SACE Board support materials

There are unlimited biographical writings by many Aboriginal people from all walks of life and from different time periods. Comprehensive lists of these can be obtained from library databases, the internet, publishing lists, etc. The following is a collection suggested resources and certainly not an exhaustive list.

Printed Material

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Koorie Mail newspaper

PO Box 117, Lismore NSW 2480

Telephone (02) 6622 2666

www.kooriemail.com

Deadly Vibe

Telephone (02) 9361 0140

www.vibe.com.au

This is Australia’s leading Indigenous youth magazine and features the latest Indigenous music, sport, entertainment, employment, education, and health.

Some Book Titles - Please note this is just a very small example of what is available.

Huggins, Rita and Jackie, Auntie Rita, Aboriginal Studies Press, 2001.

Rita was stolen from her country as a child in the 1920’s and taken to a mission. Later she lived as a single mother in Brisbane in the 1960’s. This is a story about what it means to be Aboriginal, and a woman, in Australia

Pilkington, Doris, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence,University of Queensland Press, 1996.

Based on the experiences of three girls who in 1931 fled the repressive life of Moore River Mission and followed the rabbit-proof fence for hundreds of miles back to their homelands.

Aboriginal voices: activities and resources for English, DETE South Australia, 2000.

Contains an extensive list of life stories of Aboriginal people and lots of other annotated resource lists too in other chapters (poetry, plays, films, fiction media.)

Sent to all DETE schools, and available from Curriculum Corporation.

Aboriginal artists in South Australia DETE, South Australia, 1998.

Includes interviews with about 100 Aboriginal artists as well as photographs of them, their work, and their environment.

Stokes., D,Desert Dreamings, Jacaranda Press, Queensland 1992.

Explains the connections between Aboriginal art and the Dreaming and the artwork of central Australia

Mellor, D and Haebich, A., Many Voices – Reflections on experiences of Indigenous child separation, National Library of Australia, 2003.

Indigenous community members, those who fostered or adopted children, policy makers, administrators, and others have shared their individual experiences about the removal of children from their families. This publication, including a CD of excerpts from oral histories, will bring those stories to a wide audience and assist readers to understand the complex layers of this aspect of Australia’s story. An excellent resource, suitable for a number of senior secondary subjects . Further details from www.nla.gov.au/pub/bringhomenew.html

Mattingley, C and Hampton, K., Survival in our own Land, Wakefield Press, 1988.

Aboriginal history of several communities and individuals in South Australia

Gwynne, Phillip,Deadly Unna. Penguin Books, Australia, 1999.

The main character ‘Blacky’ tells us about small towns, (the story is set in South Australia) being part of the footy team, having a ‘Nunga’ (Aboriginal) friend on the team and growing up with an abusive father, all in a matter-of-fact, no fuss way. Combines humour, fine writing, tragedy and football.

Purcell, Leah,Black Chicks Talking, Hodder Headline, 2002.

Leah Purcell interviews nine Indigenous women about their lives. The beauty of Black Chicks Talking is the candid nature of the interviews. They carry the effect of minimum editing, which allows the character of each woman to shine through.

Countering racism: Using a critical approach in teaching and learning contexts to explore portrayals of Aboriginality,Department of Education, Training and Employment, 2001.

Racism no way: a guide for Australian schools. CESCEO, NSW Department of Education, 2001.

Bird, Carmel (Editor), The stolen generation: their stories, Ramdom House, NSW, 1998.

Includes extracts from the Report of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.

Face the facts: some questions and answers about Immigration, refugees and Indigenous affairs, Equal Opportunity Commission,1997.

Equal Opportunity Commission, 30 Wakefield Street, Adelaide

Freecall: 1800 188 163

Poetry

Bellear, Lisa,Dreaming in urban areas, University of Queensland Press, 1996.

Poems about identity, being female, love living in the city, enjoying life, challenging racism, challenging politicians, feeling happy, melancholy, angry. Refreshing, different and challenging.

Taylor, Alf, Winds, Magabala Books, Broome WA, 1994.

An anthology of poems by Alf Taylor. They are simple to read, yet are reflective, personal poems with a combination of sad and happy memories and experience.

Oodgeroo, Noonuccal. (Kath Walker) My People, Jacaranda Press, Queensland, 1970.

Koorie Mail

Each issue of the newspaper includes poetry submitted by readers. This is a useful source of a range of contemporary views.

Neidjie, Bill, Story About Feeling.

A book that links personal discovery to a sense of nature and reaffirms a wisdom that is at once powerful and fresh.

Audiovisual Materials

Video - As with books, there are many companies and video lists available that stock Indigenous videos. They will be more than happy to send out their catalogues to you.

Film Australia is one of Australia’s largest produces or television documentaries and education programs.

PO Box 46, Lindfield NSW 2070.

