Resources
Media
5 Reasons Why ‘The Apology’ Did Nothing to Close the ‘Gap’ of Disadvantage and 3 Ways We Can Change This.
5 Reasons Why ‘The Apology’ Did Nothing to Close the ‘Gap’ of Disadvantage and 3 Ways We Can Change This. By Shawn Andrews, CEO of Indigicate. 10 years on and the apology to the stolen generations is a demonstration of one Australia’s best practises of tokenistic box...
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“Is it real Aboriginal art?”
Indigicate founder Shawn Andrews teaching "is it real Aboriginal art?" #howdoweknow Aboriginal art authenticity How can you be sure when you buy Aboriginal art that it is an authentic piece made by Aboriginal people? Some claim that 90% “Aboriginal-style” art wasn’t...
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Closing the Gap in Indigenous Disadvantage | Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
In 2008, COAG agreed to six ambitious targets to address the disadvantage faced by Indigenous Australians in life expectancy, child mortality, education and employment. They are to: close the gap in life expectancy within a generation (by 2031); halve the gap in...
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So excited for the next future of Indigenous education
[As of November 29, 2015] It's been an amazing nine months of operation for Indigicate. So excited for the next future of Indigenous education. Slowly we are changing education if you've got spare ten minutes read our recent article from The Age. From Indigenous dolls...
read moreIndigicate – Shawn’s Story
Resources For Educators
Indigicate will continue to grow this page. There are many local and national organisations who have invaluable resources we hope to continue to share subject to their approval. If you would like to have your work linked to this page or if you have specific content needs for your school or business please email indigicate@indigicate.com.au.
Creative Spirits
Creative Spirits offer a number of resources for teachers across many subject areas.
www.creativespirits.info
NITV
NITV has a range on topics about Indigineous Australia.
http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/topics
Music
Instruments
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/culture/amusic2.php
Archie Roach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ewkw3UpB54&app=desktop
Johnny Huckle
Food
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MZF5IzcPGBs
Languages
There used to be over 600 Indigenous languages not including dialects. From what we know there are around 150 currently surviving. More are being researched and discovered every day.
Here are just two samples:
Yolngu online dictionary – created by John Greatorex in 2014
http://yolngudictionary.cdu.edu.au
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
http://vaclang.org.au/itemlist/tag/koorie-heritage-trust.html
Victorian Aboriginal Languages
https://museumvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/visiting/first-peoples/victorian-languages/
Creation Stories
Dreaming (Boon Wurrung)
Bunjil – First Australians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajebg9K1Viw
Science
http://www.cdu.edu.au/laal/honey-lesson/