First Australians - DVD and Study Guides available
First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. A special educational DVD set of this landmark documentary series will soon be available. The DVDs provide 18 minutes of extras for each episode, plus a 70 minute interactive section for the series. Price is by request depending on the institution, via Marcom on (07) 3340-8900 or online at http://www.marcom.com.au/product_details.php?prod=6SBFAUS
Study guides have also been produced and are available to teachers nationally via the Australian Teachers of Media at http://www.metromagazine.com.au/studyguides/study.asp
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New resources for Aboriginal Studies
- Wiradjuri Country
- This site provides information about the Wiradjuri people in NSW. There is a brief history of the Wiradjuri people and links to heritage information about the graves of the warrior Windradyne, and Yuranigh, guide to Major Mitchell's expeditions.
- Indifference has robbed generations of our history
- Scriptwriter for the documentary series 'The First Australians', Louis Nowra writes about the exhausting, profound, exciting and at times depressing experience of researching and writing about Aboriginal Australian history, and the public response to the screening.
New resources for Indigenous education in Australia
- Queensland Indigenous employment
- The Queensland Government has policies and initiatives to help Indigenous jobseekers get into the workforce, and gain vocational qualifications that will improve their chances of getting highly skilled work. Included are: Indigenous Employment Policy for Queensland Government Building and Civil Construction Projects (20% Policy); 'Positive Dreaming, Solid Futures' Indigenous Employment and Training Strategy; Indigenous Employment and Training Support Officers; and the Wal-Meta Unit to improve th...
- Making Two Worlds Work
- Making Two Worlds Work is a partnership project between Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation and Women's Health Goulburn North East, aimed at building the capacity of the health and community sector to work effectively and respectfully with our Aboriginal community. A practical resource kit has been developed to support this project, including: information on the Aboriginal peoples of north east Victoria; communicating effectively; historical information and key dates; Aboriginal health promotion...
- Robert Riley Scholarship Program
- The aim of the Robert Riley Scholarship Program is to promote the pursuit of justice and human rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians through the education of young Indigenous people in these fields. Scholarships will be offered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people age 25 years or under for studies in the fields of law, legal practice, human rights, child protection, criminology and criminal or juvenile justice.
- Kura Yerlo
- Kura Yerlo is a not-for-profit multifunctional Indigenous community centre based at Largs Bay, SA. It provides services and facilities to the Aboriginal community in the western region of Adelaide, including a children's centre, a program for Aboriginal Elders, youth program, and various training programs and courses.
- Indifference has robbed generations of our history
- Scriptwriter for the documentary series 'The First Australians', Louis Nowra writes about the exhausting, profound, exciting and at times depressing experience of researching and writing about Aboriginal Australian history, and the public response to the screening.
