of Australian identity through their artworks and visual arts practice
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Reflect on the way they and other visual artists respond to influences to inspire, develop and resolve choices they make in their own visual arts practice
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Select and manipulate visual conventions, visual arts processes and/or materials to create artworks that reflect personal expression, and represent and/or challenge, ideas, perspectives and/or meaning

General Capabilities

Critical and Creative Thinking

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.
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The First Peoples of Australia are the Traditional Owners of Country/Place, protected in Australian Law by the Native Title Act 1993 which recognises pre-existing sovereignty, continuing systems of law and customs, and connection to Country/Place. This recognised legal right provides for economic sustainability and a voice into the development and management of Country/Place.

People

NAIDOC – VISION: Future Makers

Year levels: 5-10 3 lessons

Students explore the concept of ‘vision’ by learning from the past and imagining the future. They investigate key moments of First Nations activism using the Storying Our Shared Histories timeline. Drawing on their knowledge of current issues, students create a future timeline of imagined events and develop a character profile for a fictional changemaker.

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NAIDOC – VISION: Lead the Change

Year levels: 5-10 2 lessons

Students learn about past and present changemakers, including the legacy of William Cooper and the origins of NAIDOC Week. They think critically and creatively about the kind of future they want to help shape for next generations through yarning, campaign planning and visual arts.

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NAIDOC – LEGACY: The Power of Protest

Year levels: 9-10 3 lessons

Students are introduced to the role of protest in shaping society and explore how protest has been used to challenge injustice and spark change across Australia and globally. Students research protest as both political and creative expression, and are supported to develop their own artistic responses to issues they care about today.

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NAIDOC – STRENGTH: Our Shared Histories

Year levels: 7 1 lessons

Students explore key moments in history through the lens of ‘strength'. Using the ‘Storying our Shared Histories’ timeline, they examine how strength has taken different forms over time. Students research and create a visual or digital snapshot, reflecting on how this history shapes our future.

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NAIDOC – STRENGTH: What does it mean to be strong?

Year levels: 5-7 1 lessons

Students explore the idea of strength and how it can take different forms depending on people’s circumstances. They engage in hands-on activities to reflect on fairness, consider the impact of privilege, and think about how their own strength can support others

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