A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture
Indigenous Australia For Kids For Dummies is here to enlighten you about the history, struggles and triumphs of the diverse peoples that make up Australia's Indigenous communities. Did you know that Australia is home to the world's oldest culture? Experience 60,000 years of history and culture, plus, get right up-to-the-minute, with amazing facts about Indigenous sports and entertainment figures and info on what matters to Indigenous peoples today.
This interactive book has loads of features that will engage and excite readers aged 10-15 years old - and their teachers and parents! Featuring profiles of celebrated Indigenous people like Cathy Freeman and Albert Namatjira, as well as fun research projects and hands-on activities that bring Indigenous Australia to life. Ever wanted to connect with your local Indigenous communities? This book will give you ideas about how you can connect with First Nations peoples and other interactive ways to extend your learning out of the book.
* Discover the rich culture, long history and special values of the world's oldest race
* Learn about Indigenous art, song, dance, literature and contributions to contemporary Australia
* Impress friends and family with your knowledge of Australian colonisation and Indigenous rights
* Figure out what's going on in the lives of Indigenous Australians today - and bust the most common myths
This book is perfect for young readers who want to appreciate and understand the diverse, proud, and fascinating peoples that make up Australia's Indigenous communities.
Autorentext
Professor Larissa Behrendt is Distinguished Professor of the Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Technology, Sydney. An award-winning author and director, she is also the host of Speaking Out on ABC Radio.
Klappentext
A kid-friendly intro to Australia's Indigenous cultures
The Indigenous peoples that live in what we now call Australia share extraordinary histories. Now you can learn about these cultures, and how they've shaped modern Australian society, with this fun and fascinating guide to the economies, art, spirituality and politics of the Indigenous peoples of Australia. You can learn about things like The Dreaming, what a corroboree is and how Australia's past shapes the realities that Indigenous people experience today. Discover the Indigenous Australian culture that surrounds you and how you can contribute to a world we all aspire to live in.
Inside
- Understand Indigenous history
- Learn traditional customs
- Discover the impact of colonialism
- Enjoy new Indigenous art
- Examine contemporary issues
The fun and easy way for kids to learn new skills on their own!
Or with a little help from friends, family, and teachers.
Inhalt
Foreword by Cathy Freeman xi
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Where to Go from Here 3
Part 1: An Ancient People: Then and Now 5
Chapter 1: Understanding Indigenous Australia 7
Indigenous Cultures: Then and Now 8
There Goes the Neighbourhood 11
Fighting Back 13
New Problems for an Old Culture 16
Doing It for Ourselves 18
Chapter 2: Rich Past, Strong Traditions 19
The First Australians 20
65,000 Years of Tradition 21
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations Today 24
A Note about the Torres Strait Islands 30
Saying G'Day 32
Opening an Event: Welcome to Country 34
Defining the Identity of an Aboriginal Person or a Torres Strait Islander 37
Chapter 3: A Land of Cultural Diversity 43
Exploring the Indigenous Relationship to Land 44
Celebrating Cultural Diversity 46
Kinship and Totemic Systems 49
Talking Languages 52
Coming Together 56
Maintaining Links to Traditional Country 58
Chapter 4: Traditional Cultural Values and Practices 63
Going Back to the Dreamtime 64
Indigenous Worldviews 68
Living with Nature 71
Looking to the Skies 79
Controlling the Environment 80
Modern Cultural Values 82
Caring for Country 84
Part 2: Invasion 85
Chapter 5: First Contacts 87
Looking for the Unknown Southern Land: Contact before 1770 88
Landing in Australia: Cook's Arrival 91
Establishing a British Colony 95
Seeing through Indigenous Eyes: Perspectives on the Arrival 95
Chapter 6: The Brits' First Colony: 1788 97
Captain Phillip and the First Fleet 98
Starting a Penal Colony 100
Seeing How the Locals Dealt with the New Arrivals 104
Chapter 7: The Loss of People and the Land 113
Opening Up the Land: White Settlement Spreads 114
Spreading Disease Far and Wide 114
Meeting Aboriginal Resistance 115
Growing the British Colony 120
Dealing with Frontier Conflict 127
Ignoring Prior Ownership: No Treaties 138
Chapter 8: Taking the Children 141
Examining the Ideology of Assimilation 142
Rules for the Removal Policy 146
Acknowledging the Stolen Generations 150
Unfinished Business: Reparations and Compensation 156
Part 3: Indigenous Activism 165
Chapter 9: Citizenship Rights and a Referendum 167
Early Claims to Better Treatment 168
British Subjects, but Not Quite 173
Leaving Indigenous People Out of the Constitution 177
War Heroes: Frontier Wars and Beyond 180
Still Denied Equality 185
Not Taking It Lying Down 187
Steps towards Equality 190
The Freedom Ride 190
The Referendum is Announced 194
Chapter 10: From Apology to Uluru 199
A New Government A New Era? 200
The Intervention Continues 204
Finding a National Voice 209
Part 4: Contemporary Indigenous Cultures 215
Chapter 11: Indigenous People and Sport 217
A (Traditional) Sporting Life 218
Playing Them at Their Own Games 222
Slipping on the Whites: Cricket 224
Stepping Up in the Boxing Ring 227
We Love Our Footy! 232
Track and Field 246
Championing Other Sports 248
Chapter 12: More Than Rocks and Dots: Indigenous Art 255
Understanding the Role of Art in Indigenous Cultures 256
Looking at Indigenous Art around Australia 26...