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Theme: Reciprocity

This resource was created by SNAICC (Nowland,2006), creating a kinship tree for display in the classroom. Family and kinship are a significant part of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, where children learn whom they belong to and where they are connected in the community. This activity consists of each child in the room writing their name on a leaf, including the educators, and placing it on the kinship tree. This tree gives children a sense of belonging in the room and allows them to be part of something special. There is kinship in an environment when all objects living or reciting in the same place come together and share the same soul as each other (Grieves, 2009). In a similar way, family is about belonging, the family doesn’t have to be directly related, but it can be due to sharing the same space, learning the same content, having a common goal, or liking one another. That’s what belonging is, and this resource can show children that they are a part of the family at preschool. This resource relates to AISTL standard 1.4, demonstrating knowledge of the impact of culture and cultural identity and bringing in an element of culture and practices for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. This resource relates to the theme of reciprocity as belonging, taking care of kin and respect to others in the community is a part of reciprocity, it is about sharing and taking care of one another in the space. This tree acknowledges everyone as they belong in the space and share the land. This resource is related at older aged children ages 3-5 for early childhood.

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Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvWmkKyfyGM&t=20s

https://kooricurriculum.com/pages/resources

Theme: Country

In this resource by Koori Curriculum (2023), Jess makes Anzac biscuits with Lemon Myrtle, a traditional tucker ingredient from Country. Tucker that comes from the land is significant and sacred to the Aboriginal people due to it being the source of their survival and is directly related to dreaming as nature was also created in the dreamtime; in a quote from the text Sacred Geography “All tucker comes out of Dreaming” which is a connection to the land and what the land can provide (Rose,1996 pg.41). Tucker is a part of Country, belongs to the land and is essential for nutrition and is high in fibre for health and wellbeing; in relation to the AISTL standard 2.4 demonstrating broad knowledge of history, culture and languages to promote reconciliation, this resource acknowledges the history of traditional native plants and respects its use in cooking, it also provides children with insight on what food the Aboriginal people hunted and gathered for in their clans as a part of their rich history. This resource can be used for all ages as a cooking experience but mainly for kinder or primary school-aged children. The resource gives instructions on making the biscuits and allows children to explore a new ingredient that is both fragrant and delicious in cooking. This activity is also a way to talk about what foods Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clans would have hunted and gathered from the land and what they put together to eat, reflecting on their history of food and what we eat that is similar now.

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Link: https://aussiechildcarenetwork.com.au/activities/rhymes-and-songs/inanay

Theme: Identity

This song is an Indigenous Australian lullaby that has been written and sung in the Yorta Yorta Language. The Yorta Yorta language comes from Yorta Yorta Country and People. The song is believed to be about shooing away a goanna lizard from the children; therefore, they could sleep in peace. The Yorta Yorta people come from both sides of the banks of the Murray River, including towns such as Shepparton and Echuca. They believe the river is sacred to Yorta Yorta dreaming, and they are significant to their clan. It is believed that Gane, the great rainbow snake followed the tracks of an old lady stick as she searched for yams, as Gane followed the marks in the earth his great body creating a path that was later filled with water creating the river Dungala known by most as the Murry River (Creative Victoria,2014). This resource relates to identity as it respects the Yorta Yorta people and their language by teaching children’s traditional words and encouraging the learning of different Clans in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. According to the Early Years Learning Framework (2023), committing to embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in all aspects of the curriculum, including in all areas of development, are essential for the children and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children to have a sense of being and belonging in their environment, awareness of kinship and connections to the country are also essential to develop identity. This resource relates to AISTL standards 1.4 and 2.4 as the resource shows respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and cultures and the impact of cultural identity. Through this resource, children increase their knowledge of different clans in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and increase their awareness of where their Country is located. This resource is suitable for all children as educators can teach this song from babies all the way to primary school.

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Inanay gupu wanna
Inanay gupu wanna

Ay ay ay oola
Oola oola oola ay
Yippee yay yipee yay

Goo wana goo wana
Goo wana goo wana
Goo wah - Choo!

Hints and Tips:

This is a song in Yorta Yorta, the language of one of the Aboriginal Communities.

It cannot be translated word for word, however, research shows it a song about a goanna, the 'choo' is shooing the goanna away. The word 'goanna' is the English name for the animal, it was their closest approximation of the name Aboriginals used for the animal.

Easy ATSI children can learn during group time.

Originates from Torres Strait Islanders.

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Link: https://laurenslillearners.com/ideas-to-teach-aboriginal-activities-all-year-long/

Theme: Country

In this activity by Lauren’s lil Learners (2022), picture books about Country are read followed up by an activity where the children acknowledge what country they live on followed by what they like to do on Country, showing awareness of the land they are living on and the traditional owners. To the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Country is their belonging and being. All they know comes from Country including themselves, their tucker, where they live and how they live it. Immersing children in books about Country gives them an understanding of Country as not property as seen in western ways but as a part of their soul and kinship. Country is a place that gives and receives life; the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people speak for Country as if it was their own kin; they do everything for Country, and it's where sacred land recites (Rose, 1996). This resource relates directly to AISTL standard 2.4 by respecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture. This activity gives children a sense of belonging and becoming and encourages their own identity being shared and the traditions they have with their family regardless of their cultural background; it is an activity that enables everyone to be involved with their own practices. This activity also relates to EYLF (2022) outcome 1: identity, acknowledging cultural diversity and family structures; it also involves children telling stories about their families and culture. It also acknowledges, shares and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions and customs. This activity would be suitable for children aged 3-5 and primary aged.

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Couzens, V. (2014). Nyernila Listen Continuously. Creative Victoria. Pg 80

Nowland, S. (2006) Family Kinship Tree. SNAICC National Voice for our Children

https://childrensday.connexionpoint.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CDActivitySheet-family-kinship-tree.pdf

Koori Curriculum. [kooricurriculum]. (2020, April 20). Lemon Myrtle Anzac Biscuits – Bush Tucker with Jess [Video file]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvWmkKyfyGM&t=20s

Rose, B.D. (1996). Nourishing Terrain: Australian Aboriginal Views of Landscape and Wilderness. Australian Heritage Commission. Pg 41

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3_Snv1C-54

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Ideas to Teach Aboriginal Activities All Year Long. (2021, May 31). Laurens Lil Learners.

https://laurenslillearners.com/ideas-to-teach-aboriginal-activities-all-year-long/