Indigenous Australiana Site Map

I n d i g e n o u s A u s t r a l i a n a H e l p

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General Help		Navigation Bar and Footprints Pathway The boomerang is the navigation bar and by rolling over the burnt decorations of the boomerang users may view the topics with their subtopic titles. Topics that contain more than one page include feet at the bottom of these pages. The number of feet indicates the number of pages in this section. The highlighted foot indicates the page number being viewed. These feet are also links to the relevant pages. Educational Objectives The educational objectives are to: · encourage and foster analysis of ideas about the aboriginal culture and experiences · promote interest in other cultures · utilise the source for teaching and learning in a variety of teaching and learning areas · promote indigenous Australian culture to a broad audience who would otherwise not have access to this information · raise awareness of the range of issues and concerns of indigenous Australians and hence society Information About the Site "Indigenous Australiana" is based on Aboriginal culture and experiences, we focused on the Adnyamathanha group of the Flinders Ranges to give a specific overview of one group in detail. We have incorporated a variety of media to help the students reinforce their knowledge of Australia and Aborigines. The site is divided into different sections, as represented on the boomerang navigation bar, they are: Perspective, the Land, Beliefs, Social Structure, Art, Lifestyle and Activities. In each section footprints at the bottom of the page direct the user to the next page of that section and give an indication to the number of pages in the section. The images include South Australian museum exhibitions from the Adnyathanha group and real landscape, artefacts and art pictures from actual Aboriginal sites. The Activities section includes work sheets and curriculum for students, and the recommended educational level eg. Upper Secondary, Middle or Primary. The Activities also include interactive word recognition which enable students to learn some Andymathanha vocabulary which gives them a feel for the culture and language. An Adnyamathanha woman speaks the words. There are crosswords and puzzles for the students to test their acquired knowledge including self marking multiple choice tests, and there is a click-and-drag interactive Animals of Australia page. Top
Student Help		Student Help This site was designed by students for students. It is for those who are interested in other cultures or who would like to know more about Aborigines in Australia. There are native Australiana images which can be sent as postcards to your friends and fun activities to do online. Share your ideas and comments through the message board. Who are the Indigenous Australians? What are they concerned about today? The Information Desk is the page you just left. From the information desk you can view the three different help pages (all aimed at a different audience). The General Help (this page) gives an outline of each section. The aim of this summary outline, is to give visitors an idea of what our site contains and to help them decide which section interests them the most. The Teacher Help is aimed at teachers. It contains teacher worksheets and assignments as well as ideas on how they can use this site to its full potential in their lessons. The Student Help points out the areas of interest for students as well as the places they can go to learn about Indigenous Australians. Top

Teacher Help		Teacher Help Australian Aborigines is the focus of the site. Teachers can address the needs of their curriculum where the study and appreciation of Indigenous Australians or Indigenous people are to be studied. Through this site we present a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, which encourage source analysis skills. The site encourages the understanding of cultural processes, experiences and meanings. The site attempts to provide the opportunity for students to become exposed to other cultures and discusses proposed ideas with others through the use of the class activities provided. The sources play an important role in empathy and consequently the understanding of the culture, values and experiences. Information about the Adnymathanha group includes images of the landscape, their art and artifacts. The site encourages students to participate in reading and writing analysis. Students are invited to visit the photo gallery and send postcards and use the gallery of images and icons to create their own web pages.Top