Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Aboriginal Flag
Torres Strait Islander Flag
These two flags represents two different
types of indigenous groups in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
are not the same people. The Reconciliation Flag “has both symbolic and
practical elements. A spirit of goodwill, mutual respect and recognition of the
effects of colonisation on Australia’s first people are the symbolic
cornerstones of the reconciliation effort” (ATSI Fact sheet, 2013). Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islanders define in that they are two different people with
different beliefs, values, tribes, traditions and languages. “Indigenous
Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and
it’s nearby Islands. The term includes two separate groups of people, the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who together make up 2.4% of Australia’s
population” …the terms Aborigines was a name given to the Indigenous People by
the Europeans which meant the original inhabitants of the country, “Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander cultures are complex and diverse. The Indigenous
cultures of Australia are the oldest living cultural history in the world, and
go back at least 50,000 years while some argue closer to 65,000 years” (ATSI
Fact sheet, 2013).
The Australian Indigenous people have
lived in Australian for thousands of years. Throughout their existence they
survived by “…hunting animals and gathering plants... Their culture and
religion are deeply connected to the land. Indigenous people believe that land
is the home of their Spirit Ancestors and the source of their wellbeing”
(Hastings, 2006, p 7). “Aboriginal people take great pride in their personal
and group identity”. …The way that the Indigenous Australians keep their
cultural heritage alive in their communities is by passing on their knowledge
rituals, arts, stories and performances is through speaking, teaching,
protecting cultural materials and also sacred and significant sites so that it
would then be pasted on from one generation to the next generation (ATSI Fact
sheet, 2013).
Here are some lick to the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders history and cultures. In case you want to have more
understand about the Australian history:
Why is learning about the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures important?
Well here’s a lick to a short footage Australian Curriculum
to why it’s important and also what we have to keep in mind when teaching the Australian history in class.
Reference List
Aiatsis.gov.au. (1970). Aboriginal Flag. Retrieved 4 June 2013 from
Ausflag.com.au. (1995). Reconciliation Flag. Retrieved 4 June 2013 from
to why it’s important and also what we have to keep in mind when teaching the Australian history in class.
Reference List
Images
Aiatsis.gov.au. (1970). Aboriginal Flag. Retrieved 4 June 2013 from
Naidoc.org.au. (1971). Indigenous Australian Flags. Retrieved 4 June 2013 from
Website:
Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islanders. (2013). Fact
Sheet. Retrieved from 4 June 2013 from
Hastings, T. (2006). Indigenous Australians. South Yarra: Macmillan
Education Australia Pty Ltd.
Vea
australia-new zealand. (2012, September 10). Integrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in
school. Retrieved from
