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Creation stories come to life in new interactive book series

Creation stories come to life in new interactive book series | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
“he Murray River splits three states in the south-east of the country and tells many stories from many clans and tribes: to the Bangerang in north-eastern Victoria it’s called Dunggula.

The river is known as a lifeline to many, but in the Bangerang creation story it wasn’t always so: a sandy desert plain existed in its place.

It's a story which goes back millennia, and now makes up one of four new i-books exploring the origins of First Nations' cultural practices, totems, and Country.

The creation stories they tell come from Nyikina, Gija, Bangerang and Jaara communities and were launched last week through the SharingStories Foundation.

Three of the stories are bilingual in the story’s native tongue and all come with digital resources which immerse its listeners in the culture and community of each yarn, including a Welcome to Country and interactive map.”
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Australian Aborigines Were Sophisticated Farmers and Land Managers

Australian Aborigines Were Sophisticated Farmers and Land Managers | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Mounting evidence suggests Australian Aborigines were not primitives but sophisticated cultivators and land managers.
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Three new marine parks announced for Buccaneer Archipelago in WA's Kimberley region - ABC News

Three new marine parks announced for Buccaneer Archipelago in WA's Kimberley region - ABC News | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
The three new marine parks will cover more than 600,000 hectares of Kimberley coastline throughout the Buccaneer Archipelago.
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May 10, 2022 4:28 AM
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Ancient food scraps found at Kakadu tell a story of Aboriginal people's resilience

Ancient food scraps found at Kakadu tell a story of Aboriginal people's resilience | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
For 65,000 years, Bininj – the local Kundjeihmi word for Aboriginal people – have returned to Madjedbebe rock shelter on Mirarr Country in the Kakadu region (in the Northern Territory).
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100 Women: The scientists championing their indigenous ancestors' discoveries

100 Women: The scientists championing their indigenous ancestors' discoveries | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Indigenous peoples have handed down scientific knowledge of the natural world through generations - these women want to preserve it.
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Ancient rock art site Bulagaranda Aboriginal Area, formerly Mount Yarrowyck, returned to Anaiwan people - ABC News

Ancient rock art site Bulagaranda Aboriginal Area, formerly Mount Yarrowyck, returned to Anaiwan people - ABC News | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Stories of the ancient Anaiwan people etched into granite outcrops high in northern New South Wales are set to become more accessible to the public.
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March 15, 2022 11:43 PM
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Quarries, trade and Dark Emu: unearthing treasures from ‘Australia’s Silk Road’ | Indigenous Australians | The Guardian

Quarries, trade and Dark Emu: unearthing treasures from ‘Australia’s Silk Road’ | Indigenous Australians | The Guardian | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Researchers continue the search for evidence of traditional Aboriginal food production
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May 1, 2021 7:43 AM
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We mapped the 'super-highways' the First Australians used to cross the ancient land

We mapped the 'super-highways' the First Australians used to cross the ancient land | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
We now have a glimpse into where early Indigenous Australians likely travelled all those tens of thousands of years ago.
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March 16, 2021 4:24 AM
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Bushfire risks heat up, demanding new take on fuel load management

Bushfire risks heat up, demanding new take on fuel load management | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
New scientific findings could overturn traditional assumptions about fuel load management designed to reduce the risk of bushfires.
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Creation stories come to life in new interactive book series

Creation stories come to life in new interactive book series | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
“he Murray River splits three states in the south-east of the country and tells many stories from many clans and tribes: to the Bangerang in north-eastern Victoria it’s called Dunggula.

The river is known as a lifeline to many, but in the Bangerang creation story it wasn’t always so: a sandy desert plain existed in its place.

It's a story which goes back millennia, and now makes up one of four new i-books exploring the origins of First Nations' cultural practices, totems, and Country.

The creation stories they tell come from Nyikina, Gija, Bangerang and Jaara communities and were launched last week through the SharingStories Foundation.

Three of the stories are bilingual in the story’s native tongue and all come with digital resources which immerse its listeners in the culture and community of each yarn, including a Welcome to Country and interactive map.”
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February 26, 2021 3:30 AM
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'Destruction by a thousand cuts': the relentless threat mining poses to the Pilbara cultural landscape

'Destruction by a thousand cuts': the relentless threat mining poses to the Pilbara cultural landscape | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
The destruction of one ancient rock shelter is devastating. But there's a greater loss to cultural heritage that is occurring from the 'cumulative impacts' of mining operations in WA.
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January 18, 2021 11:51 PM
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Forest Defenders: A Panamanian Tribe Regains Control of Its Lands

Forest Defenders: A Panamanian Tribe Regains Control of Its Lands | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
With a landmark court ruling, the Naso people of Panama have won the rights to ancestral territory that includes two national reserves the tribe will now help manage. The victory comes as mounting evidence shows that Indigenous groups are often the best protectors of their lands.
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September 28, 2020 6:23 AM
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How Indigenous fire management practices could protect bushland | Australian Story

Passed on through the generations, could Indigenous cultural burning save Australia's landscape from another catastrophic bushfire season?

