Learning strands

• Learning strand 1: Learning from and with Aboriginal peoples and communities
• Learning strand 2: Narratives
• Learning strand 3: Respect and responsibility

Learning from and with Aboriginal peoples and communities

Aboriginal voices are integral to the learning that students undertake in this subject. Students learn from and with Aboriginal people, including individuals, communities, and/or community organisations. They develop and extend their understanding of the diversity in individual and community histories, cultures, and identities. They analyse and evaluate the experiences that are of significance to Aboriginal peoples and/or communities, and the responses to these experiences.

Other opportunities for learning from Aboriginal voices may be accessed through a range of different sources including art galleries, museums, cultural organisations, radio and television programs, film, media, written text, digital sources such as websites and social media, and community activities such as festivals and events.

Narratives

Students develop and extend their understanding of and respect for Aboriginal narratives and accomplishments and what these mean to different Aboriginal peoples, past and present. They acknowledge the diversity of the experiences of Aboriginal peoples and communities across location and time.

Acknowledging and understanding Aboriginal narratives and accomplishments supports students to deconstruct past and present experiences to consider how these experiences influence the present. This deconstruction enables students to develop respectful understandings of how these experiences influence and impact current generations.

Students deconstruct Aboriginal narratives as told by Aboriginal peoples in oral, written, and/or audiovisual form including songs, paintings, and performances.

Respect and responsibility

Students develop respect for the diversity of the experiences of Aboriginal peoples and communities. They reflect on their learning from Aboriginal peoples, communities, and other sources of Aboriginal voice, and develop and extend respectful ways of thinking, listening, communicating, and understanding through their learning in this subject. Students evaluate their own respectful and ethical understandings as they learn about themselves in this subject.

Students follow cultural protocols by appropriately acknowledging their interactions and learning from and with Aboriginal peoples and communities, and respecting intellectual and cultural property rights.