Right Wrongs (Primary)
The ABC Right Wrongs platform shares primary and archival resources to provide a holistic view of life before, during and after 27 May 1967. The platform was created to provide public access to personal stories, opinions and historical recordings of what happened, while asking viewers how far we have come since 1967. Right Wrongs can […]
Marnti warajanga— A walk together
Marnti Warajanga–a walk together is a collaboration between the Museum of Australian Democracy, Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre and photographer Tobias Titz. Through this online exhibition and resources, explore milestones of the Indigenous journey of democracy in Australia and consider their relevance today.
Indigenous Rights and Freedoms
25 minute digital video resource for classroom use unpack stories of events and people associated with Old Parliament House content aligned to the Australian Curriculum – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures (general capabilities), Civics and Citizenship and History strands addresses historical thinking concepts such as sources, continuity and change, cause and effect, […]
Welcome to Country
Senior elder of the Wurundjeri people, Aunty Joy Murphy welcomes us to Country with a Wurundjeri wominjeka (welcome).
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices)
Led by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, June Oscar AO, Wiyi Yani U Thagani (Women’s Voices) is a multi-year initiative set out to capture what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls consider to be their strengths, challenges and aspirations for change.
Stolen Generations Resource Kit for Teachers and Students
The Healing Foundation’s Stolen Generations Resource Kit for Teachers and Students has been created to educate young people about the Stolen Generations. It makes it easy for school communities to start the conversation and inform classroom discussions using facts, real examples and stories.
Face the facts
The Face the Facts education resource will help students understand issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. This resource complements the Commission’s 2012 Face the Facts publication, which provides accurate and easy to understand facts about these groups based on primary research information from a variety of sources.
Australia as a nation: race, rights and immigration
Australia as a nation – race, rights and immigration is a unit of work that explores Australia’s development as a nation throughout the 20th Century with a particular focus on the changing experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. In this unit, students have the opportunity to develop their […]
Bringing them Home
This resource is designed to help students understand the issues surrounding the forcible removal of Indigenous people in Australian history. It complements the Commission’s report Bringing them home: National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, published in 1997.