When Victor Steffensen saw horrific bushfires breaking out across large parts of Australia this summer, it was no surprise to him.

The amount of vegetation on the landscape — and the type of vegetation — looked to him like a time bomb waiting to go off.

He believes we can look to the past to prevent this happening in the future.
As the face of the cultural burning movement, Victor says one of the answers may lie with the fire management techniques practiced by Indigenous people for thousands of years.

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September 11, 2020 1:54 AM
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Cultural fire: Listening to and caring for Country with fire

Cultural fire: Listening to and caring for Country with fire | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Cultural fire management is the way that Indigenous people have used fire to care for Country for thousands of years, and it continues today
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September 14, 2022 6:56 PM
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First Nations Systems Thinking

First Nations Systems Thinking | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Across First Nations communities in Australia are unique and distinct cultures that centre many different types of knowledges. . Learn more about this from Common Ground.
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July 10, 2022 9:46 AM
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Importance of dugongs for Torres Strait Islander peoples 

Importance of dugongs for Torres Strait Islander peoples  | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Using the life-size sculpture of a dugong by artist Alick Tipoti, Matt Poll from the Australian National Maritime Museum discusses the significance of dugongs in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islander) cultures.
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May 7, 2022 4:05 AM
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Native Peoples Harvested Huge Amounts of Seafood Without Harming Ecosystems

Native Peoples Harvested Huge Amounts of Seafood Without Harming Ecosystems | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Archaeological research highlights how Indigenous communities practiced sustainable fishery management over thousands of years.
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April 4, 2022 1:51 AM
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New study finds wattle used for over 50,000 years in Western Desert

New study finds wattle used for over 50,000 years in Western Desert | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
While the plant has been an iconic symbol for decades, it was crucial to the survival of Aboriginal people for much longer.
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March 29, 2022 6:58 AM
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Budget 2022: Indigenous Australian rangers program given with $636 million boost

Budget 2022: Indigenous Australian rangers program given with $636 million boost | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
An extra 1000 full-time positions will be created under a funding boost for Indigenous land and sea management.
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May 1, 2021 7:10 PM
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Indigenous culture: What is Aboriginal cultural burning and how does it work?

Indigenous culture: What is Aboriginal cultural burning and how does it work? | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Catastrophic bushfires have led to a heightened interest in Indigenous burning practices. How do Aboriginal experts use fire to care for their land?
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April 22, 2021 3:37 AM
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander School Curricula

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander School Curricula | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander School Curricula
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The benefits of speaking in an Aboriginal Language / Featured news / Newsroom /

The benefits of speaking in an Aboriginal Language / Featured news / Newsroom / | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it

Today, across the breadth of our continent, hundreds of Australia’s First Peoples are actively engaged in reawakening their Languages. From rural and remote communities to suburbs in major cities, today the distinct sounds and unique grammatical structures of these Languages are being examined, analysed, and arranged for teaching purposes within the classroom, family groups and the broader communities. Language classes give our people a sense of identity, connection and belonging, it provides us with a new profound purpose, while reinforcing our own personal and cultural values.

By Dr Raymond Kelly, Deputy Head of the University of Newcastle’s Wollotuka Institute.


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Indigenous expertise is reducing bushfires in northern Australia. It's time to consider similar approaches for other disasters

Indigenous expertise is reducing bushfires in northern Australia. It's time to consider similar approaches for other disasters | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
By collaborating with Indigenous ranger groups, we can make strategic fire and land management practices economically sustainable for traditional landowners.
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January 26, 2021 4:12 AM
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The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body

The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Four star names from Aboriginal Australia have been recognised by the International Astronomical Union. So what are they and where to find them?
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January 18, 2021 11:48 PM
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Indigenous culture: What is Aboriginal cultural burning and how does it work?

Indigenous culture: What is Aboriginal cultural burning and how does it work? | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Catastrophic bushfires have led to a heightened interest in Indigenous burning practices. How do Aboriginal experts use fire to care for their land?
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September 28, 2020 6:21 AM
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Fighting fire with fire - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Fighting fire with fire - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Victor Steffensen became the face of Indigenous land management during the catastrophic bushfires. As he travels across the country teaching cultural burning, he says he owes his skills to two wise elders.
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Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land

Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land | K-12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures | Scoop.it
Welcome to Native Land. This is a resource for North Americans (and others) to find out more about local Indigenous territories and languages.
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