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WARNING: Some of the videos show pictures and mention the name of people who have died.
Warm-up
AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe (0:45)https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=496988154289752Our nation’s history did not begin 250 years ago, we have been here for over 65,000 years.
Aboriginal People and History
Australian History 101 – Darah (Australian Aboriginal Hip-Hop) – YouTube (5:01)https://youtu.be/uCZneDswWS0The song is something I wanted to get out for a while now. It is a history of the experiences of my people since colonisation. – Lyrics avaliable below. Interiew with Darah
Discover Aboriginal Experiences – YouTube (3:21)https://youtu.be/khA7RDKnRVgDiscover Aboriginal Experiences is a collective of quality, authentic Aboriginal guided tourism offerings.
Brief Introduction to Australian Aboriginal Culture – YouTube (4:24)https://youtu.be/R6xlUg7i1gsThis presentation was made to briefly educate people on the culture of Aboriginal Australian people.
Our Generation – Full length version (2010, 73min) – YouTube (1:13:42)https://youtu.be/Tcq4oGL0wlIThe original version of the ground-breaking Indigenous rights documentary Our Generation.
Indigenous Rights in Australia – ABC Education (13:56)http://education.abc.net.au/home?sf186363823=1#!/media/2893132/history-of-indigenous-rights-in-australiaYou may have heard of the 1967 referendum that granted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders some rights in Australia, but how did Indigenous rights evolve from there?
A real history of Aboriginal Australians, the first agriculturalists | Bruce Pascoe | TEDxSydney – YouTube (12:33)https://youtu.be/fqgrSSz7HtwIndigenous writer and anthologist Bruce Pascoe draws on first-hand accounts from colonial journals to dispel the myth that Aboriginal people were hunters and gatherers. (B1)
The first sighting of James Cook’s Endeavour, as remembered by the Yuin people of south-eastern Australia – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-18/captain-james-cook-first-sighting-of-endeavour-yuin-people/12151356James Cook wrote about the moment he sighted the Australian continent. Less well known is the story of when the Yuin people first saw the Endeavour.
Aboriginal Culture
Aboriginal dreamtime stage 1https://www.slideshare.net/Cazzie1234/aboriginal-dreamtime-stage-1Powerpoint presentation for Tiddilak
About Aboriginal Stories – Audiobook (6:06)http://esl-bits.net/listening/Media/2018-04-04/Aboriginal.Stories/default.htmlSkip’s ESL BITS – English Language Learning – ESL Listening Stories, Songs, Audiobooks …
Dreamtime Stories – Biladurang The Platypus – YouTube (2:57)https://youtu.be/lDl5QwAR8DIDreamtime Story Animation “Biladurang The Platypus” – Starts a playlist of Dreamtime Stories.
The Dreaming. The Story Of The Spirit Fingers – YouTube (6:01)https://youtu.be/KXDUS1EFzfwThis is a beautiful story with a moral content which is good for children to watch.
Aboriginal Dreamtime Story – YouTube (5:33)https://youtu.be/Sle62XV0BO0Based on an Aboriginal Dreamtime story of Waatji Pulyeri (the Blue Wren)
How does Aboriginal art create meaning – YouTube (1:39)https://youtu.be/mQi1NMh9CvAColin Jones, lecturer in Aboriginal History, talks about his culture, his history and his art.
360 Aboriginal Storytelling – Preview – YouTube (2:08)https://youtu.be/rSXNPOyl6SkThe WilderQuest Aboriginal Campfire 360 Videos are a collection of authentic Aboriginal profiles to Country of traditional Aboriginal owners within NSW.
Stolen Generations
Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) Trailer – YouTube (2:50)https://youtu.be/Lbnk8wSVMaMA trailer to the epic film Rabbit Proof Fence from 2002, telling the story of how aboriginal children were stolen by the white man. Watch more clips from the film:
Rabbit Proof Fence Stolen Generation
Rabbit Proof Fence Stolen Generation
A Look Inside the Heartbreaking Story of Australia’s “Stolen Generation.” – YouTube (3:55)https://youtu.be/wikX7V3nXDEIn this episode of A Broad Abroad we hear from direct descendants of Australias stolen generation.”
Australia Apologises
Apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples (2008) – YouTube (3:11)https://youtu.be/RThkO3XBThsThe 13th of February, 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the National Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples. In particular, it included an apology to the Stolen Generations. – A clip. (A2)Transcript of the clipThe whole apology with transcript (B1)
Response to Government to the National Apology (Tom Calma) – YouTube (starts at 1:50; 7:85)https://youtu.be/FxHw1KK_gNw?t=110Response to government to the national apology the Stolen Generations by Tom Calma the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.