Telephone (02) 9413 8634

Website: www.filmaust.com.au

Video Education Australia

111A Mitchell Street, Bendigo Victoria.

Freecall 1800 034 282

Website: www.vea.com.au

Ronin Films

PO Box 1005, Civic Square, ACT 2608

Telephone: (02) 6248 0851

Website: www.roninfilms.com.au

Maxwell'ss Collection

PO Box 575 Avalon Beach NSW 2107

Freecall 1800 249 786

www.maxwells.com.au

DECS' Tape Services for dubbing of relevant televisions shows onto blank tapes - www.tapeservices.sa.edu.au or telephone 8377 0399.

Some video titles - Please note this is just a very small example of what is available.

Blood Brothers: From little things, big things grow. 1993, 52mins.

About Kevin Carmody, Aboriginal singer/songwriter and includes a song about Vincent Lingiari and land rights.

Available from DETE Tape Services

Blood Brothers: Freedom ride , 54mins.

Charlie Perkins and university students took a bus to country NSW to counter racism and highlight issues like Aboriginal children not being allowed into swimming pools.

Available from DETE Tape Services

Coolbaroo Club, 1997, 54mins.

The story of a social club, established in Perth in the 1950’s and possibly the only place of its kind in Australia, where Aboriginal adults could meet to dance, sing and have supper away from stares and restrictions of the wider society. Re-enactments of evenings at the club and interviews, discussion of the permit system and exemption certificates applicable at the time.

Available from DETE Tape Services

Harry’s War1999, 26mins.

Award winning short film based on WW11 experiences at home and in Papua New Guinea.

Available from PLAIN video

Inside story: The Fair Go - Winning the 1967 Referendum, 1999, 56mins.

Politics and law.

Available from DETE Tape Services.

Koorie: a will to win, 1991, 50mins

Recounts the history of a NSW family, their dispossession, how they lived in missions, had their children taken away and are now rediscovering their history and culture.

Available from DETE Tape Services.

My Island Home.

Music / documentary of Christine Anu and the Torres Strait.

Available from DETE Tape Services

Two bob mermaid, 1996, 15mins.

A short film set in 1957 in a country town. A young Aboriginal girl must choose between the swimming championships and sticking up for her darker skinned relatives who are not allowed at the pool.

Available from DETE Tape Services.

Bush Mechanics 2001

4 X 26mins This off-beat series follows the exploits of a group of young Aboriginal men as they travel across the central desert in their clapped out cars.

Available from Film Australia

www.abc.net.au/message/archive/bushmechanice

Aboriginal Civil Rights Movement, 1999.

Available from Video Education Australia

Film

Radiance: coming home means different things to different people,Ronan Films,. 1998, 83mins.

A film by Aboriginal film director, Rachael Perkins, about 3 Aboriginal women reunited to grieve, laugh, reconcile, and celebrate following their mother’s funeral.

Yolgnu Boy

Three youths in Arnhem Land are living in two cultures. This film explores how they deal with this.

Tracker, 2002.

Written and directed by Rolf de Heer.

Under the Moon

Black and White

This film is based on the 1959 landmark trial that challenged police, the judicial system, the government and questioned human rights regardless of colour.

Beneath Clouds

Written and directed by Indigenous filmmaker Ivan Sen.

CD ROM

Frontier ABC - www.abc.net.au/frontier

Lore of the Land - www.loreoftheland.com.au

An interactive website seeking to reconcile spirit and place in Australia’s story.

Television

DECS' Tape Services for dubbing of relevant televisions shows onto blank tapes - www.tapeservices.sa.edu.au or telephone 8377 0399.

Message Stick, ABC - www.abc.net.au/message

Mary G, ABC - www.abc.net.au/message/blackarts/perform/maryg.htm

Bush Mechanics, ABC - www.abc.net.au/message/archive/bushmechanice/default.htm

Insight, SBS

e.g. Insight: Mandatory Sentencing, 2000

The cases for and against the NT sentencing policy. Also focuses on complex issues for Aboriginal youth.

True Stories, ABC True Stories: Tent Embassy 1992

Role of 1972 Tent /embassy in Aboriginal Rights Campaign.

Websites - There are many websites available that feature Aboriginal/Indigenous peoples, cultures, knowledges. Many provide links to further sites.

ATSIC National Treaty Support Group - www.treatynow.org

ICAM (Indigenous Cultural Affairs Magazine) - www.sbs.com.au/icam/icam_set.html

Message Stick - www.abc.net.au/message

Indigenous Music Australia - www.air.org.au/indigenous.html

www.koori.usyd.edu.au/regalpha.html

This site maintains a register of all current www sites by, for or about Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Indiginet virtual studio - www.indig.com

Primary Resources

Aboriginal Education Reference Library

5 Harewood Avenue Enfield SA 5085.

Telephone 8343 6539

Educators and learners can access the library during office hours.