Learning More

These resources are all from other organisations. The links will open in a new browser window.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Website – a great place to start for many aspects of Australian Indigenous culture and current issues:
http://www.natsiew.nexus.edu.au

Aboriginal Languages of Australia:
http://www.dnathan.com/VL/byLang.htm

Catalogue of Aboriginal Tribes (South Australian Museum) – use the alphabetical index or map:
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindale/HDMS/tindaletribes/about.htm

The Bureau of Meteorology has an excellent description of Indigenous seasonal calendars:
http://www.bom.gov.au

The Kakadu National Park site covers a range of relevant topics:
http://www.ea.gov.au/parks/kakadu/artculture/seasons.html

The Maths Task Centre Project developed a range of activities for Indigenous educators:
http://www.mav.vic.edu.au/PSTC/aborig/index.html

The Northern Land Council website has information about permits:
http://nlc.org.au

For more information about the land:
http://savanna.ntu.edu.au/information/al/al_at.html

For examples of bark painting:
http://www.injalak.com/bark_paintings.html

The Burarra Gathering online exhibition teacher resources include:

Description of the four technologies featured in the online adventure Visit the Burarra People.
In-school activity ideas.
Curriculum links between the online exhibition and the Australian National Curriculum Standards.